ETHICS OF CARVAKAS: The Caravaka ethics is based on the assumption that the human beings get annihilated at the point of death. She or he begins life with birth and ends it with death. Caravakas do not believe in the theory of karma and accordingly they reject the notion of re- birth after death. Since this is the only life for the individual‚ their exhortation is: “make the best use of it.” To get the best out of this only life‚ one has to enjoy this life and to seek the utmost pleasure. The
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by attachment to materialistic things and getting caught up in the physical world. Hindus and Buddhists believe in a spiritual world after death in the physical world‚ to them the time is a circle‚ the soul keeps thriving. Hindus try and receive Moksha
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The Bhagavad Gita text is highly valued in Hinduism. The epic poem demonstrates the cycles of the world and a person who seeks liberations lifestyle. It talks about being an ideal person‚ and how to do so. It is apart of the epic poem‚ Mahabharata. In the epic poem‚ Krishna and Arjuna are the two major characters. Krinisha acts as a disguise to Arjuna telling him he needs to go to battle. One major theme addressed in the Bhagavad Gita is lifestyle. It serves as a guide on how we should live our
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Buddhism and Hinduism Both Buddhism and Hinduism represent many similar traits‚ however in the end‚ the differences do outweigh the similarities. Hinduism was one of the first religions to be strictly followed in the ancient times as far as 2300BC to 1500BC. Siddhartha Gautama (The Buddha) stood tall at the Brahmin rank of the caste system‚ on the other hand‚ after seeing many gaps between the rich and the poor within the community‚ he decided that there needed to be various changes in order for
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Huston Smith begins his chapter on Hinduism by focusing on its practical implication in terms of its practice. If one was to take Hinduism and merge it into a single statement‚ it would say: “You can have what you want”( Smith 13). This assertion brings up “The Path of Desire”‚ an approach one initially takes to help live a righteous life. According to Hindu soteriology‚ followers go through various steps in the development of one’s understanding of the universe. Smith argues that “The Path of Desire”
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While exploring the David Owsley Museum of Art‚ I became very intrigued with a religious work of art from Asia titled Stele of Ganesha. This particular sculpture was created around 900 CE‚ and was carved out of welded rhyolitic tuff. Ganesha is one of the more popular Hindu gods. He is the destroyer of vanity‚ selfishness‚ and pride while also the remover of obstacles. Due to the fact that he is the remover of obstacles‚ Ganesha is one of the most praised gods of the Hindu faith. He is depicted with
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Hindus follow to follow their rules of Hinduism. When a soul is ‘transported’ into a new body the owner does not know any details from its past life. Their soul completes this cycle by getting into the top of the caste system and it reaches Moksha. Moksha is when your soul is finally released into the universe. While in Buddhism you can fulfill the purpose of the religion in one lifetime‚ the purpose is to achieve Nirvana. Nirvana is being able to and capable of being completely content with your
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328 |933 | Source: Census of India‚ 2001 Major causes for decline in Sex ratio in India: ❖ Traditional belief that only male children leads to the attainment of moksha for their parents. ❖ Parents believe that son as the only person who take care of them in their old age; this belief was widely spread over the whole India uniformly in both urban and rural areas‚ from rich to poor‚ from educated to uneducated
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In Hinduism‚ the Brahman follower belief system relies on a different samsara path. Their wheel of life guides and portrays different ideologies‚ unlike Buddhism. The Brahman believers are not focused on removing desires to attain moksha; their goal is to climb to the highest rank through reincarnation‚ become better individuals‚ and find their true identity without having to forfeit personal desires. Once liberation is achieved‚ all the souls intertwine into one empty substance known
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Hinduism vs. Jainism I am going to compare Hinduism with Jainism in terms of the question of achieving the good life. I believe that the most important similarity is that both traditions strive and want to reach Nirvana also known as Moksha and that the most important difference is that Hinduism believes there is four stages to Nirvana and Jainism believes there is eleven stages. I will show this by using the following evidence for my position. Hinduism and Jainism both have a life goal of
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