yogins. Students study under prolonged and careful guidance of the teacher‚ known as the guru. The first syllable “gu‚” in Sanskrit means light; the second syllable‚ “ru” means light. A guru is a spiritual teacher who leads the pupil from darkness to light. Literally‚ yoga means “the union of mind and body.” In Sanskrit‚ the language of India‚ yoga means discipline. Many people in western countries practice some form of yoga exercise in hope of improving
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Prarthana Samaj‚ ( “Prayer Society” Sanskrit was used)‚ (bombay) Hindu reform society established in Bombay in the 1860s. In purpose it is similar to‚ but not affiliated with‚ the more widespread Brahmo Samaj and had its greatest sphere of influence in and around India’s Mahārāshtra state. The aim of the society is the promulgation of theistic worship and social reform‚ and its early goals were opposition to the caste system‚ the introduction of widow remarriage‚ the encouragement of female education
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any firm Hindu background just declared it to be a myth. Conclusion: IT IS TRUE Religions Background of Ramayana Hindu religious literature is the large body of traditional narratives related to Hinduism‚ notably as contained in Sanskrit literature‚ such as the Sanskrit epics and the Puranas. As such‚ it is a subset of Indian culture. Role in Hinduism The Ramayana is extremely popular. India nearly shut down when a dramatized series of the Ramayana appeared on television in the 1980s. Recitation
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painting‚ and had the walls of his palaces adorned with murals. Besides encouraging the development of the Mughal school‚ he also patronised the European style of painting. He was fond of literature‚ and had several Sanskrit works translated into Persian and Persian scriptures translated in Sanskrit apart from getting many Persian works illustrated by painters from his court.[10] During the early years of his reign‚ he showed intolerant attitude
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She was totally committed to the Kashmir school of Yoga Shaivism. She shared her insights with the common people in colloquial speech rather than elitist Sanskrit. She made the most profound truth of Trika philosophy more accessible to the ordinary people and guided them through a period of civilisation crisis that threatened Kashmir in the 14th century. Literature in Lalla’s era was still carried forwarded
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literature in early civilizations‚ resulting in the prevalence of literature in Ancient China‚ Ancient India‚ Persia and Ancient Greece and Rome. Many works of earlier periods‚ even in narrative form‚ had a covert moral or didactic purpose‚ such as the Sanskrit Panchatantra or the Metamorphoses of Ovid. Drama and satire also developed as urban culture provided a larger public audience‚ and later readership‚ for literary production. Lyric poetry (as opposed to epic poetry) was often the speciality of courts
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RAMANAND Ramananda (1299–1410)‚ also referred to as Saint Ramanand or Swami Ramanand‚ was a Vaishnava sant. He is considered to be the reviver of the Ramanandi sect. Ramananda for the most part of his life lived in the holy city of Varanasi‚ and was a pioneer of the Bhakti movement‚ as well as a social reformer in Northern India. He was known for communicating in
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Abhijñānashākuntala or Abhijñānaśākuntalam (Devanagari: अभिज्ञान शाकुन्तलम्)‚ is a well-known Sanskrit play by Kālidāsa‚ dramatizing the story of Shakuntala told in the epic Mahabharata. It is considered to be the best of Kalidasa’s works. Its date is uncertain‚ but Kalidasa is often placed in the period between the 1st century BCE and 4th century CE. The Sanskrit title means "pertaining to token-recognized-Śakuntalā"‚ so a literal translation could be Of Śakuntalā who is recognized by a token.
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