Hindu temple

Hinduism and Buddhism The picture of the Hindu temple looks like it’s heavily decorated. There is much detail to it. You can look at it from any angle and you will see something. However, if you focus on one section of the temple, it won’t have any meaning to it. The temple as a whole resembles something. But one section will not resemble anything. This is mostly because of the ideology and correlation of Atman: inner self and Brahman: the great cosmic spirit (Smith 22). The Brahman is the…

In the Hindu culture, it is believed that Saraswati is the goddess of knowledge and the arts. It is she who invigorates creation as well as rids the world of ignorance. Brahma, the creator of the universe, also created Saraswati and became her husband. There are many disputes concerning how this goddess came about, but all ideas involve her coming from Brahma in some way. As his consort, he split himself in two from his forehead, mouth, thigh, or rib. Interestingly, Saraswati’s origin parallels…

Hinduism, Sikhism, Jainism, Buddhism, Judaism, Shinto, Daoism, and Confucianism. Every religion has own beliefs systems and experiences. It is based on the individuals’ belief and experiences. Hindu religion is not like the other religions, which based on one person. There are 330 million gods in Hindu religion. It is founded by the Aryan Invaders of India. It has various types of creeds, religious groups, and textual traditions. Hinduism is s polytheistic religion because it has many faces of…

Bharata Natyam is a style of classical Indian dance that originated in the temple of Brhadeshvar in the area of Tamil Nadu. This style of dance can be traced back to the Natya Shasta, a Sanskrit Hindu text, which was written sometime around the 1st century BCE – 3rd century CE. In this text, written by Bharata, where Bharata Natyam gets its name, is an outline of the different facets of Sanskrit Theatre. Although in the west typically associates theatre with drama, classical Sanskrit theatre…

IS BJP PREPARING TO RAKE UP THE RAM TEMPLE ISSUE WITH AN EYE ON 2017 ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS? -Sameer Chowgaonkar The RSS and its affiliate organizations have started resuscitating the issue of Ram Temple in Ayodhya. The Sangh Parivar had hoped its core issues of Article370, Common Civil Code and Ram Temple would find a new lease of life after Modi was sworn to power. All its prominent leaders believed that the Prime Minister, who had been a RSS pracharak, would support these agendas. However,…

architecture is a vernacular style of architecture wherein designers use local materials to help construct buildings, structures, and houses, as well as reflecting local tradition. It is a centuries-old style of design that’s heavily influenced by Bali’s Hindu traditions, as well as ancient Javanese elements. For the materials that are required for Balinese homes and buildings mostly will be thatch roofing, coconut wood, teak wood, stone, bamboo and bricks. Balinese architecture has its…

of sacrifice to Hindu religious thought. It is from this text where such understandings are given to the origin of existence and the creator/creation along with some cosmological beliefs. Sacrifice is seen as quantifying the ritual and divine parts within the religion/text. From the text, an understanding is presented that there is a distinct link between being worthy of heaven and sacrifice. This link is directly presented in the role that chariots and horses play in Hindu tradition, as…

Have you ever wondered about Singapore and what their culture is like? Although Singapore has great diversity, it is a united country with united religions and cultures. There are four official languages in Singapore: Malay, Mandarin, Tamil, and English. Most Singaporean citizens speak at least two languages. English is used in schools, and students learn another language in school. The language they learn is one of their mother tongue that corresponds to their race. Some students can also…

“For tourism, interesting place are Angkor Wat, Bayon temple, Banteay Srei ” Slide 6 : “Cambodia has…

Religious conversion: The ex-untouchables are ascribed with unclean, impure, polluting and untouchable identity in Hindu fold. Dr. Ambedkar awakens them regarding their derogative identity in the religious discourse. He exposed the Hindu religious system for their exploitations. The Tulsi beads, songs of Rama and pilgrimage to Pandharpur were useless for their material problems . He asked them to imbibe virtue, selfless service and spotless sacrifice. He addressed them as Dalits which is neither…