What is Hinduism? One of the oldest religions of humanity The religion of the Indian people Gave birth to Buddhism‚ Jainism‚ Sikhism Tolerance and diversity: "Truth is one‚ paths are many" Many deities but a single‚ impersonal Ultimate Reality A philosophy and a way of life – focused both on this world and beyond How did Hinduism begin? No particular founder Indus River Valley Civilization >5000 years ago Aryans enter 4000 - 3500 years ago Vedic Tradition 3500 – 2500 years ago: rituals and
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the Khmer people literally built heaven on Earth. By creating a tangible representation of what is believed to have happened in the past‚ the past becomes more real and more concrete to viewers and believers alike. In order to honor the Hindu God Vishnu‚ Suryavaram II built Angkor Wat during the early years of the 12th century‚ around 1150 B.C. Structurally‚ the central building of Angkor Wat is serves as a
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------------------------------------------------- Tulsidas From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Goswami Tulsidas गोस्वामी तुलसीदास | Statue of Goswami Tulsidas at Kanch Mandir‚Tulsi Peeth‚ Chitrakuta‚ India | Born | Rambola 1497 or 1532[1] Rajapur (present-dayChitrakoot district‚ Uttar Pradesh‚ India) | Died | 1623 Assi Ghat‚ Varanasi (present-day Uttar Pradesh‚ India) | Titles/honours | Gosvāmī‚ Abhinavavālmīki‚Bhaktaśiromaṇi‚ etc | Guru | Naraharidāsa | Philosophy | Vaishnavism
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Nepal is a landlocked country‚ which is located in South Asia‚ between China and India. Nepal is rich in natural resources although it is poor in economic condition. It is renowned for the highest Himalayan ranges in the world. Nepal is a place‚ filled with diversity‚ pride and other wonderful qualities. In Nepal‚ all the customs and traditions differ from one part to another. The capital city of Nepal is Kathmandu Valley‚ which was established in late eighteenth century‚ has various mixed culture
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For centuries many religions have been discovered‚ practiced and studied. In South Asia‚ three in particular are predominantly practiced; Hinduism‚ Buddhism‚ and Jainism. Much like classic definitions of religion‚ each have focused on its importance as a way of thinking‚ as a way of feeling‚ and as a way of being human in relation to other human beings in a community‚ however each go about it in their own ways. Although each different religion may sound alike in some people’s eyes‚ every religion
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built like a chariot. This is located inside the Vittala Temple campus. You would be visiting the Stone Chariot as part of your Vittala Temple tour. In mythology Lord Vittala is an aspect of Lord Vishnu (See Gods of Hampi and Mythology of Hampi). Garuda (lord of eagles) is the vehicle (mount) of Lord Vishnu. The Stone Chariot once contained the icon on Garuda‚ though the shrine is empty now. This shrine is in the axis of the massive Vittala Temple and faces the sanctum of Vittala Temple. It may appear
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What/who is God? God The existence of the world and everything in it can only be explained if there is a God who is the first cause. Aquinas states that it is impossible for any being to be the efficient cause of itself because then it would have to bring itself into being‚ and to bring itself into being‚ it would have to exist before it existed. If a being exists‚ it is because some being prior to it was its cause. Therefore‚ if no first cause exists‚ neither will any other being exist. Therefore
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convey the functions of animals in art. When examining Indian and Chinese art there is certainly no exception regarding animals as recurring and meaningful subject matter. However‚ Indian representations of animals in art‚ such as the Lion at Sarnath‚ Vishnu as the Boar Varaha from Udayagiri‚ Ganesha and The Cat and Elephants from Mamallpuram‚ and Chinese representations of animals in art‚ such as the bronze Guang Vessel‚ the Flying (Pacing) Horse‚ Chimera and the Camel Carrying the Band of Musicians
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The state should treat equally to all the religion‚ acceptance of religious laws and equal participation of different religions‚ is secularism. Francesc Fontanella is famous Catalan playwrights his plays are delt with renovate and update the current trends. His important plays were Tragicomedy (Tragi-comedcy of love‚ strength and perseverance) and Lodesengany (disappointment)‚ which was written‚ ten years later. Both plays were written for wealthy people’s houses. Another type of play that appeared
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justified in killing his blood relations even though it was he‚ along with his brother Bhima‚ who had courageously prepared for this war. Arjuna is certain that he would be victorious in this war since he has Lord Krishna (one of the ten incarnations of Vishnu) on his side. He is able to visualize the scene at the end of the battle; the dead bodies of his cousins lying on the battlefield‚ motionless and incapable of vengeance. It is then that he looses his nerve to fight. The necessity for the arose because
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