Hinduism and Buddhism Essay

The term Nationalism is universal. It is timeless and placeless. It was of great importance, pre independence as well as post independence. The term nationalism means love for one’s own country and respect for other countries. For people to express nationalism it is first necessary for them to identify themselves as belonging to a nation that is a large group of people who have something in common. We celebrate Republic Day, Independence Day but are they enough to show the sense of nationalism?…

Numerous and various deities have become the unique and significant representations of Hinduism. Deities are also symbols, which not only suggest the diversity of the tradition, but also illustrate unity, tolerance, and acceptance that characterize the believers of this ancient tradition. A deity in Hinduism is a symbol of the tradition according to Paul Tillich’s description in his work Faith as Ultimate Concern. A deity satisfies the first characteristic of a symbol, which the symbol points…

the Popol Vuh and the Hindu’s is called the Mundaka Upanishad. These documents contain details about how each society believes the world was created and how to properly worship their creators. In this manner the Hindu’s Mundaka Upanishad resembles Buddhism and Christianity whereas the Mayans’ Popol Vuh more closely adheres to practices found in Greek polytheism. There are very few things that the Hindu and Mayan religions agree on, but one of them is that some divine force existed before…

This lack of historical accuracy caused protests and even arson when the film was released in Gujart in 2008. Some features of Hinduism are the belief in one god and also many gods, the essence of Dharma, the Atman or immortal soul and that Hinduism has no prophet or founder. In the book In Light of India by Octavio Paz, he tells us of how among the hindus, there was a movement of popular devotion to a personal god or Bhaki. Some features…

Religion has always played a prominent part in ancient cultures, and this is all the more so in India. The temples have played a central role in the fostering of the Hindu religion. The Hindu temple is not just a congregational structure or prayer hall. It is the House of God and the image inside is the soul. The temple that I went to was located in Ashland, MA and it was called Sri Lakshmi. From the outside the temple look really big and the color of the building is white, and they are a lot of…

The Ramayana is one of the greatest myths in India that eventually spread all over South-east Asia. Bulbul Sharma is an artist and a writer who retold this story. What makes this story fascinating is that this story emphasizes about Dharma or duty that causes Rama, an avatar of Vishnu and son of Queen Kaushalya, to be in exile in order to defeat Ravana. Ravana is a demon who plans to silence the gods and dominate heaven. During Rama’s exile, he tries to deceive Rama through his uncle…

Approximately eighty-four percent of Indians identify as Hindu (Zimmerman). Hinduism is viewed as more of a way to life in India as opposed to a religion. Karma is an essential characteristic of their way of life, meaning that the actions an individual takes throughout the course of his/her life will have an effect on them at some…

Love exists in every culture but differs in practice, function and need. Culture plays a dominant role in the way love and marriage are celebrated and conceptualized. Collective and individualistic culture influences how marriage is experienced. In India marriages are highly inclusive because of collective values, while in the United States they are exclusive because of the focus on the needs of the individual. Although the concept of eternal love and happiness is universal the manner in which…

India has a glorious history of drama from the ancient times. Drama begins its journey in India with the Sanskrit plays. Indian drama is characterized with the rituals, folks, cultural heritage etc. But the major concern of contemporary Indian drama is the representation of socio-political scenario, marginalization, gender discrimination, oppression, poverty and hunger. A general consensus seems to have emerged that though the social criticism, corruption, oppression, gender discrimination can…

The other day, my friend, who is a Life Coach, and I were talking about "wealth", what it means to us and how we can attract more "wealth" into our lives. What Is Wealth? During my training as a Yoga Teacher, our teachers taught us that "Health is Wealth". Prior to this, I always associated wealth as monetary wealth, i.e, money in the bank, how much I earned or owed in debts. Back then I was in debt and felt very unhealthy, poor and broke. I was always looking for ways to attract more wealth,…