Epic poetry stands alone as the most influential writing of all time (“Short History of English Literature”). No other authors created such exemplary masterpieces which provide cultural perspectives. Society worldwide has been molded significantly through the ages by the epic poets like Homer and Dante‚ inspiring stories of heroes‚ gods‚ and epic wars which have instilled strong morals throughout mankind. Without the sonorous writings‚ many successors to the epic authors would not have produced their
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Question 1 2 out of 2 points A Mahayana legend says that Buddha was conceived when his mother dreamed that a: Answer Selected Answer: a. white elephant entered her body Correct Answer: a. white elephant entered her body Response Feedback: Good! Question 2 2 out of 2 points This elephant-headed deity is Shiva’s son by Parvati (Shiva’s consort). Answer Selected Answer: b. Ganesha Correct Answer: b. Ganesha Response Feedback: Right! Question 3 2 out of 2 points
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HANUMAN CHALISA HANUMAN CHALISA Shree Guru Charan Saroj Raj‚ Nij Man Mukar Sudhari‚ Barnau Raghuvar Bimal Jasu‚ Jo dayaku Phal Chari With the dust of Guru’s Lotus feet‚ I clean the mirror of my mind and then narrate the sacred glory of Sri Ram Chandra‚ The Supereme among the Raghu dynasty. The giver of the four attainments of life. Budhi heen Tanu Janike‚ Sumirow Pavan Kumar‚ Bal Buddhi Vidya Dehu Mohi‚ Harahu Kalesh Bikaar Knowing myself to be ignorent‚ I urge you‚ O Hanuman‚ The son of
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Divinity is the core of all religions and rule most societies. Socialization based on divinity occurs almost everywhere. Most of the acceptable behaviors we have been taught since infancy have religious roots. I will compare and contrast the concepts of divinity in Judaic‚ Sumerian and Hindu culture‚ based on Genesis‚ The Epic of Gilgamesh and The Ramayana of Valmiki‚ respectively. Judging by the literature‚ the Judaic concept of divinity seemed to be both polytheistic and monotheistic. I conclude
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TUGAS KAJIAN SENI “OPERA JAWA” - ANALISIS Disusun oleh: NAMA: NEBOJSA DJORDJEVIC NIM: S7012080012 PROGRAM STUDI PASCASARJANA KAJIAN BUDAYA FAKULTAS SASTRA DAN SENI RUPA UNIVERSITAS SEBELAS MARET SURAKARTA 2012 Preface During my stay in Indonesia I was introduced to more traditional forms of arts here: theatre through ketoprak is closest to definition of ‘western’ theatre‚ wayang orang – staged Ramayana based theatre and wayang kulit which can be roughly defined as leather theatre
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What is Hinduism? One of the oldest religions of humanity The religion of the Indian people Gave birth to Buddhism‚ Jainism‚ Sikhism Tolerance and diversity: "Truth is one‚ paths are many" Many deities but a single‚ impersonal Ultimate Reality A philosophy and a way of life – focused both on this world and beyond How did Hinduism begin? No particular founder Indus River Valley Civilization >5000 years ago Aryans enter 4000 - 3500 years ago Vedic Tradition 3500 – 2500 years ago: rituals and
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Never go by the appearance of any thing‚ be it a person or a thing. Simply wanting for it just by the looks of it can lead to great disaster. Most of the time‚ what we see is not the reality; the outside appearance generally hides all the truth and reality. Though we might say face is the index of the heart‚ there are so many methods to hide the face reactions. But that can be found out on constant and vigilant observation alone. The credit worthiness of so many things are definitely questionable
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difficulties. Indeed‚ books are out best friends as they help us in our need. Books contain grains of wisdom. They give us sound moral advice. That is why all great men of our country have liked to read the Gita and the Ramayan. The example of Rama and Sita is cited‚ whenever we want to emphasize noble deeds and their results. We call a bad man by the name of Ravan. It is through the reading of books that we learn to love virtue and hate sin. The reading of good books develops and elevates our character
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Cultural heritage of a people refers to the social and religious attitudes‚ beliefs‚ principles and conventions of behaviour inherited from the tradition stretching back to remote antiquity. It also includes in its connotations intellectual and artistic manifestations in the form of language‚ literature‚ visual and plastic art and music developed by the society from generation to generation. Viewed in this light‚ our cultural heritage is immensely vast and varied. India is the cradle of one of
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Ethics: Its relation with Indian Scriptures and Business Sachin Kapoor1 Dr. Navkiranjit Kaur Dhaliwal2 Introduction “Business ethics‚” a subject that for years has been low profile in business publications and business school curriculum‚ has suddenly gained status. The word “ethics” was once considered irrelevant by corporate loyalists‚ but now discussion of it is increasingly seen as not only important but also as critical to a company’s success. Till
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