Krishna and Radha in a Pavilion Figure 26-7‚ Page 711 Krishna is the 8th and most popular incarnation of Lord Vishnu. He was born into a cow herding family‚ and his childhood playmates were gopas (cowherd boys) and gopis (cowherd girls)‚ who were greatly devoted to him. Of all gopis‚ Krishna loved Radha the most. Radha was Krishna’s mistress during the period of his life when he lived among the cowherds of Vrindavan. Eventually‚ they parted ways‚ and throughout Krishna’s wars‚ marriages‚ and
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propensity of souls to incarnate themselves in various material forms From mineral to the Superhuman KARMA Refers to the debt of sin incurred in the past in this present life A debt that must be paid before the soul is to reach perfection VISHNU The Supreme Hindu God His worship is marked by affectionate piety
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Hinduism‚ and is held in such reverence that the mere reading or hearing of it‚ or certain passages of it‚ is believed by Hindus to free them from sin and bless the reader or listener. According to Hindu tradition‚ Rama is an incarnation of the God Vishnu. The main purpose of this incarnation is to demonstrate the righteous path for all living creatures on earth. Ramahari could still be relevant and applicable in our generation today because it is considered to be a story of a man’s word of honor
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hindu narrative of the cosmos. The world exists in a never ending cyclic journey of creation existence and destruction. The trimorti the three primary hindu devinities regulate this cosmic cycle. Brahma the creator brings this cosmos into it’s being‚ Vishnu the preserver ensures the world continues on it’s path until the cycle comes to it’s close. Then Shiva the god of death and destruction skin smeared white with the ashes of the cremated dead. When the world age comes to a close when the perfect creation
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was struck with grief‚ and to console her‚ Shiva restored Ganesha to life‚ giving him an elephant head. Another story is Parvati brother Saturn was cursed but at her request he looked upon her newborn Son and by doing so reduced his head to ashes. Vishnu the God of love intervened and searched for another head and returned with an elephant head. As the story changes so does his image‚ the objects in his hands differ as does the story about his image missing a tusk. Ganesh is a beneficial God to have
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soul Believes in karma (action-effect) Practices of religion based on Vedas – the fundamental scripture Believes in rebirth of a soul (reincarnation) Believes in 1 God (but many ways to reach HIM) i.e. praying to Trimurthis: Brahma (the Creator)‚ Vishnu (the Saviour) and Siva (the Destroyer) believes in ‘Dharma’ –the moral and social order MAJOR SCRIPTURES The Vedas (4 types) a) Rigveda b) Samadveda c) Yajurveda d) Atharvanaveda Most Hindus believe in the authority of the vedas
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slogan “nothing is impossible” must become complete in the name of God. I am talking about Babas and Swamis who can get you rid of any kinds of problems in your life. Here some babas are not just only messenger of god but also some are incarnation of vishnu ‚ sirdi sai baba ‚ krishna and rama. Its amazing that some babas challenge God also. The problem is not worshiping God or taking lead in saying that my relation with God is very strong but
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Upon closer examination of the Vishnu sculpture shown above‚ one can begin to understand how the artistic aspects of expression/anatomical configuration‚ symbol‚ material‚ and scale both reflect and illuminate specific facets of the historical context in which it was created. The Hindu god Vishnu‚ preserver and protector of the cosmos‚ is said to take on the form of an avatar in order to combat the “destructive forces” that threaten to extinguish moral order (Kossak and Watts 2001: 16). In this piece
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Akilathirattu Ammanai Akilathirattu Ammanai‚ also called Thiru Edu (venerable book)‚ is the primary scripture of the South Indian Dharmic belief system ‘Ayyavazhi’. The title is often abbreviated to Akilam or Akilathirattu. Akilam contains more than 15000 verses. It remains as one of the greatest & longest literary work ever composed by a single author in Tamil. History Akilam was written down by Hari Gopalan Seedar‚ one of the five disciples of Vaikundar‚ at his residence in Thamarai Kulam village
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PROGRAMME FOR HISTORY SUBJECT SECONDARY SCHOOL TOPIC: HINDUISM FRAME 1. Hinduism is considered to be the oldest religions of the world. It made significant progress during the Golden Age of the Guptas. (i) Which is considered to be the oldest religion of the world? (ii) During which age Hinduism made a great progress? Answer (i) Hinduism (ii) Golden Age of the Guptas FRAME 2. Main tenets of Hinduism are: (i) Belief in an Omnipotent God. (ii) This belief does not debar them from worshipping
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