Differences: There was a dynastic cycle‚ the dynasties would rise and fall‚ and be taken over by a new person. India went back to independent city states when a ruler fell. China was generally able to be re-united through a ruler India was not‚ India was not able to be united in the north due to invasions from bordering countries. The only person to unite India was Ashoka Maurya Similarities: Both were patriarchal societies. Major cities were built along major water ways‚ India (The indus river)
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was welcomed back by the subject of Ayodhya with lightning rows of lamps‚ diyas‚ after fourteen years of exile as he conquered "goodwill over evil"‚ "the truth over falsity". The lighted diyas on Diwali also remind us of the teaching of the Hindu Upanishads which says Thamaso Maa Jyothir Gamaya – which means "Lead me from darkness to light". So light became the medium of expressing the truth‚ the metaphor for knowledge.Aakash KandeelDiwali is a favourably anticipated time of the year marked by various
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Atharva Veda (Contains the knowledge given by the Sage Atharvana). The Vedas mainly consist of Samhitas-basic texts for hymns‚ formulas and chants‚ Brahmanas-directions for performance of rituals‚ Aranyakas-mantras and interpretations of rituals‚ and Upanishads-a number of texts revealing the ultimate spiritual truths and various suggestions of ways to realize this. The Rig Veda is basically a book of hymns to gods that the Hindus believe in like Indra
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1946 and has since acquired the status of a classic. The story of Discovery of India begins from prehistory to the last years of British colonial rule; some of the greatest heroes of India are mentioned. Analyzing texts from the Vedas to the Upanishads‚ and epics such as the Mahabharata and the Ramayana‚ and personalities like
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Hinduism HCA/270 Nicole P. Harrell-Lockhart July 7‚ 2013 Hinduism‚ major world religion originating on India subcontinent and comprising several and varied systems of Philosophy‚ belief‚ and ritual. (Basham‚ L. 2013) Although the name Hinduism is relatively new ‚ having been coined By British writers in the first decades of the 19th century‚ it refers to a rich cumulative tradition of texts and Practices‚ some of which date to the 2nd millennium
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SHORT STORY OF INDEPENDENCE OF INDIA. BY DR. H. K. GANDHI MAIN THEME POINTS OF THIS ARTICLE. 1. Freedom is my birth right (Bal Gangadhar Tilak) 2. Short story of Independence movement. 3. My memories of the struggle of independence. 4. Let us remember our Golden Heritage. 5. A glance at the present 20th century. 6. The story of Shiva temple of Gujarat. 7. Political slavery of recent 800 years. 8. Kings‚
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be one of the most distinguished poets of the twentieth century who brought a very modern touch to his poetry with plenty of symbolism and knowledge of the world. His imagery and metaphors are drawn from classical Greek Literature and even from Upanishads. He brought a fresh metaphor and depicted dilemmas‚ the hopelessness and sterility of the modern man with a fine hand. He is a poet who needs to be studied therefore very deeply‚ and is still the subject of a lot of research for scholars. His famous
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by the king or the common householders‚ they could devote most of their time to studies of the scriptures and various branches of knowledge. That explains the richness of their thought and profundity of their philosophy left to posterity in the Upanishads and Shastras. These Rishis of the antiquity were embodiment of Simple Living and High Thinking. Every act of man costs time and energy. Time spent in accumulating wealth is not available for cultivating the mind by reading or contemplation.
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al-Khatib Ibn al-Wardi Duke of Zhou Rituals in the State of Lu The Analects “School of Learners” or Rujia Confucian Gentleman or Junzi Five Relations Xunzi vs. Mencius Banzhao Legalism Varna system (Brahmins‚ Kshatriyas‚ Vaishyas‚ Shudras) Upanishads Brahman vs. Atman Samsara (Cycle of Rebirth) Moksha (Release) Bhagadvat-Gita Arjuna Krishna Dharma (Hindu meaning) Karma Yoga (Disciplined Action) “Extraordinary” vs. “Ordinary”
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all the queries that are bound to pop up in the mind of every human being at some point of time in their life on earth. They have unraveled the ultimate mysteries that surround life‚ death and afterlife. The peerless Vedas‚ the Vedanta i.e. the Upanishads and the Puranas are a treasure trove of great learning and unveiled deep secrets. They have provided Godly guidance to human life at every moment in time and space ever since they were first recorded‚ centuries ago. These texts contain the essential
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