Brahma

A. Geography and the environment greatly impacted influenced Indian civilization. But if India’s location, it was closer and was more easily accessed by the Western civilizations. This caused the development of a lot of trade and a merging of Western and Indian culture. India was an agricultural civilization, so it was dependent on the climate to grow food. Monsoons are common in India’s climate; therefor it had a huge impact on the amount of crops they could produce. Also, because of India’s…

Vishal Nath Indian Art and Architecture, School of Arts and Aesthetics, Jawaharlal Nehru University. Interconnectedness between Lotus, Pillar, Tree and Serpent in early Indian…

PARTICIPATION OF THE BODO WOMEN IN AGRICULTURAL AND ALLIED OPERATIONS : A CASE STUDY IN BAKSADISTRICT OF ASSAM, INDIA DETSUNG SWARGIARY, JUNIOR RESEARCH FELLOW, DEPT. OF FOLKLORE RESEARCH, GAUHATI UNIVERSITY, ASSAM, INDIA detswargiary@gmail.com ABSTRACT The women in the Bodo society occupy a crucial place. They play a vital role in social, cultural, religious and economic means of life in their society. The Bodo women of village folk actively participate in agricultural…

Lord Shiva: Lord Shiva is a part of Hindu Trinity of Brahma, Vishnu, Mahesh and he is associated with Moksha which means relief from the cycle of birth and death. He is a most powerful god of the Hindu religion. He is also known as the God of mercy and kindness. It is Hindu religious belief that he protects every human being from all evils that are always around us. He blesses his followers with grace, knowledge,and peace. There are many famous names of Lord Shiva like Mahadeva, Pashupati,…

the beings just stop practicing it. In the Buddhist story meditation is the only way mentioned. The Buddhist story never refers to a god, only to the Buddha, who is telling the story. The Hinduism story speaks of one god for each age as well as Brahma and…

Culture is based on the knowledge as well as the behavior of a particular group of people, defined through many different aspects such as: religion, cuisine, socials habits, music and last but not least through dance. Most of the countries nowadays had a large variety of nationalities within their population, the culture inside the country is influences by all the nationalities that form that country, therefore as the number of nationalities grows, so does the culture. The culture we are raised…

Throughout history, belief systems and their practices, have influenced societies and regions. This affected civilizations and the societies around them. For example the Caste system found in the area where Hinduism was practiced. While this was happening, Buddhism was founded and did away with this practice. Hinduism is the world's most followed belief system. Hindus believe in karma, dharma,vedas and moksha. Karma and Dharma have a cause and effect relationship. Dharma is the actions…

mind of a Buddha. Jainism, founded by Mahavira, which focuses its attention ourselves and attempt to make ourselves worthy through self-denial. Hinduism views mankind as divine. Hinduism states the spiritual goal of a Hindu is to become one with Brahma and achieve moksha. Hindus also believe they will be…

There are some events and life that are considered life milestones. Being born, going to school, getting married, having kids, and death are some of the main milestones that are pretty common across many cultures. One that is generally celebrated a lot is the wedding ceremony. Throughout history and across cultures, the wedding ceremony is an important aspect that can be observed and cherished. Even though many cultures do have a wedding ceremony, all the wedding ceremonies are not…

After studying two classes about Hinduism, I visited Hindu Temple in Halifax this Monday morning. When I arrived there, the first thing jump into my sight is a statue, which a great man stands and erects in the front of the temple. It says that he called Swami Vivekananda (1863-1902), who a famous India monk and philosopher. During 1893 to 1900, he preached Vedanta philosophy in North America and inspired millions people in the service of humanity around the world. Under the culture of Hindu…