or standing on lotus. The auspicious red color symbolizes activity and the golden embroidery denotes prosperity. Each of the four hands of Lakshmi represents the four ends of human life‚ Dharma (righteousness)‚ Kama (desires)‚ Artha (wealth)‚ and Moksha (liberation) from the cycle of birth and death. The four arms represent the four directions and symbolize omnipresence and supremacy of the deity. The obverse hands represent the activities in material world and the back hands indicate the pious activities
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Soule Drake February 18‚ 2012 Buddhism and Hinduism Comparison There are many religions that dominate the world today‚ two specific ones‚ Hinduism and Buddhism‚ are similar in many ways‚ while still having their own defined uniqueness. Hinduism and Buddhism are both world religions‚ whose impact and influence can be seen in many places. Hinduism is a polytheistic religion consisting of several systems of philosophy‚ rituals‚ and beliefs. This complex religion is now the third largest world religion
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Annomeka Nesadurai Word Count: 1593 260633427 RELG 252 001 Teaching Assistant Julia Stenzel Section: 004 The Question of Self and Dharma for a Hermit At the mere age of 20‚ Christopher Knight parked his brand new 1985 Subaru Brat car and he walked away from the rest of society. For nearly 30 years‚ Knight lived in the North Pond forest in Central Maine‚ in isolation and seclusion from the rest of society. In Finkel’s “The Strange & Curious Tale of the Last True Hermit‚” through a Hindu perspective
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SIGNED:AAROOSHEE SOOD DATE: 28th MARCH 2011 ABSTRACT “Ganga” for India is not just a river - it is held sacred‚ worshipped and a dip in this holy water is considered to cleanse sins and lead to Moksha. This strange fact triggered my research - Why is Ganga considered a Holy river? What is it in Ganga that drives millions from far away‚ to take a dip and feel rejuvenated? To find my answers‚ I used various methodologies to separate the facts and
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A Tirthankara is someone who has escaped the cycle of reincarnation and has achieved moksha‚ but came back to help others (Jainism.pptx‚ 6). Jains do not worship any Gods or Goddesses‚ they do however recognize them. Jains believe in Karma‚ but unlike Hindus they believe that one must break free from all Karma in order to reach moksha (Wilkinson‚ 228). Once they have reached moksha they are considered Gods and because of this Tirthankaras are worshiped more than Gods (Jainism.pptx
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Maya According to the articles posted‚ E-text and lectures from Professor Weidenbaum‚ the Upanishads explains‚ “Maya is the universe and everything in the world‚ including the reality of everything perceived through our senses‚ are illusions. Maya is described as all beings in the universe as part of the infinite splendor like thoughts and dreams. “Maya is the universe that takes on many different forms‚ including the physical things we see‚ the events that unfold before our eyes including our very
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Hinduism has a cyclical world view due to the belief in samsara allowing for multiple physical lives‚ whereas Judaism has a more linear world view which only allows for one physical body that will be resurrected in the Messianic Age. These contrasting world views lead to differences in the funeral and mourning customs of these religious traditions‚ such as the treatment of the dead body‚ the moral stance on suicide and the display of grief during the mourning ceremony. Despite the distinctions between
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Hinduism 70+1000=1070 Introduction Hinduism is the third most popular religion in the world after Christianity and Islam. Their origin comes from India in a place called the Indus Valley‚ which actually pertains to Pakistan. Is considered one of the most archaic religion ways and is the result of an enormous variety of religious traditions‚ ranging from innumerable small‚ unsophisticated cults to the major religious movements with millions of adherents spread over the entire subcontinent. It
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IMPACT OF INDIAN CULTURE ON WORK-ETHOS Prologue: “Such an historical concept … cannot be defined according to the formula genus proximum‚ differentia specifica‚ but it must be gradually put together out of the individual parts which are taken from historical reality to make it up.” --Max Weber‚ ‘The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism’ (New York: Scribner’s Press‚ 1958)‚ p. 47. Introduction In the homo sapiens’ race for wealth and power -- economic‚ industrial and military
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Hansa and Vinod Sutaria Cleveland‚ OH JAIN RITUALS AND CEREMONIES Introduction..................................................................................................................... 2 Six Essentials: ................................................................................................................. 2 1. Samayik: ............................................................................................................. 2 2. Chaturvimsati: ........................
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