Julie Harkin Mrs. Smith World Religions November 28 2017 The Knowledge of Saraswati "The mind acts like an enemy for those who don’t control it" by the Bhagavad Gita. This quote is demonstrating how it is up to an individual to take control of their thoughts. People were given the gift of thought by the goddess Saraswati‚ she is the goddess of music‚ art‚ knowledge‚ wisdom and learning. She gave her people the ability to learn and gain knowledge
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THE INDIAN RELIGIONS The Indus Valley Civilization Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa (2500 – 1500 B.C.) - trade‚ commerce‚ domestic‚ sewage system‚ drainages‚ buildings‚ establishments‚ streets‚ paved roads‚ fortresses‚ urban planning‚ infrastructure‚ peaceful civilizations - indigenous Indian people – Dravidian‚ language – Dravidian or Indo-Aryan - declined between 1800 – 1700 B.C.E.‚ possibly due to the effects of flooding and drought - Aryan (‘Noble Ones’) Invasion/Migration - nomadic tribe located
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INTRODUCTION: World is becoming multi-faith day by day. There isn’t any single country in the world occupied by the people of a single belief. Each country has different faiths in the form of minorities and majorities. People of different communities are living with each other around the world and coming closer day by day. This is an era of globalization which calls for “interfaith awareness and understanding”. A basic understanding of the diverse range of cultures‚ faiths and their histories has
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Esteem of Hindu Goddesses and Hindu Females Hinduism is the world’s oldest existing religion but has constantly evolved as Hindus have experienced other religious traditions. Since the religion Hinduism started‚ Hindu females have not been given equality with men. Men were always considered Supreme and potent creatures on the earth. The main God in Hinduism is Brahma and many other male and female deities are followed by Hindus. Hindus believe in reincarnation and believe that they will amalgamate
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Lord Shiva (Fisher‚ 2014‚ pg. 87). Shiva represents asceticism. He is also associated with androgyny as is he often depicted with masculine and feminine characteristics. He is also heavily associated with feminine consorts‚ mainly with his spouse Parvati. The two are the parents of the popular elephant-headed deity known as Ganesh (Fisher‚ 2014‚ pg.
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spouses. Buddhi (intellect) and Siddhi (achievement). Thus he is the master of knowledge and achievement. Probably‚ a combination of Sidhhi and Vinayak have given Mumbai’s most famous Ganesh temple the name of Siddhivinayak. His parents were Siva and Parvati. Legend has it that Ganapathy himself wrote the Mahabharata‚ to the dictation of Guru Veda Vyasa. He is also considered the most intelligent. A challenge was thrown to brothers Ganapathy and Karthikeya by Sage Narada. The challenge was whoever
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Hindu festival celebrated mostly by the Tamil community. The word Thaipusam is derived from the Tamil month name Thai and Pusam‚ which refers to a star that is at its highest point during the festival. The festival commemorates the occasion when Parvati gave Murugan a spear so he could vanquish the evil demon Soorapadman. | Maha Shivaratri | Thirteenth night of the waning moon of Magh (Hindu Calendar) | March 12 | Maha Shivaratri is the great night of Shiva‚ followers of Shiva observe religious
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Shri Swaminarayan Mandir‚ Houston The Mandir is a place of worship and prayer for the followers of Hinduism. The BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir was built by BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha which is headed by Pramukh Swami Maharaj. The Mandir is located in Stafford. It took around 28 months to build the Mandir and it consists of 33‚000 pieces of hand-carved Italian marble and Turkish limestone in India by 2‚400 artusans. It was shipped over to Houston in containers. The marble pieces were fitted together
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I will describe the inequalities I have witnessed on City Road‚ these will be religious‚ cultural‚ gender and financial. The Oxford English dictionary describes inequality as; “a difference in size‚ degree‚ or circumstances.” In the first scene we were taken to “Death Junction” an area where five roads converge. The colloquial name can be a reference to the junction in the modern sense and can equally be a historical reference‚ this area was where the city had its gallows and at a time of religious
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