traditionally‚ priest and scholar)‚ Kshatriya (ruler and soldier)‚ Vaishya (merchant) and Shudra (peasant‚ labourer and servant). The first three castes are ‘twice-born’ or ‘dvija’ since the men from these castes are entitled to don the sacred thread at the Vedic rite of upanayana‚ which the Shudras were not allowed to perform. The untouchable castes are outside the varna scheme. The term ‘varna’ literally means colour and it was originally used to refer to the distinction between Arya and Dasa‚ in ancient
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Non- Brahmin perspective of Dr.BR. Ambedkar Introduction: “My social philosophy may be said to be enshrined in three words: liberty‚ equality and fraternity. My philosophy has roots in religion and not in political science. I have derived them from the teachings of my master‚ the Buddha.” – Dr. B.R.Ambedkar. Ambedkar was both a prolific writer and an avid reader and it was the ideas of Buddha‚ Saint Kabir‚ Jyoitba Phule and John Dewey that deeply influenced his thinking. It was Buddha’s realist
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It comes as a phenomenon at how Buddhism was driven from the land of its birth place due to Hinduisms ultimate triumph. It is difficult to say what specifically led to Buddhist decline from India; however‚ it is clear that Hinduism corresponded more elaborately with human needs‚ and established more direct connections with deities. The philosophy that Buddhism denies the importance of gods and emphasizes on expectations that people find their own ascetic paths in life may have been too heavy a burden
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Guatama (Buddha) in Northeastern India. It arose as a monastic movement during a time of Brahman tradition. Buddhism rejected important views of Hinduism. It did not recognize the validity of the Vedic Scriptures‚ nor the sacrificial cult which arose from it. It also questioned the authority of the priesthood. Also‚ the Buddhist movement was open to people of all castes‚ denying that a person’s worth could be judged by their blood. The religion of Buddhism has 150 to 350 million followers around
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संस्कृतम् saṃskṛtam [səmskr̩t̪əm]‚ originally संस्कृता वाक् saṃskṛtā vāk‚ "refined speech") is a historical Indo-Aryan language‚ the primary liturgical language of Hinduism and a literary and scholarly language in Buddhism and Jainism. Developing from Vedic Sanskrit‚ today it is listed as one of the 22 scheduled languages of India[3] and is an official language of the state of Uttarakhand.[4] Sanskrit holds a prominent position in Indo-European studies. The corpus of Sanskrit literature encompasses a
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ASAS Mysore B.Sc Visual Media Nirmal‚ Vishnu Menon 0ctober 13 ‚2014 [ The Timeless Vedas ] A brief description on Vedic literature‚ its structure and content. The Timeless Vedas Compiled by Nirmal and Vishnu Menon B.Sc Visual Media ASAS Mysore Preface The Vedas are divine and eternal. The Vedas are truly considered to be boundless repository of “knowledge par excellence”. Ours is a humble effort in briefing about Vedas. An attempt like this is similar to sipping handful
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Vedic Era (1500BC - 500BC) ! Vedic Literature ! The Indus Valley civilization declined around the the first half of the 2nd millennium BC‚ giving way to Vedic civilization. An important aspect of Vedic religious life was the bard-priest who composed hymns‚ in praise of the gods‚ to be sung or chanted at sacrifices. This tradition continued until a sizable body of oral religious poetry had been composed. This body of chanted poetry grew to massive proportions‚ and the best of the poems
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-a------------------------------------------------ Zoroastrianism ------------------------------------------------- History Origins Zoroastrianism emerged out of a common prehistoric Indo-Iranian religious system dating back to the early 2nd millennium BCE.[9]According to Zoroastrian tradition‚ Zoroaster was a reformer who exalted the deity of Wisdom‚ Ahura Mazda‚ to the status of Supreme Being and Creator‚ while demoting various other deities and rejecting certain rituals. Farvahar. Persepolis
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HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE Roots of Indian Culture in Sindhu Saraswati Civilisation The Saraswati Civilisation A fresh study by a group of international scientists peesh confirms the dominant role of Saraswati river in sustaining the so-called Indus Valley Civilisation. [28] A new study titled‚ ‘Fluvial landscapes of the Harappan civilisation’‚ has concluded that the Indus Valley Civilisation died out because the monsoons which fed the rivers that supported the civilisation‚ migrated
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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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