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    1. In early Vedic period‚ the worship is mostly consisted by male gods‚ who were believed to control the forces of nature. Agni(god of fire)‚ Vayu(god of air) and Surya(god of sun) who are mere abstractions‚ intangible and illusive personifications of the powers of nature. Vedic gods assumed the most undoubted personality‚ of the real qualities intended to be expressed by their names. 2.Karma is the chain of cause and effect at every level. It is explained by causality through a system. The system

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    closed society which allows very few changes. In Bangladesh‚ gender inequalities are a social construction that can be eliminated with time. This paper tries to explain the development of women movement in India and the status of women during the Vedic period and

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    Rebecca Barnes Mr. Edmonson Geography period 5 10-23-14 Synopsis of John Hus John Huss (1369-1415) was a Bohemian reformer. John Huss was ordained to the priesthood of the Roman Catholic Church in 1401‚ after receiving the bachelor’s and master’s degrees at the University of Prague. He became a powerful preacher of Roman doctrine‚ until he began to translate some of the sermons of John Wycliffe into the Bohemian language. These sermons moved him to cry out for reform in the Church‚ and a return

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    Akhenaten:)Personality)Study) Historical)Context) Geography‚+topography+and+resources+of+Egypt+and+its+Neighbors+ ! • • • • • • Located!on!the!north!east!coast!of!Africa! Bordered!Libya‚!Nubia‚!Sinai!and!Mediterranean!sea.!Neighbored!with!Hittites!and! Mitanni!as!well.!! Long!narrow!countrywide!cut!into!desert!cliffs.! The!Nile:!provided!irrigation!for!crop!growing‚!water‚!fish‚!mud!for!bricks‚!leisure! pursuits!and!banks!for!papyrus!to!grow.!! Upper!and!Lower!Egypt.! Protected!by!some!natural!barriers

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    many transformation to Indian society. These changes occur because Aryans held integration with Dravidian culture and subsequently gave birth to the integration of the Hindu religion. Aryans began writing Vedic scriptures which written in four parts such as Reg Veda‚ Sama Veda‚ Yayur Veda and Vedic Atharwa. Hindu civilization and national life are also evident in the book or the book Brahmana Upanishad. The thethird book is the basis of thought and the basic life of Hindus. The origins of Hinduism

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    synthesis" started to develop between 500 BCE and 300 CE[10] following the Vedic period (1500 BCE to 500 BCE).[10][11] Although Hinduism contains a broad range of philosophies‚ it is linked by shared concepts‚ recognisable rituals‚ cosmology‚ shared textual resources‚ and pilgrimage to sacred sites. Hindu texts are classified into Shruti ("heard") and Smriti ("remembered"). These texts discuss theology‚ philosophy‚ mythology‚ Vedic yajna‚ Yoga‚ agamic rituals‚ and temple building‚ among other topics.[12]

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    Judicial System In Ancient India Contents: 1. Introduction 2. Sources of Law 3. Judicial System during Vedic Period 4. Types of courts 5. Different kinds of law 6. Types Of Law Suits 7. Judicial Procedure 8. Justice during Mauryan Times 9. Justice During Gupta Times 10.Conclusion 11. Bibliography Introduction: The present judicial system is not an unanticipated formation. It is the result of prolonged and gradual process of Indian history. It has however influenced the present

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    Introduction: The term ‘Gotra’ has been procured from Rigveda which means ‘Group or Community’. The term also adverts to ‘Family’ and ‘Lineage Kin’. In Scientific terms‚ Gotra procures the origin of a community having similar features and behaviours. In Sanskrit ‘Go’ means Cow and ‘Gotra’ means Cow Pen where as in Hindu Society the term ‘Gotra’ symbolises clan and it broadly implies the descendants in a ceaseless male line from a common male ancestor. Panini defines ‘Gotra’ for grammatical purposes

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    In Vedic Sanskrit‚ the more commonly used‚ literal meaning of the Sanskrit word yoga which is "to add"‚ "to join"‚ "to unite"‚ or "to attach" from the root yuj‚ already had a much more figurative sense‚ where the yoking or harnessing of oxen or horses takes on broader meanings such as "employment‚ use‚ application‚ performance" (compare the figurative uses of "to harness" as in "to put something to some use"). All further developments of the sense of this word are post-Vedic. More prosaic moods such

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    critical to the Iranian being who they are. They say Zoroastrianism also influenced eastern Dharmic religions like; Hinduism‚ Buddhism‚ Sikhism and Jainism. This is written in Vedic texts of Dharma‚ a Sanskrit word that has more than one definition‚ a fixed decree or law‚ duty and natural law‚ reality. Also like the ancient Vedic religion‚ that is the religion that came before Hinduism. Some of their unique and creative qualities are that; Zoroastrianism was an influence on Christianity and Judaism

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