Brahma

Kshatriyas (rulers and warriors), Vaishyas (landowners, merchants, and artisans), Shudras (slaves), and Pariahs (outcasts or untouchable). They believed in one god named Brahman, but he is also in many forms that the Hindus worship. The main ones are Brahma (creator), Vishnu (savior), and Shiva (destroyer).…

Yin and yang symbol in the Daoist religion is the symbol depicts that how actually the opposite or contrary forces are actually complementary, interconnected, and interdependent in the natural world, and how they give rise to each other as they join up to one another. The characteristics of Yin is given as like it is slow, soft, yielding, diffuse, cold, wet, and passive and it is linked with the earth, water, the moon, feminineness, and night. Most of the prominent dualities such as light and…

is the king of Lanka. After performing severe reparation for ten thousand years he received a boon from the creator-god Brahma: he could hereafter not be killed by gods, demons, or spirits. He is represented as a powerful demon king who upsets the penances of saints. Vishnu incarnates as the human Rama to defeat him, so that he can be defeated against the boon given by Brahma. Jatayu, the son of Aruna and nephew of Garuda. A demi-god who has the appearance of a vulture that tries to rescue Sita…

My Visit to Albuquerque Vipassana Sangha I decided to take a trip to the Albuquerque Vipassana Sangha to study Buddhism for my religion experiential essay. On August 4, 2016 I found myself in a setting in which I never would have thought I would see because I was raised a Christian Baptist who was once taught that her religion was the only true and accurate religion. As the time for the meditation and dharma talk approached, I began feeling nervous and excited to try something new. As I exited…

“The main objective of education is to becomed responsible, productive and useful members of the society. Knowledge skills and attitudes are built through learning experiences and opportunities created for learners in school. It is in the classroom where learners can analyze and evaluate, their experiences learn to doubt, to question, to investigate and to think independently.” (CBSE manual 2009 p.1.). Thus, all round development as stated, one of the purposes of education implies optimization…

Gita is an important part of the Mahabharata and one of the most well-known sacred texts of Hinduism. And the Puranas are part of the Vedas which contains the history of the universe from creation to destruction and are divided into three categories Brahma, Vishnu and…

INVESTIGATING HINDUISM Hinduism is practiced by over one billion people worldwide (Ridenour, 2001). Exploration of Hinduism serves to strengthen the Christian’s connection with this community. Hence, this essay will investigate Vedic gods, the caste system, how Mission India serves, and how Christians relate to Hindus. Vedic gods “The Indo-Aryans entered Northwest India and gradually occupied most of the Punjab sometime about the middle of the second millennium BCE” (Shah, 2013, p.338). When…

4. How can Hinduism form a civilized society? Throughout the history of civilization, religion has played an essential role in many societies. There are many reasons why religions have played such a prominent role in defining the culture of a society, but arguably the most notable of these reasons is that a belief or faith in a spiritual or divine power can add meaning and significance to many people’s worldly lives. Civilization need not always be in terms of…

Well, believe it or not, but Hinduism follows their own trinity, which is made up of, the three gods, Shiva, Krishna, and Brahma. They are more alike when you think of the father is compared towards Brahma, the creator, and the Krishna compared to the son, preserver of creation and lastly Shiva compared to the holy spirit the end of creation. In a small way, they are more alike. Swami Vivekananda has related Hinduism…

Islam and Hinduism Before we start with the description of Islam and Hinduism we need to understand what its religion, or at least try to comprehend the meaning of religion. The definition of religion is very difficult, many have try but they focus on only the few aspects of religion, some will exclude beliefs, practices and those religions that will not fit well. As Kile Jones once he wrote trying to define religion “It is apparent that religion can be seen as a theological, philosophical,…