ASIA 398 Term Paper From ancient Greece‚ India‚ Pre-modern China to feudal Japan‚ there is a treasure trove of literature and epics from the ancient times available to us. Each is valued for having contributed to the way society thinks today. These literary masterpieces have shaped our ideas about human life and spiritual growth and have sparked riveting debates about the existence of God and the importance of spirituality. Among these great works of art is the Ramayana‚ a tale where Dharma‚ or
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(a)(i) Describe Hindu belief in respect for all living creatures. Hindu’s belief in respecting all living creatures is due to many reasons‚ including the presence of Brahman‚ the close connection between humans and animals and the most basic principles of satya and ahimsa. Firstly‚ Hindus believe that God created the whole universe and that all creation whether it be oceans‚ mountains‚ human beings‚ animals or plants it is all part of the Universal Spirit (Brahman) and therefore deserves respect
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bhaktas were in almost direct opposition to much of traditional Hinduism‚ which as late as the time of the Bhagavad-gita was teaching that the realization of God could be accomplished only through the abolition of all sense-desires. • The image of Krishna was thus appropriated in the divine love play‚ the raas lila. Sufism used dance and song to reach god‚ the ecstacy provided by wine to be found intoxicated in religion. • Men of vidya‚ or vision‚ say what lan- guage and logic were not invented to
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and the major participants in this magnificent activity were a group of saint-poets known as the Nayanmars and the Alwars‚ Nayanmars are the devotees of lord Shiva and Alwars are the devotees of lord Vishnu and his incarnations (lord Rama and Lord Krishna). Lord Shiva and Lord Vishnu were the most influential deities in the life of Tamil Nadu since the sixth century onwards. Both the deities are considered to be as ancient‚ as because
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family strings together. Help comes from an unexpected source‚ the rich DeSilva’s. Meanwhile‚ Hari is new in the great city of Bombay‚ and all alone. A kind restaurant proprietor‚ Jagu‚ takes pity on him and welcomes him to work in his restaurant‚ Sri Krishna Eating House. There‚ Hari builds a strong friendship with Mr. Panwallah‚ the lovable watch repairer whose shop is just beside Jagu’s. Through his experience with Mr. Panwallah and Jagu and the chain of events that take place in Bombay‚ Hari realises
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superheroes of India. And practically every single child knows the line of spiderman-1 which goes like “WITH GREAT POWERS COMES GREAT RESPONSIBILTIES”‚ and everyone knows its meaning too. But‚ how many kids can quote bhagvad gita or a saying which Krishna or any other character from mythological stories had said. Hardly a few…. So the point I am trying to make is‚ mythological stories like Mahabharata‚ Ramayana can teach us a lot of things if we treat them as stories and ideology to live upto. Not
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HINDUISM ’S INFLUENCE ON AMERICAN CULTURE Hinduism is believed to have immigrated to America around the late 1800’s. Its influence on America and American culture and its peoples has been pervasive and varied. It was first introduced to mostly Christian America at the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair at The Parliament of the World’s Religions by Swami Vivekananda (Guthrie 2). Since that time his descendants have grown so as to include indigenous Americans as well as many new arrivals from all over the
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CHEERS”‚ and the party starts. With booze‚ fags and skimpily dressed girls who move their bodies to be the cynosure and to attract males. Everyone is wearing branded clothes‚ imported watches‚ designer accessories and what not. These things have become the necessities of the Indian youth and even the older generations. A father-son duo sitting together and enjoying their drinks‚ women going to pubs and discos and getting involved in obscene acts and girls taking their boyfriends to their homes to
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part of the Mahabharta. It is the only philosophical song existing in all languages. Its popularity and influence have never waned. It (1) light and guidance to the troubled mind in times of crisis. It is in the (2) of a dialogue between Arjun and Krishna on the battle field. Arjun‘s mind is troubled at the thought of the killings of his friends and relatives. He cannot conceive of any gain. Arjun is the (3) of the tortured spirit of man tom by conflicting obligations and moralities. The in dialogue
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