49 Hinduism is known for their respect for all creatures and their compassion towards al beings as a basic principle of their religion. There are several reasons as to why Hinduism teaches this respect for animals‚ these are; The Laws of Manu‚ The Vedas and Ahisma. Question b Animals as carriers of different deities; In some Hindu temples in India‚ monkeys‚ dogs and other animals roam freely. This is a result from the belief that some animals are associated with Hindu deities. ( Sacred story) Dattatreya
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Sacred Elements 1 Sacred Elements of are of many various belief elements‚ that one can only consider sacred within their own traditional followings. While Hinduism is the third largest religion‚ majority of the devotees have the same beliefs and practices. One of The Sacred Elements is Water. Water is considered sacred because its’ considered to be equal half of all creation. Washing in water is essential to approach deities in a clean manner‚ body‚ and clothes. Water in the Hindu religion
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possible that males of some sub-sects have intermarried with Dravidian castes‚ outside the Brahmin fold. The children of such marriages have generally acquired the caste of the mother. Iyers follow one of the four Vedas - Rig Veda‚ Sama Veda‚ Yajur Veda and Atharva Veda. The Veda that an Iyer follows forms an important part of his identity‚ another being the gotra that he belongs to. The gotra is the name of the rishi who founded the clan one is born into. A woman belongs to gotra of her father
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Vedic Chant & Buddhist Chant The Vedic Chant of the Vedas (Srauta) has a echo sound to the music. The Vedas chant is repetitive in the recitation. Quick and precise in lyrics and certain tones of the music as well are quick and precise with certain crispness‚ sounding like the string of a guitar or the harps the Indian culture use as an instrument. The tone of the Indian Vedic Chant is light‚ yoga type‚ spiritual‚ with various instruments in the music. The Vedic Chant melody is light‚ upbeat
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about the Aryans and their culture comes from an oral collection of hymns‚ philosophical treatises‚ and ritual texts called the Rig Veda that was composed around 1500 B.C.E. to 500 B.C.E. in Sanskrit. In the Rig Veda‚ one will discover that the Aryans were a people composed
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INDIA / HINDU LITERATURE LOCATION * India is the most populous nation (after China) and seventh largest in area. * Located in South Asia on the Indian subcontinent. * About 3000 km ( 1865 mi) wide and has‚ 7000 km (4350 mi ) along the Bay of Bangal on the east and the Arabian Sea on the west. * India’s land frontier of about 5700 km ( 3540 mi) is shared with Pakistan on the west; with China‚ Nepal‚ and Bhutan on the north; and with Bangladesh‚ and Burma on the east. India’s seventh
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MAHABHARATA AS TO THE THEME. 4. HOW DO SEVERAL LANGUAGES AFFECT THE DEVELOPMENT OF INDIAN LITERATURE? 5. HOW WAS ENGLISH ACCEPTED AS LITERARY MEDIUM? GROUP THESAURUS’ ANSWER: 1. THE LITERATURE OF INDIA HAS ITS OWN UNIQUE DEVELOPMENT. AFTER THE RIG VEDA CAME THE BRAHMANAS WHICH WAS FOLLOWED BY UPANISHADS THEN REPLACED BY THE PURANAS. 2. THE LITERATURE OF INDIA IS MOSTLY INFLUENCED BY ITS RELIGION. ANEXAMPLE IS WHEN THE ARYANS WHO CAME FROM THE CENTRAL ASIA BRINGIN THEIR OWN GODS WITH THEM‚ MEMORIZED
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CRITICAL STUDY OF SOURCES OF HISTORY To study the culture and heritage of a region‚ it is important to know the history of that place‚ for history contains answers to the questions like how did the civilisation started‚ how did a particular custom and tradition arise‚ how did the art and aesthetic values of the region developed‚ etc. The answers to these questions lie within the study of history. However‚ studying history is a complicated process. It is generally not easy to give a very clear
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chronic condition. A whole healing system is usually formalized and documented. A whole healing system includes different modalities. Together with Siddha and Unani‚ Ayurveda are the three famous Indian Systems of Medicine (ISMs). According to the Vedas‚ Ayurveda is probably originated 5000 years ago in Himalaya‚ India and is invented by the enlightened wise men. In Sanskrit‚ “Ayur” means “ living” and “ved” means “knowledge”‚ therefore Ayurveda is the “knowledge of living” (altMD – What is Ayurveda
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South Asian Religion Notes Week 1 Hindu: Persian term for people living below the Hindus river. It wasn’t till the 1850s the term hinduism was used. Hindus would call themselves in relation to their communities and which Gods they held as dominant. There is no shared system of belief and not a single historical point of origin for the name or foundation for the religion as a whole. It encompasses a variet and number of different religious groups which hold some similarities but are very diverse
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