the highest mountains in the world and a central part. India has a population of 1‚027‚015‚247 than speaks a whopping seventeen different languages. India has several religions but six major religions are Hinduism‚ Islam‚ Christianity‚ Buddhism‚ Sikhism‚ and Jinism. Under a federal republic government and abiding by a "constitution that forbids the practice of ’untouchability‚’ and legislation has been used to reserve quotas for former untouchables (and also for tribal peoples) in the legislatures
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Wat Buddharangsi Temple of Miami I grew up in a house where both my parents practiced the teachings of Sikhism and Hinduism. My father’s job required us to move every three years to different countries‚ most of them of Christian majority and because of this I have been exposed to a few religions. However‚ ever since I first started studying religion I have always found Buddhism more relating to my beliefs more than any other religion has since it is more a philosophy against a religion. I was especially
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for her culture‚ much to her parents’ dismay. Throughout the movie‚ Jess’ family and especially her mother‚ often pray to a picture of an old man with a long white beard that hangs above the fireplace mantel. The man is Guru Nanak‚ the founder of Sikhism (Sighn‚ 1998). When Jess’ mother is praying to Guru for "A-level results" on Jess’ exams‚ Jess tells her mother to hurry up. While Jess’ mother takes her religion and tradition very seriously‚ Jess is disinterested. Religion is a very important aspect
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Trade and manufacturing brought prosperity to vaishyas and shudras in the centuries after 600 BCE. This‚ in turn‚ sometimes made the lower castes wealthier and more influential in society than the higher castes. 6. The fundamental beliefs of Jainism
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During my life I’ve been involved in many different religions‚ and studied many religious paths trying to find the one that was right for me. I’ve taken college classes in comparative religion‚ and I’ve also done a lot of reading on my own. As a result I have many preconceived notions about terms that are used in Paganism‚ and on many occasions this knowledge is based on how these terms are used in other faiths‚ not in Paganism. Akasha is one of those terms; most of my knowledge of the word Akasha
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From the research I did‚ I have come to the conclusion that Nirvana and Heaven are two different places/states of being/concepts; but are also the same in a sense. First off‚ trying to define nirvana was not as easy or straight forward as I thought it would be; many of the formal and accepted resources seem to refer to it as a Buddhist concept‚ and it was difficult to find a Hindu centric definition without the crossover to Buddhism. However‚ nirvana‚ as defined by Merriam-Webster (2018) “…is
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INCREDIBLE INDIA INDIA is the cradle of world’s oldest civilization‚ a country name that is derived from Indus‚ a civilisation which was socially‚ economically‚ democratically advanced and sovereign. India is known for ancient culture and traditions. It is because ‚ if we travel through every 200km we may find changes in peoples food habits‚culture‚language and tradition.it is multi religious phenomenon not found in any of the world.we are known for our peaceful style of laugh carefully adjusting
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AP World History Chapter 6 - India and Southern Asia Name:____________________________ Chapter Objectives: When you finish studying this chapter you should be able to answer the following questions. In what ways has the environments of India and Southeast Asia influenced the choice of the livelihood of the people‚ as well as the development of distinct social and governmental structures. How did India evolve into a complex social system and three distinct religious systems to meet the needs
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The second phase and the third phase of the iconographical development of Yaksha both took place during the Satavahana-Kushana Phase‚ which is from the first century BC to the second century AD‚ and it kept on going till the end of fourth century AD. Since the two phases happened in the same broad historical period‚ it might be useful to discuss them in the same section together. The style of the second phase is the dwarf-like‚ monstrous type that are commonly found on the railing-pillars of stupa
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Radioactivity that does not destroy but builds. Such is my nation‚ my pride‚ my India- the abode of mighty Himalayas‚land of saints‚seers and sadhus‚ birth place of shri mad bhagvad geetaji and other purana and upnishads‚crade of religion of Hinduism‚Jainism and Buddhism. India had many great personalities like mahatma Gandhi‚jawahar lal Nehru‚sarojini naidu‚etc. India has great rulers like Ashoka‚maharana pratap‚Akbar‚shivaji‚etc. the greatness of india is not possible to describe in words. It has very
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