QUESTION India is a sovereign‚ socialist‚ secular‚ democratic republic which gives equal treatment and tolerance of all religions‚ which enshrines the right to practice‚ preach and propagate any religion and which says right to freedom of religion is a fundamental right. Why still religious fundamentalism based on ‘Hindutva’ ideology? HISTORY OF RELIGIOUS TRADITION IN INDIA In India‚ religion becomes part and parcel of every common man. Religion forms part of the very culture of India. Large number
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intersection of religion and political rule? What can be said about gender relations and role models for husbands and wives? Is the end of the story reality based? Ater reading the Ramayana I noticed the theme was loyalty. It would seem loyalty to Dharma (duty) at any measure. The problem is that loyalty here is expressed as black and white. No grey areas that would encourage a change in position. No attribute from an imperfect person can be considered truly one way. Loyalties can change. Rama
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with respect to the Gentoos shall invariably be adhered to."[2] The substance of Hindu law implemented by the British was derived from early translations of Sanskrit texts known as Dharmaśāstra‚ the treatises (śāstra) on religious and legal duty (dharma). The British‚ however‚ mistook the Dharmaśāstra as codes of law and failed to recognize that these Sanskrit texts were not used as statements of positive law until they chose to do so. Rather‚ Dharmaśāstra contains what may be called a jurisprudence
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This is a brief perspective of British Hindus living in Cardiff‚ Wales. Indian immigration to the UK increased significantly in the 1960s and 1970s mainly doctors immigrating to fill the shortage of doctors. Indians living in Cardiff are the most successful community than any other ethnic community in Wales making them in a good financial position and influence in many political aspects of Cardiff. Most of them are well-educated‚ hard working‚ and honest and have the advantage of English as their
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Mindfulness-based interventions (MBI) piqued the Western world’s interests through; its beneficial capabilities in stress reduction while enhancing practitioner’s overall well-being. The MBI program’s objectives incorporate Eastern philosophies and practices‚ like mindfulness‚ in a secularized setting‚ such that practitioners may learn to incorporate these foundations in coping with their emotional‚ psychological‚ and physical challenges. Cullen’s article discloses‚ that Western Theravada meditation
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How is the Nile different from the Tigris and Euphrates? Egyptians depended on waters of a great river system. They had the Nile‚ Tigris and Euphrates rivers. The Nile is 4‚000 miles long and it starts far in the south‚ in lakes of central Africa and it empties into the Mediterranean Sea at Alexandria (Pouwels‚ Adler‚ 2015‚ pg. 37). All three rivers would flood‚ but with the Tigris and Euphrates you could not predict when they were going to flood. The Nile on the other hand was a benevolent river
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will enter via Indonesia during the Sri Vijaya and Majapahit Periods Hinduism- one of the oldest religion that entered the country Popular feature is the caste system (a rigid system of social stratification) Basic concepts: reincarnation‚ karma‚ dharma and moksha Reincarnation – cycle of
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Buddhism is believed to have originated about 2500 years ago‚ near 500 BC in on the border of Nepal and India. Its founder‚ Gautama Buddha (Prince Siddhartha) was raised in a well-to-do family and lived surrounded by excess. Though raised in this way‚ Siddhartha was not convinced of the true value of these material items. After seeing the “four sights” sent by the gods‚ Siddhartha "born a prince and raised in luxury‚ renounced the world at the age of 29 to search for an ultimate solution to the
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Anthony Milone Dr. David Carpenter 10/13/14 Asian Spiritualities Research Paper Robert Aitken Robert Aiken was born in Philadelphia‚ Pennsylvania in 1917‚ and was raised in Hawaii from the age of two. Robert Aitken‚ an influential American Zen master and writer who emphasized a path to enlightenment through social action‚ died of pneumonia in a Honolulu hospital. He was 93. He went to the University of Hawaii with a BA degree in English Literature and a MA degree in Japanese studies. Aitken was
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Thoma Church; Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh general secretary Bhaiyaji Joshi; Swadeshi Jargan Manch leader S. Gurumurthy; the high priest of the Nagore Dargah Mohammed Masthan Khalifa Sahib; Sivagiri Madhom president Swamy Prakashananda; Sree Narayana Dharma
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