During the Sata Yug‚ the Kathmandu valley was a huge bowl of placid water‚ cradled by hills and mountains. The lake was home of the Naags‚ the serpent gods. Then one day a God descended to the lake and cleaved a pass through the mountains with his sword. The pass is called Kotwal‚ Kotbar or Kotpal. The water gushed out‚ emptying the lake and leaving behind a fertile valley. This valley would eventually be the site of not only kings but also great spiritual and religious activity for centuries to
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------------------------------------------------- A. K. Ramanujan From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Attipate Krishnaswami Ramanujan (March 16‚ 1929 – July 13‚ 1993) also known as A. K. Ramanujan was a scholar of Indian literature who wrote in both English and Kannada. Ramanujan was an Indian poet‚ scholar and author‚ a philologist‚ folklorist‚ translator‚ poet and playwright. His academic research ranged across five languages: Tamil‚ Kannada‚ Telugu‚ Sanskrit‚ andEnglish. He published works
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importance of purity in the religion that is essential to everyday life. The idea of purity exists physically‚ mentally‚ spiritually‚ and emotionally in the Hindu religion and through influential sacred texts such as the Dharma‚ the Vedas‚ and the Ramayana‚ the meaning of innocence in Hinduism can be explored and can help in the comprehension of the relevance of purity in the religion. Purity must begin with the explanation of the two important
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stronger willed and fighting for equal rights with men. Hollywood showed her image as alluring sexual and self-assured with good looks and air of authority and the power to control men as and when she deemed necessary. The depicted her as the reincarnation of Cleopatra and not just an image of an historical figure. Cleopatra relationship with Julius Caesar and that of Marc Anthony was one of control and alliance to obtain the necessary power needed to protect her beloved Egypt and not one of love
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The movie Little Buddha follows the story of a boy named Jesse who lives in Seattle and is said to be the reincarnation of a dead monk named Lama Dorje. The monks bring Jesse and his father to Bhutan where him and two other children are to be determined if they are really the reincarnation of Lama Dorje. There is also a second story going on in the movie which shows how Siddhartha left his fathers kingdom and became Buddah. The movie follows many of the topics on Buddhism that we covered in class
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From a stepping stone to a Milestone Popularly known as Mamoni Raisom Goswami‚ Indira Goswami was an Assamese poet‚ editor‚ writer‚ professor and scholar who was also known as Mamoni Baideo. She was the pole star of Assamese Literature. The only second Assamese recipient of the “Jnanpith Award”‚ Mamoni Baideo was born on 14 November 1942 in Guwahati. Mamoni Raisom Goswami was born to Umakanta Goswami and Ambika Devi‚ who were very much attached to Sattra life of the Ekasarana Dharma. She was
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system relies on a different samsara path. Their wheel of life guides and portrays different ideologies‚ unlike Buddhism. The Brahman believers are not focused on removing desires to attain moksha; their goal is to climb to the highest rank through reincarnation‚ become better individuals‚ and find their true identity without having to forfeit personal desires. Once liberation is achieved‚ all the souls intertwine into one empty substance known as Brahman. However‚ Buddhism rejects the Hindu afterlife
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founders. It dates back more than 3‚000 years. Unlike most other religions‚ Hinduism has no founders. Unlike Christianity‚ it has not one but several holy books. This religion also houses many beliefs and practices. <br> <br>Hinduism believes in reincarnation or when the body dies the soul lives on. Every time a person dies they are reincarnated into a new body. This can be mammal‚ insect‚ or even plant. This is called Karma‚ the natural laws of cause
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The Justification of Warfare in the Bhagavad Gita The Bhagavad Gita‚ translated from Sanskrit as “The Lord’s Song”‚ is the dialogue between Lord Krishna and Prince Arjuna as the charioteer and archer enter battle in the Mahabharata. Arjuna tells Lord Krishna that he feels emotionally conflicted entering into this war since it requires him to kill his own blood‚ and engage in actions that he feels go against his beliefs as a Hindu. At this point‚ the two stop in the middle of the battlefield‚ and
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spiritual leader of Tibet. He was born on 6 July 1935‚ to a farming family‚ in a small hamlet located in Taktser‚ Amdo‚ northeastern Tibet. At the very young age of two‚ the child who was named Lhamo Dhondup at that time‚ was recognized as the reincarnation of the previous 13th Dalai Lama‚ Thubten Gyatso. The Dalai Lamas are believed to be manifestations of Avalokiteshvara or Chenrezig‚ the Bodhisattva of Compassion and the patron saint of Tibet. Bodhisattvas are believed to be enlightened beings
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