grand state of nirvana (Jeste and Vahia 198). Prior to the Bhagavad-Gītā‚ this possibility seemed unachievable to Hindus excluded from the Brahman caste. Numerous teachings are showcased throughout the text in the advice Krishna gives to Arjuna‚ leading Arjuna to the correct decision concerning his dilemma over whether or not to fight his brethren. By following these lessons‚ individuals of the lower class can climb the Hindu social ladder‚ giving followers of Hinduism similar ways to achieve good
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two main characters of this text are Krishna‚ the incarnate God‚ and Arjuna‚ the greatest archer of his time. Arjuna is a highly ethical and moral man who upholds high values. His relatives‚ who are his opponents in the battlefield‚ are corrupt and pure evil. They have taken away his Kingdom through deceit and Arjuna has no option but to engage in war to regain his kingdom. This text covers the dialogue between Krishna and Arjuna in the battlefield before the start of the battle. The main focus of
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Religion and Violence Religion‚ which is a specific fundamental set of beliefs and practices‚ serves the purpose of establishing rules and principles in a society. When studying various religions‚ it becomes apparent that the principles instilled are those that are morally just. Each major religion specifically addresses the issue of violence‚ and the vast majority condemns such actions. Individuals following a particular religion are expected to follow the rules and principles established which
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Arjuna while looking at his opponents recognizes friends‚ family‚ and many other familiar faces across the way from him. He becomes overcome with confusion and decides the throne is not worth the bloodshed. The god Vishnu in the shape of his chariot driver‚ Lord Krishna‚ explains to Arjuna that he should stick to his duty and fight. Krishna gives Arjuna five reasons as to why he should fight and why he will not have bad karma
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PANDAVAS Draupadi and Pandavas In the Hindu epic Mahābhārata‚ the Pandava (Sanskrit: पाण्डव pāṇḍavaḥ; also‚ Pandawa) are the five acknowledged sons of Pandu (Sanskrit: पांडु)‚ by his two wives Kunti and Madri. Their names are Yudhisthira‚ Bhima‚ Arjuna‚ Nakula and Sahadeva. All five brothers were married to the same woman‚Draupadi. (Each brother also had multiple other wives.) Together‚ the brothers fought and prevailed in a great war against their cousins the Kauravas‚ which came to be known as
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20 November 2009‚ and has been honoured with the Padma Vibhushan award‚ India’s second highest civilian award‚ and the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award‚ India’s highest sporting honor. Tendulkar became the first sportsperson and the first personality without an aviation background to be awarded the honorary rank of Group Captain by the Indian Air Force. He won the 2010 Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for cricketer of the year at the ICC awards. Tendulkar is the only player to hit 50 Test centuries; he scored
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KRISHNA – AS A POLITICAL REFORMER First of all I would like to quote 4 lines which entails or is a crux of whole life of lord Krishna. “AADO DEVKI DEV GARBH JANANM; GOPI GHRUHE VARDHANM‚ MAYA PUTAN JIVTAAP HANANM; GOVERDHANO DHARANM KANSA CHHEDAN KAURAVADI HANANM; KUNTI SUTA PALANM‚ ETAD SHRIMAD BHAGAVAD PURAN KATHITM; SHREE KRISHNA LEELAMRUTM” As the above lines said that first of all lord Krishna born as a human as a Devki’s son‚ he was so attractive and with great personality form his
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Program. II. The MOE awards outstanding international students undertaking undergraduate and postgraduate studies in Taiwan by awarding each recipient of the Taiwan scholarship the following: (i) Tuition and payment of academic fees‚ including credit fee . Upon validation of tuition and above fees‚ the MOE awards each recipient per semester up to NTD40‚000. If the total amount of these fees should exceed NTD40‚000‚ the remainder of all costs shall be covered by either the recipient‚ or the recipient’s
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Tendulkar - THE LITTLE MASTER BLASTER INTRODUCTION Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar (born on 24 April 1973) is an Indian cricketer widely regarded as one of the greatest batsmen in the history of cricket. He is the leading run-scorer and century maker in Test and one-day international cricket. He is the only male player to score a double century in the history of ODI cricket. In 2002‚ just 12 years into his career‚ Wisden ranked him the second greatest Test batsman of all time‚ behind Donald Bradman
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"Bhagavad-Gita As It Is" by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. COPYRIGHT NOTICE: This is an evaluation copy of the printed version of this book‚ and is NOT FOR RESALE. This evaluation copy is intended for personal non-commercial use only‚ under the "fair use" guidelines established by international copyright laws. You may use this electronic file to evaluate the printed version of this book‚ for your own private use‚ or for short excerpts used in academic works‚ research‚ student
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