Chapter One: Introduction. Throughout East Asian history there have been examples of new religious movements which are able to mobilize followers to perform specific actions. The success or failure of such groups is dependent on numerous factors. One of the fundamental reasons for the success of a religious movement is the authenticity of its authority. Legitimate authority has been described in three ways by Weber; that of traditional authority‚ the rational-legal form of authority and charismatic
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school • Bases its practices on the Pali Canon‚ and practiced in Sri Lanka‚ Laos‚ Thailand • Mahayana schools recognize all the Mahayana Sutras • Vajrayana tradition • Unlike many religions‚ Buddhism has no central text • Pali Tipitaka: three baskets‚ after Buddha death • Mahayana sutras are scriptures that are more deep‚ there are about 600 sutras surviving BBC Notes • Buddha means the enlightened one • Founded first religion • Some think it is not a religion • Buddha
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"Bhagavad-Gita As It Is" by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. COPYRIGHT NOTICE: This is an evaluation copy of the printed version of this book‚ and is NOT FOR RESALE. This evaluation copy is intended for personal non-commercial use only‚ under the "fair use" guidelines established by international copyright laws. You may use this electronic file to evaluate the printed version of this book‚ for your own private use‚ or for short excerpts used in academic works‚ research‚ student
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families‚ the aristocracy‚ scholars‚ and the general population” (Karetzky‚ 1). There are numerous stories that speak about the origins of Avalokiteshvara‚ but one of the first recordings about the deity comes from a book entitled the Lotus Sutra. “The Lotus Sutra‚ composed in the same era‚ which explains how the God of Mercy saves humanity from the perils‚ that he lives in Potalaka‚ a magical place near south-eastern India‚ and that he rules over the universe during the period after the death of the
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‘As a result of this request‚ Buddha rose from meditation and taught the first Wheel of Dharma. These teachings which include the Sutra of the Four Noble Truths and other discourses‚ are the principal source of the Hinayana‚ or Lesser Vehicle‚ of Buddhism. Later‚ Buddha taught the second and third Wheels of Dharma‚ which include the Perfection of Wisdom Sutras and the Sutra Discriminating the Intention respectively. These teachings are the source of the Mahayana‚ or Great Vehicle‚ of Buddhism. In the
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all children of god.Avalojkitesvara: The word ‘avalokita’ means "seeing or gazing down" and ‘Êvara’ means "lord" in Sanskrit).Among the Chinese‚ Avalokitesvara is almost exclusively called Guan Shi Yin Pu Sa. The Chinese translation of many Buddhist sutras has in fact replaced the Chinese transliteration of Avalokitesvara with Guan Shi Yin. Some Taoist scriptures give her the title of Guan Yin Da Shi‚ and sometimes informally as Guan Yin Fo Zu. ORIGIN Along with Buddhism‚ Guan Yim’s veneration
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INTRODUCTION The case being dealt with in this paper is State of West Bengal v. Anwar Ali Sarkar. This case deals mainly with the applicability of Article 14 of the Constitution of India on the West Bengal Special Courts Act‚ 1950 and the Court was to decide on whether the Act was unconstitutional or valid. I am going to analyze the judgment given by the Supreme Court in this regard. STATEMENT OF FACTS The respondent and 49 other persons were charged with various offences alleged to have been committed
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STATUS OF WOMEN IN THE PAST TO THE PRESENT Ancient India:- In ancient India‚ the women enjoyed equal status with men in all fields of life. Works by ancient Indian grammarians such as Patanjali and Katyayana suggest that women were educated in the early Vedic period. Rigvedic verses suggest that the women married at a mature age and were probably free to select their husband. Scriptures such as Rig Veda and Upanishads mention several women sages and seers‚ notably Gargi and Maitreyi. According
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Bharavi ‚ Dandin. To this period belongs 13 plays written by Bhasa. Most famous of these was Charudatta. • Vishnu Sharma wrote Panchtantra and Hitopdesh. • The Gupta period also saw the development of Sanskrit grammar based on Panini and Patanjali. • Ramayana & Mahabharata were almost completed by the 4th century AD. Science and Technology of Gupta
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ANALYSIS‚ VERIFICATION AND FPGA IMPLEMENTATION OF VEDIC MULTIPLIER WITH BIST CAPABILITY A thesis report submitted in the partial fulfillment of the requirement for the award of the degree of Master of Technology in VLSI Design & CAD Submitted by Vinay Kumar Roll No.: 60761026 Under the Guidance Of Mr. Arun Kumar Chatterjee Lecturer‚ ECED Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering THAPAR UNIVERSITY (Formerly Known as Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology) PATIALA-147004‚ INDIA
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