Brahma

referred to as such. Buddha was hesitant to teach this new found knowledge at first because he was unsure as how to teach it since it could not be conveyed by using something as simple as words. It is said that at this point, the king of the gods, Brahma, convinced Buddha to teach. Once he was convinced he set out to do just…

Hinduism has gone through numerous shifts and constant growth during its lengthy existence. It is one of the oldest and most adaptable religious traditions known to man. From 2500-400 B.C.E., Hinduism’s growth from a religion of oral tradition, continued its shift into one attentive on the sacred texts known as the Vedas, which stipulated ritual action, to the Upanishads, sometimes referred to as Vedanta ("Last part of Veda") (Radhakrishnan, 1956), which then focused more on questioning…

Hinduism The article on Hinduism was fascinating. I wish I had read it prior to going to India – a lot of things would have made more sense. One idea that struck me was the balance that one must find to exit the cycle of reincarnation. I assumed reincarnation was a series of rewards and penalties that one undergoes as they progress to the good, exiting the cycle by enlightenment and goodness. Queguiner wrote, “It is not enough for the good to outweigh the evil, that is that ther be no further…

Chandragupta I was the first great ruler of this dynasty who ruled from 320 AD to 335 AD. He expanded the empire by conquering kingdoms of Prayag, Magadha and Nepal. He made use of matrimonial alliances to expand the empire along the Gangetic plain. Samudragupta, the son of Chandragupta I, ascended the throne of the Gupta Empire in 335 AD and ruled till 380 AD. Samudragupta was known for his military prowess and is known as the Napoleon of India. He carried out a series of military conquests…

the Africoid mold of humanity must, according to all knowledge of human nature, have been Africans themselves. For the Blackness is not merely mystical, the features and the hair of Buddha belong to the Black race."(An Ethiopian journal, 2015) The Brahma Samhita is a text composed of prayer glorifying the supreme lord Krishna. "From Krishna everything emanates; by Krishna everything is maintained" (Krishna, 2002-2015) and in this text it says of the appearance of Krishna "The Lord was dressed…

the other hand Hindu’s have their Bhagavad Gita in Sanskrit. Besides the two religions contrast in their essential religious convictions; Jews entirely have faith in one God and have no exemption. Hindu’s additionally claim to believe in one God, Brahma (the creator). Hindus are less specific about their faith in one God and they allude to a great many different identities as a god. This way we can say that Hinduism is not particularly a monotheistic religion. The Hindus used to carve and wooden…

Many forms of religions cover the globe but not one sticks out as much as Christianity. At the most basic level, a “Christian” is anyone who professes that Jesus of Nazareth is the “Christ” .Leading into saying, most Christians of the past and present believe much more about Jesus: that he was not just a great prophet, or miracle-worker but that his relationship with God was so close and unique that he could rightly be called the Son of God,and given many other titles, some of which make him…

“Peace. It means not to be in a place where there is no noise, no trouble or hard work. It means to be in the midst of those things and still be calm in your heart.” - unknown. Peace is the basis of religious life- without teachings of peace, there would be very few followers of religion. At the centre of all religious teachings there is peace, in both monotheistic and polytheistic religions, but it plays a different role in each. In order for one to live a truly peaceful life, they must find…

What do you believe Buddhism should identify as the fundamental problem of sentient existence: ignorance or craving? In answering this question, one must delve deeply into the ideals of Buddhism and assess the ways in which the ideology acknowledges our existence as a whole. To clarify, I will define the terms ignorance and craving. Ignorance can be defined as “the state or fact of being ignorant : lack of knowledge, education, or awareness;” whereas craving can be defined as “an intense, urgent…

Sai Baba lived for 60 years at Shirdi during which period, He did not move out physically to any other town or city. He never saw reailway train. He was never seen by anyone reading a book or writing anything; He never signed; He did not give long scholarly discourses on philosophy or spirituality. He did not make anyone His disciple or spiritual heir. Although thousands of people rushed towards Him to seek His divine grace and protection, only a few names of His close devotees, most of whom…