Jainism

“Mohandas grew up in a home steeped in Vaishnavism worship of the Hindu god Vishnu with a strong tinge of Jainism, a morally rigorous Indian religion whose chief tenets are nonviolence and the belief that everything in the universe is eternal. Thus, he took for granted ahimsa (non injury to all living beings), vegetarianism, fasting for self-purification, and…

their many traditions and practices into the Northern region of India. This migration was done willingly and played a substantial role in the development of the Indian language “Sanskrit”. This language is used today by religions such as Buddhism, Jainism, and Hinduism. Within the languages the Indo-Aryans brought forth to Northern India were “poetry, hymns, prayers, and heavily allegorical history” which would later be translated into text (von Sivers et al 71). The effect these new teachings…

Cultural appropriation refers to picking and choosing elements of a culture by a member of another culture without permission. Cultural appropriation has been around for years but is becoming more evident to members of minority groups. While not important to some, it is imperative that this growing trend of cultural disrespect end. Ignorant of the history and tradition the cultural appropriation of minority groups leads to misrepresentation and further oppression. In recent years, the group…

One of the key components of any successful civilization throughout history is political control. It has proven itself absolutely necessary when it comes to maintaining order in any society. Political organization began to become much more elaborate during the Classical period, offering government leaders more control over the population. We see many different approaches to maintaining this control throughout the classical period civilizations. The Classical period Han and Mauryan dynasty…

Yoga, the mental, spiritual, and physical practices exercised to achieve a state of peace, comes from the various religious practices in India, such as Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism. It requires concentration, determination, and willingness and takes time to become accustomed to. Armstrong refers to yoga and states that “it [is] mentally demanding and, initially, physically painful. The yogin [has] to do the opposite of what…

Located on the continent of Asia, India is a place you might want to expand your knowledge on. For starters, the countries bordering India consist of Bangladesh, Nepal, China and Pakistan. To the south of India is the Indian Ocean. India covers 1,269,000 square miles making it about one-third the size of the United States. (MapFight) After World War I, a nationalist movement supporting civil disobedience was led by Mahatma Ghandi. Mahatma Ghandi fought injustice and defended his rights as an…

Why Kundalini is so cherished Dharmic concepts are found throughout Asian religions and cultures. It's concepts include rituals, rites of passage, law and justice and even yoga. There are different forms of yoga that have been created over the course of hundreds of years in this region, but only Kundalini yoga exemplifies these concepts to a higher level. It "aims to develop spiritual awareness by freeing the serpent power (Kundalini) that is coiled in the base of the spine and drawing it…

unlike Wu’s, Ashoka included many Hindu leaders, further proving his tolerance of differing religions. Religion connected the people with their political leaders, people in charge were open and honest with the population, hinduism brought peace, Jainism and Buddhism both expressed anti-caste values, giving the people more social and career-related freedoms. The idea of Ahimsa becoming popular also attributed to The peoples relatively docile attitude toward the government can also be attributed…

The foundation of a lawful occasion is best characterized as a day where there are no courts, work, and is a day of happiness and rest. While there ought to be a partition of chapel and state, Christmas is viewed as a lawful occasion and one needs to scrutinize the legitimacy of setting up this day as a lawful occasion when one takes a gander at the idea of detachment of chapel and state and considering the assorted qualities we confront in today 's current society. Christmas in actually…

born on October 2, 1869 in Porbandar, which is the present-day Indian state of Gujarat. His father was the Prime Minister of Porbandar, and his mother was extremely religious and practiced the religion of Vaishnavism. This religion was influenced by Jainism, which taught “compassion toward all sentient beings, vegetarianism, fasting for self-purification,…