Brahman

first encounters the elemental substance of darkness (tamas), which brought storms to tempt Brahma to give up his journey and distract him. He denies this God of darkness and abandons the evil that it has made him become. The darkness leaves and Brahman encounters a body of goodness in which out of his mouth comes the shinning gods also referred to as devas. When Brahma leaves this body of goodness, what was once darkness, then becomes…

above them you have the suavas who are the unskilled and above them are the vaisyas who are the merchants. Then you have the Kshatriyas who are the warriors; that’s where my family and I belong in the system. The top of the system belongs to the Brahman and they are the priests. In fact, only a Brahmin can be a priest and your last name and geographic location determine if you’re a Brahm. Brahmin commonly come from Northwest India but they come from all over so it’s not required you were born…

Who is god? That is a question that has caused many problems throughout history from large wars to hate towards certain beliefs. Most authors prefer not to involve religion in their writing due to the hate they may receive but the few who dare to create very significant stories. Author Yann Martel wrote a book by named Life of Pi which features a boy’s adventurous experience alone surviving with the belief of multiple religions. In the preface martel includes the first hint of religion stating…

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 Brahman, "the unchanging reality amidst and beyond the world" (Puligandla, 1997) which "cannot be exactly defined" (Sinari, 2000). Following the Vedic period was the bhakti movement, during which a new style of Hinduism emerged; remnants of which…

How people have sought ekstasis through disciplined ritual. In the selection “Homo Religiosus,” from Karen Armstrong’s A Case for God, the author describes a series of diverse religions, spanning many continents and millennia, and summarizes their respective goals and practices. She argues that the common thread between these varied cultures is how practitioners of each undertake a series of rigorous practices in order to achieve a different, fulfilled state, a feeling that she dubs ekstasis.…

Belief systems in Ancient India and Greece have affected each government in different ways. In India their religion was the basis for creating a strict social structure and determining who was in charge, while in Greece, philosophy and humanism were widely popular and this lead to a looser, more people driven government and social structure. India created their social structure and government around their religion. The caste system, their social structure, was completely based off of their…

Indonesian citizens did not form Indonesian culture alone. Influence from around the world helped shaped Indonesian culture. One country that influenced the majority of Indonesian culture was India. Indian explorers were sent to Indonesia for the sole purpose of trade. Trade between India and Indonesia opened a pathway for Indonesians to be aware about the different aspects of Indian culture through Indian Hinduism. Indonesia’s awareness of Indian Hinduism influenced the order of Indonesian…

Comparison of Polytheism and Monotheism of Different Groups Religion is a cultural system that designates world views and beliefs, as well as behaviors. Polytheist in the Middle East and Monotheists in the Middle East and India use their gods as a way to guide them through life. The way all the groups worship their gods are similar, and usually, all gods expect their followers to be obedient, whether there are several gods, polytheism, or one, monotheism. After establishing their first complex…

THE SURYA VAMSA The Ikshvakus are a sublime race of men and women famed in the Puranas and Epics. It owes it’s origins to the great patriarch of the same namesake, Ikshvaku, who was the son of Vaivasvat Manu. He, in, turn was the son of Kashyapa Muni who in turn was the son of Marichi, the son of Brahma. The Solar dynasty comprised of the three lines of Ayodhya, Videha, Vaisala and the Saryatas. Ikshvaku was the first king of Ayodhya, and his father, Manu Vaivasvata, gave him Madhyadesa. He had…

Hinduism, which is the oldest livings of these major religions, Zoroastrianism, Judaism, and the Islamic faith are the most alike and intertwine the most in their beliefs. The Indian religion, Hinduism, is a religion with one supreme being called Brahman. The sacred Hindu text called “The Bhagavad-Gita,” which translates into “The Song of the Blessed Lord,” tells a story about Arjuna, a warrior who may…