original founder and no single holy text. Brahmins were the first Hindu teachers. They passed down the teachings of Hinduism through oral stories. This continued until approximately 1‚500 B.C.‚ when these stories were written down in a text known as the Rig-Veda by a group of people called the Arayans. Around the 1st century B.C. two more important Hindu scriptures emerged. These Hindu scriptures were two epic poems called the Ramayana and the Mahabharata‚ which tell stories of warfare‚ religion and kings
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metaphysics‚ logic‚ ethics or cosmology. Hence‚ historians of Indian philosophy typically understand the term “Hindu philosophy” as standing for the collection of philosophical views that share a textual connection to certain core Hindu religious texts (the Vedas)‚ and they do not identify “Hindu philosophy” with a particular comprehensive philosophical doctrine. Hindu philosophy not only includes the philosophical doctrines present in Hindu texts of primary and secondary religious importance‚ but also the
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Hinduism places an 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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1. Identify economic and social features of human societies during the Paleolithic era. Paleolithic‚ Homo afarensis‚ Neandertal‚ Lascaux‚ Natufian Culture‚ Homo sapiens‚ Venus figurines. See: 10-15 in Traditions and Encounters 2. Explain the reasons behind the transition to agriculture during the Neolithic era. Neolithic. See: 15-20 in Traditions and Encounters 3. Discuss the early development of Sumer. Sumer‚ Standard of Ur‚ Ziggurat. See: 21-35 4. Outline the causes and effects
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1. In Jeanine Basinger’s ”The Genre”‚ she describes 3 purposes. The third of which outlines the role of providing a temporary release from normality for the viewer. Mildred Pierce is a direct example of this purpose because it shows the choice that a female character has to make. There is a choice that Mildred makes when she decides to pursue a financially secure future‚ which breaks the mold from that love is a woman’s job and nothing else (Basinger‚ 19). Mildred challenges tradition and
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Religion is important. It gives people something to believe in. Religion brings people together‚ gives hope‚ and gives people a deeper understanding of the world around them. For Piscine Patel‚ better known as “Pi”‚ religion is of upmost importance. In the novel‚ The Life of Pi‚ Pi decides to follow multiple religions. He follows Islam‚ Hinduism‚ and Christianity. Though controversial‚ Pi believes that by following multiple religions it allows him to love God more. After reading the novel it is clear
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reduces oxygen values in the water causing an inhabitable environment. ‘Oil Spills’ are caused when giant oil tankers and oil rigs which are present in the oceans are damaged by either natural or human errors cause a long-time damage to the ocean as oil is lighter than water and floats on water forming a layer blocking sunlight. Certain natural disasters like flash floods and hurricanes cause the intermixing of water with harmful substances on the land. People can take certain preventable measures
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Aryans had a great impact on ancient and modern India in many ways. These people composed an oral literature called the Vedas‚ established a caste system‚ and introduced the idea of farming instead of herding. According to the textbook‚ Ancient Civilizations‚ by Diane Hart‚ the Aryans established sacred verses for their language known as the Vedas (pg. 179). This shows that the Vedas was their unique form of communication they used instead of a written language. These sacred verses provide all the information
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holy scriptures of the Vedas suggest that an individual should enter the phase of Grihasta after his or her student life. Thus‚ it can be said that marriage is almost a mandatory custom in the life of all the Hindus. The Hindu religion is based on the eternal philosophy of the Vedas and this philosophy is well briefed in the six shastras and the Manu HYPERLINK "http://www.indianetzone.com/6/manu_smriti.htm"Smriti written by the rishis who were philosophers of the Vedas. They practiced Bahiranga
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Hindus reject the concept that something can come from nothing for several reasons such as‚ the Bhagavad Gita (BG) states the eternality of matter: "Material nature and the living entities should be understood to be beginningless” and also‚ from the Rig Veda: ‘There was neither non-existence nor existence: there was no realm of air‚ no sky beyond it’ - Instead they believe that the sacred sound ‘Om’ (a symbol of Brahman) was the first sound of creation. There was always something before creation‚ as
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