HINDUISM Historical basis of Hinduism: Hinduism does not have a founder. Its origins can be traced back as far as 3500 B.C.E‚ the date given for the civilisation of the Indus Valley. ‘Hindu’ derives from the word ‘Sindu”‚ the word the Persians gave to the Indus River. This civilisation included a religion that centred on the worship of fertility gods and goddesses. In 1500 B.C.E‚ the nomadic tribal group‚ the Aryans invaded India. They brought with them the worshipping of nature gods‚ an economic
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be with the supreme God or The One. Hindus believe in Karma which means actions. A person’s moral actions have an effect on his fortunes not only in this life‚ but in the rebirth as well. Hindus believe that human life has four purposes: Dharma‚ which is fulfilling one’s purpose; Kama‚
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Krishna as a Transformational Leader James MacGregor Burns (1978) first introduced the concepts of transformational and transactional leadership in his treatment of political leadership. According to Burns‚ transformational leaders offer a purpose that transcends short-term goals and focuses on higher order intrinsic needs. Working for a Transformational Leader can be a wonderful and uplifting experience. They put passion and energy into everything. They care about you and want you to succeed
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Pingali Venkayya |Pingali Venkayya | |[pic] | |Pingali Venkayya | |Born |2 August 1876 | | |Masulipatnam‚ Madras Presidency | | |British India
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Makar Sankranti is one of the most auspicious occasions for the Hindus‚ and is celebrated in almost all parts of India in a myriad of cultural forms‚ with great devotion‚ fervour‚ and gaiety. It is a harvest festival. Makar Sankranti is perhaps the only Indian festival whose date always falls on the same day every year: 14 January‚ with some exceptions‚ when the festival is celebrated on 13 January or 15 January. Makar Sankranti is also believed to mark the arrival of spring in India. Introduction
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fast changing society and not behind”. – Justice Bhagwati. There are two sides of each coin; similarly‚ each act of any person is also‚ either good or bad‚ and it is the rule‚ since existence of the society; good (dharma‚ or satya) has to be accepted and the bad prohibited (evil‚ a dharma‚ asatya). This rule still exists and shall be till the end the civilization. Earlier‚ society was customarily based on Morals. But‚ as soon as society is replaced by the state‚ morality too gets replaced by the law
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Hindutva SwatantryaVeer V.D. Savarkar Essentials of Hindutva Swatantryaveer Vinayak Damodar Savarkar (1883 – 1966) What is in a name? We hope that the fair Maid of Verona who made the impassioned appeal to her lover to change ’a name that was ’nor hand‚ nor foot‚ nor arm‚ nor face‚ nor any other part belonging to a man’ would forgive us for this our idolatrous attachment to it when we make bold to assert that‚ ’Hindus we are and love to remain so!’ We too would‚ had we been in
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the “land of bliss” (Poceski 2009: pg. 158). Two major founders are associated with the traditions and practices of Pureland and those are Honen and Shinran. Pureland Buddhism is known as “the land of bliss” because of the full completion of the dharma and the praising of the Amida Buddha (Ellwood 2016: pg. 127-128). Differing from other Buddhism philosophies‚ Pureland Buddhism did not diverge
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evolved over millennia; it is based on an original division of the populace into four inherited classes (varna)‚ with the addition of thousands of social distinctions based on occupation (jatis)‚ which became the main cell of social life in India. Dharma In Indian belief‚ performance of the duties appropriate to an individual’s caste; good performance will lead to rebirth in a higher caste. Helots The dependent‚ semi-enslaved class of ancient Sparta whose social discontent prompted the militarization
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Richard Behan Mr. Gibbons Global History and Geography 9 June 2014 Belief Systems The world has many different belief systems. Each is distinctive‚ but all greatly influenced the lives of their followers and the society in which the belief system was practiced. Both Islam and Hinduism are belief systems that have shaped their nations‚ providing a sense of community to the people that choose to follow it. Islam‚ which was founded in the seventh century‚ is a religion that dominates the Middle
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