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All religions do not matter which, are composed of many components which make each religion different and unique in its own way. Rituals and myths are one of the main components of religion. Mythology is known as the study of myths, and myths are most commonly defined to be ancient/ traditional stories. Rituals are a sequence of activities involving ancient objects, spiritual words, and gestures. Even after defining these two components there is still a big question that religious studies…

former action,” (Queguiner 76). The pendulum needs to stop and remain motionless. At first, I thought this negation of action was something akin to God’s perfect action. God experiences no movement because he is the fullness of being; however, the Hindu notion of perfection is more like an expending of energy to become motionless. Further, it seemed odd that one should be obligated to experience, do, or incur evil in order to achieve the final stage. I can see how Buddhism is…

On October 2 1869, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born in Porbandar, India. As his mother was devoted to religion, his lifestyle was heavily impacted on by teachings of mutual tolerance non-injury toward living things and the practise of vegetarianism, coming from the beliefs of Jainism. His father being Chief Minister of Porbandar, meant that Gandhi was fortunate enough to be born into a high caste of Indian society. Gandhi received a thorough education however proved to perform no better than…

this form of thinking is started early enough in the continental India, except for some specific points, such as the establishment of monastic orders and, perhaps, the reception of the theses of ahimsa or non-violence, its action on the environment Hindu refuses to be easily measured. More likely is, instead, its influence on philosophical speculations. The introduction of new values in the Upanishads of the term "medium" term, as the Maitri Upanishad, and, more recently, the dispute between the…

Similarities of the Greek and Hindu Culture: Based on the Mahabharata and the Odyssey Similarities between cultures exist throughout history, even with cultures that are separated by time and distance from each other. The Greek and Indic civilizations are no different; in that we can see that they took multiple essences of storytelling from one another and used it in epic poems and stories that fueled the religion and backbone of these societies. The Mahabharata in the Hindu culture was and…

Culture", n.d.). This proves that India is not ignorant to the existence of the many culture groups. Perhaps this is why they have had great success in maintaining a sustainable democracy. Majority of its population are Hindu. This fact is statistically palpable since “80% of Indians are Hindu while only 14% are Muslim” ("India: People and Culture", n.d.). In spite of this, India does not have a state religion. Not having an official state religion could be one of their methods used to not…

Friendship and Hope: Hospitality and New Solidarity Doing theology comparatively together is inviting us to live with the avoidable tension between “the commitment to the Christian tradition” and “openness to the truths of non-Christian religions.” The tension creates a double commitment when doing theology comparatively. We need to go beyond religious tolerance to take the steps interreligious engagement in order to build a deeper interreligious friendship and bring new hope in hospitality…

are also examples of caste identity in the novel, when Jiban gives Mahindra’s daughter to her sister, he remarks: “All right, you may have her. Once in a while, I shall come down to see her. She belongs to the Kshatriya caste. Now I must go.” The Hindu-Bengali philosophy of numerous deities, makes the order more pan-Indian, seen as Nationalist-Universalist, this remains as a central issue to Nationalism for later decades as well. When Satyananda initiates Mahendra and Shanti disguised as a male,…

(1A) Age Location < Hinduism had its start in India, and even today over 80% of people living in India say that they follow Hinduism. Although a significant amount of people who believe in Hindu reside in India, there are still at least 30 million of the estimated 1 billion people who believe in Hinduism living in other countries. > Founder Holy People/Days God(s) Holy Book(s)/Writings …

Out of the readings from the book Parallel Myths, a book sampling the Hindu scriptures, I have picked four selections to write about below. The first selection is The Thoughts of Brahma, which is about how Brahma created the world. The next is The Virtue of Compassion which is a story meant to teach a lesson about loyalty. The Third is The King, The Hawk, and the Pigeon which is another story about teaching a lesson, this one though is about keeping your word. The Last is How Rudra Destroys the…