biography to get more information on the warrior and his life history: Early Life Shivaji was born on 19th February 1630‚ to Sahaji and his wife‚ Jijabai‚ in the Shivneri Fort‚ situated almost 60 km to the north of Pune. He was named as Shiva‚ after the local Goddess Shivai‚ to whom his mother Jijabai had prayed for a son. After being defeated by the combined forces of the Mughals and Adil Shah‚ Sahaji was offered a jagir near the present-day Bangalore. However‚ he was allowed to keep his
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from one another and which characteristics such as their clothing‚ food they eat‚ way of talking‚ and the accent. Every person has their own culture and beliefs like in India the people over there believe in more than God for example Vishnu‚ durga‚ Shiva‚ Lakshmi‚ sarasvati and etc. Whereas over here in America we believe god is one for all‚ In Muslim religion people believe in Islam and they believe Allah is their god and Muhammad is the messenger of god. Even though I was born here I believe in
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12. What are the three well-known (major) Hindu deities? What roles do they play in the Hindu religion? Brahma the creator presides over the creation of all living beings‚ Vishnu the preserver presides over the maintenance of the living beings ‚ Shiva the destroyer presides over the annihilation of living beings when their time on this world is up. 14. What are the Four Noble Truths of Buddhism? Four Noble Truths 1. Suffering exists 2. Suffering arises
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2. Religion in the Ancient Orient Religion for the people in the Ancient Orient was very important. Each people had its own religion: there were monotheistic and polytheistic religions. The Egyptians had several gods they believed in. The most famous ones are: - Ra: it was the beginning of everything‚ and the hawk-headed god of sun who is holding a Sun disk - Shu and Tefnut: they are the children of Ra; Shu is the god of dryness‚ Tefnut is the god of humidity - Osiris and Isis: they are
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love. 2. The way to God through work and 4. The way to God through physical exercise. (Houston Smith 26-34) In the religious sense of Hinduism‚ God is manifested in three forms: The Creator (Brahma)‚ the Preserver (Vishnu)‚ and the Destroyer (Shiva). Once a person overcomes karmic barriers‚ they reach nirvana‚ or enlightenment‚ and merge with the Mind of Brahma. This causes the individual self to become extinct and the cycle of rebirth is over. (Murphy) Buddhism‘s primary goal is enlightenment
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LACMA stands for Los Angeles Contemporary Museum of Art. Located on Wilshire Boulevard and is on "Museum Row" in Los Angeles. Established in its current location in 1965 and it is the largest art museum in the western United States. The museum’s name is a misnomer‚ for its collection contains roughly 130‚000 pieces of art and the collection spans centuries‚ although their focus is on contemporary art. The museum provides another facet to the already robust multi-cultural make-up of Southern California
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symbolized by the many gods and goddesses of Hinduism. For example‚ Brahma (not to be confused with the over-arching Bramh) is that reality in its role as creator of the universe; in Vishnu it is seen as the preserver and the upholder of the universe; and Shiva is that same reality viewed as the principle of transcendence
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Questions: 1. What is the difference between reincarnation and incarnation? 2. Get info about the founder of Hinduism. 3. What are their major doctrines about: -religion -heaven -scripture -view about Christ - view about God Answers: 1. Reincarnation and Incarnation -incarnation and reincarnation is both spiritual and religious. -incarnation is always attributed to deities and gods who descend on a much lesser being or in a physical form‚ while reincarnation is a repeated process
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Shri Swaminarayan Mandir‚ Houston The Mandir is a place of worship and prayer for the followers of Hinduism. The BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir was built by BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha which is headed by Pramukh Swami Maharaj. The Mandir is located in Stafford. It took around 28 months to build the Mandir and it consists of 33‚000 pieces of hand-carved Italian marble and Turkish limestone in India by 2‚400 artusans. It was shipped over to Houston in containers. The marble pieces were fitted together
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to the first Vedic tradition‚but over the years many have added local influences with many other variations. Hindu denominations fall in three main groups: Vaishnavaism‚ which is the worship of Krishna and His incarnations; Shaivism‚ the worship of Shiva; and the Shaktas who are people that worship Kali. The embracing nature of Hinduism appears confusing to Western cultures‚ but
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