To answer this question, first I need to explain what the main goal of Hinduism is. The ultimate goal of Hinduism is Moksha not the worship of a god or 2 gods or many gods. This is a very important point to understand Hinduism. We do not pray to gods because we believe in their superiority but because we believe that they can show us the path towards enlightenment and consequently Moksha. Gajendra Moksha (pictured) is a symbolic tale in Vaishnavism. The elephant Gajendra enters a lake where a
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Kainoa Viluan History 151 In the book, Lustful Maidens & Ascetic Kings, Buddhist and Hindu stories of life, shares important values on how a family should and should not function. According to Hindu stories, the role of a husband and father are the foundation of keeping a family intact. Their important role is to be a householder, the protector of the family, which is regarded as the superior one. Under the classical Hindu ethical code, the Laws of Manu, being the householder is where it
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Comparison between Places of Worship of Islam and Hinduism People do their worships according to the place requirement of their relevant religion. The same case is for the peoples belong to the religion of Islam and Hinduism. The people belongs to Islam are called as Muslims whereas people belongs to Hinduism are called as Hindu. Muslims do their worships in a building called as Mosque and another name of Mosque is Masjid came from original Arabic. Hindus do their worships in a building called as
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Why are 6,000 Indians converting to Buddhism in the New Year? In Maharashtra, India many Indians known as OBC (Backward Class), are converting to Buddhism as their religion due to the caste system in the Hinduism religion. The OBC are dealing with a lot of discriminations due to the caste system. They are unable to get good jobs and better education to better their lives. Therefore they have decided to convert back to their religious roots of Buddhism. They were able to trace their religious roots
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SOC 308 Week 5 Final Paper Indias Caste System https://hwguiders.com/downloads/soc-308-week-5-final-paper-indias-caste-system SOC 308 Week 5 Final Paper Indias Caste System The Unique Caste System of India: Within India’s society there is a lot of controversy surrounding their Caste system. India’s daily events consist of Dalits that are assaulted, raped, butchered, abused, shamelessly mutilated and shot without any regard for the consequences of the people committing these violent acts
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Hinduism Paper Greg L. Fowler Hum/130 Religions of the World March 6, 2011 Michael Harris Hinduism Paper In this paper the subject is the religion of Hinduism. In this paper the subjects to explain are the makeup of the Hindu religion, what the cultural and societal influences that have made Hinduism vital to the region in which it originated are and finally will explain the desire for liberation from earthly existence. The Hindu Religion “Hinduism is the oldest religion
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India's diverse culture — such as Indian religions, yoga and Indian cuisine — have had a profound impact across the world India is the birth place of Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism, collectively known as Indian religions.[5] Indian religions, also known as Dharmic religions are a major form of world religions along with Abrahamic ones. Today, Hinduism and Buddhism are the world's third- and fourth-largest religions respectively, with over 2 billion followers altogether,[6][7][8] and possibly as
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Hinduism Andrea Garcia HUM 130 June 19, 2011 Tiffany Merritt Hinduism Santana Dharma, commonly called the Hindu religion, is a religion that consists of many religious paths combined with a way of life (Fischer, 2005). The religion itself encompasses duty, natural law, social welfare, ethics, health, and transcendental realization (Fischer, 2005). The result is a holistic approach to social comprehensibility and the good of everyone (Fischer, 2005). The combination of all that Santana Dharma
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What role do Eastern religious traditions play in modern medicine? Religious eastern traditions have influenced modern medicine in many ways and Eastern medicine has slowly started gaining more popularity in modern Western medicine. In fact, in some countries it is not uncommon to find doctors that include a degree of integration of Eastern and Western medicines into their practice. These doctors use western pharmaceuticals while still integrating Eastern techniques. There are many types of Eastern
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MGT3020 – Business Ethics GROUP ASSIGNMENT COMPARATIVE ETHICS [B-H-J-I] MGT3020-Section 1 Matric No. 0935401 First name: Ziat Abdel-Jallal Gender: Male Matric No. 0920015 First name: Mohamed Sheikh Ali Musse Gender: Male Matric No. 0913681 First name: Mohamed Abdi Muse Gender: Male Due date: 9-12-2011 Submission date: 8-12-2011 Output: Hardcopy Softcopy Responsibility: Group E-mail of sender: aj.ziat@gmail.com Submission: Softcopy e-mail attachment; and hardcopy
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