or the law. There are four major sects within Hinduism‚ Saivism‚ Vaisnavism‚ Saktism and Smartism. Vaishnavism and Shaivism are primarily monotheistic sects. Each believes there is one supreme God‚ who is identified as Vishnu in Vaishnavism and Shiva in Shaivism. Worshippers who follow Shaktism pray to the goddess "Devi." She is worshipped most often as the consort
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Lakshmana is the twin brother of Shatrughna‚ born in Ayodhya to Sumitra‚ the third wife of Dasharatha‚ king of Kosala. Thus‚ Rama is the eldest‚ Bharata is the second‚ Lakshmana is the third‚ and Shatrughna is the youngest of the four brothers. Despite being the twin of Shatrughna‚ Lakshmana is specially attached to Rama‚ and the duo are inseparable. When Rama marries Sita‚ Lakshmana married the younger sister of Sita named Urmila.[2] [edit]With Rama The princes Rama and Lakshamana In Puranic
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impossible notion to assume that anything can come from nothing. Brahman (the one ultimate reality) is believed to have 3 functions‚ which are shown by 3 Gods: Shiva‚ Brahma and Vishnu. He is the source of all manifestations. The universes are created by Lord Brahma‚ the creator‚ maintained by Lord Vishnu‚ the preserver‚ and destroyed by Lord Shiva‚ the destroyer. Brahman was before creation in which he was unmanifest; this is similar to God in Christianity as he is a spirit and is incomprehensible. ‘The
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Buddhism are different in that Hinduism believed in many Gods but Buddhism didn’t address any God. Hinduism believed in several Gods such as Varuna‚ who changed from God of the sky to the guardian of ideas of right and wrong‚ Vishnu‚ the preserver‚ and Shiva‚ the destroyer. Original gods of nature were altered to represent more abstract concepts. The Epic Age had poems that emphasized gentle and kind and honest behavior and the validity of life loyal to concentration on the Supreme Spirit. Whereas Buddha
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relationship between the human and the divine * Brahman- original source of all things and the composition of the cosmos of Hinduism * Brahma- considered to be the creator of the world in Hinduism * Vishnu- the Hindu protector of the world * Shiva- the Hindu god of transformation and destruction that ultimately leafs to new creation * Brahmins- members of the priestly castle in the Hindu caste system * Ksatriyas- the warrior or governmental caste in the Hindu caste system * Vaisyas-
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not killing things. In Hinduism there are many gods while there are no gods in Buddhism. Hinduism is a polytheistic religion while Buddhism has no gods to worship. In Hinduism the three main gods are Brahma‚ the creator‚ Vishnu‚ the preserver‚ and Shiva‚ the destroyer‚ who all make up Brahmin‚
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WOMEN IN ANCIENT INDIA The sub-continent of India is both diverse in its history and geography. It was not until the Mauryan Empire in the third century b.c.e. when most of India was brought together under one ruling dynasty. Before the Mauryans there was the ancient era known as the Indus Valley or Harappan civilization‚ and then the invasion and settlement of the Aryans along the Ganges River plain. The Ganges and Indus Rivers are known as the mother and father of India. Other rivers traverse
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over Ravana‚ the symbol of evil. In W. Bengal this festival takes the form of Durga Puja‚ wherein the victory of goddess Durga over the demon Mahishasura is celebrated with colour and illuminations. Nava Shivaratri is celebrated in honour of Lord Shiva who is said to have married goddess Parvati on this day. Janmashtami festival is associated with Lord Krishna and his birth. The main Muslim festivals which are celebrated in India are Muharram and Id-ul- Fitr. Muharram commemorates the martyrdom
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be worshiped. The majority of people of follow Hinduism view God as dualistic. Monistic Hindus use the term Brahman to describe their supreme being. Dualistic just use God or when they want to name of a specific deity they use Krishna‚ Rama or Shiva. There are some similarities that all Hindus share. In both forms of Hindu there is a God. This one higher being manifests himself
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Sikhism began in 1469 with the birth of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji. Guru Nanak began preaching the way of enlightenment and God after he had received a spiritual vision from god. After his death‚ he was succeeded by nine Gurus which are regarded as his reincarnations‚ these nine would lead the Sikh movement until 1708. At this time the teachings from all ten gurus were passed on to the Khalsa Panth and the sacred text. This text is known as Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji‚ which was compiled by the tenth Guru
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