Everyone should be able to read and understand the bible‚ because they believed in the "priesthood of all believers". This means‚ there were no differences between minister and farmer‚ every Christian had to follow God’s will. Puritans saw everything as either God’s work or the devils doing. To their mind‚ the devil was behind every evil action
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to back down from anything; his thought of the world was “growing guns on the field”‚ so that he could fight off the British. This phrase was his ambition and had driven him to make a change in India. Growing up‚ he studied in the Dayand Anglo Vedic School in Lahore. When he was 16‚ he would always ask himself why Indians did not use force to withdraw their invaders. In his journey‚ to find rebellious ideas‚ he came across Sukhdev‚ Rajguru‚ and Chandrasekhar Azad‚ who with him formed the Hindustan
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Arranged marriages have been an integral part of Indian society for centuries‚ and even today people having their marriages planned by their parents and other respected family-members‚ with the consent of the bride and groom‚ does occur. Arranged matches were made after taking into account factors such as the compatibility of the couples’ horoscopes‚ the backgrounds of their families (wealth‚ social standing) and their castes. The institution of marriage in India is considered a very important one
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Dutch border‚ one of eleven siblings. He developed a deep‚ simple faith. His first school was the Catholic Augustinianum High School in Gaesdonck‚ which is near his birthplace. He did his college degree‚ then studied theology and was ordained to the priesthood on 15 August 1861. For a while worked as a high school teacher in Bocholt‚ Germany‚ teaching physics and catechism. His real passion‚ however‚ was the mission. In 1867 he became the director of the Apostolaat des Gebeds for Germany and Austria
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cannot be classified as a religion with certain doctrines and practices but it has been converted to one with presence of gods‚ temples‚ priests‚ and sacrifices. Confucianism is more of a philosophy of the Chinese people and has no sacred writings priesthood etc. but it has affected Chinese character and created cultic development. 2. Chinese concept of the yin and yang as a unifying explanation for the universe. Yin – negative force of nature. Yang – positive force of nature. The interaction
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people have known the importance of preserving it. The tradition of sanctifying various trees and plants — like the Peepal‚ Banyan and Neem dates back to the Vedic period. The Tulsi (Basil) plant was grown in every household in the centre of the courtyard and ritually watered. The tradition of wild life preservation dates back to the Vedic period. The Ancient Hindu scriptures directed people to protect their environment. Domestic and wild animals have been worshipped by the Hindus. The Yajurveda
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basic aspects of nature such as the earth and sky‚ day and night‚ light and darkness. As time went on‚ old concepts were constantly replaced by new ideological beliefs and the gods that existed in the triad changed quite often. The triad of the early Vedic gods was then focused on Agni‚ Vayu‚ and Surya. Since gods for the sun and sky have been established‚ Hindu’s then went on to establish this triad to give praise to fire‚ air‚ and energy. While these praises seem simple and mundane‚ worshipping the
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constant. The ratio is now called ‘pi ( Π )’ (the 16th letter in the Greek alphabet series) The largest numbers the Greeks and the Romans used were 106 whereas Hindus used numbers as big as 1053 with specific names as early as 5000 B.C. during the Vedic period. ARYABHATA Aryabhatta was born in 476A.D in Kusumpur‚ India. He was the first person to say that Earth is spherical and it revolves around the sun. He gave the formula (a + b)2 = a2 + b2 + 2ab He taught the method of solving the following
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Hinduism and Buddhism Shengjia wu In world culture‚ there are various religious. Hinduism is the third largest religion in the world with around 970 million followers‚ while Buddhism‚ originating in the India‚ the same place with Hinduism‚ has approximately 350 million Buddhists. This essay will firstly discuss features of Reincarnation and Non-violence’s in both religion‚ and then argues that caste system is an area which is sustainable difference. In Hinduism and Buddhism ‚ the aim of the
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Prior to the concept of Zoroastrianism many Indo-Aryan traditions placed heavy emphasis on the sacrifice of the cow. The Rig Veda presents the idea of how cow and horse sacrifice was appropriate since it would be presenting gifts to the gods. The Vedic texts explain‚ "May the wind blow upon our cows with healing; may they eat herbage ...Like-coloured various-hued or single- coloured whose names through sacrifice are known to Agni‚ Whom the Angirases produced by Ferb vour – vou schsafe to these‚ Parjanya
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