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    Kali Those Jaiminya Brahmana dated around those 8th century bc recounts those story about one Dirgha-jihvi. Dirgha-jihvi or ‘the long-tongued one’ used to lick dependent upon those divine drink, Soma, handled Throughout the yagna that might have been a significant part cherished eventually Tom's perusing those gods. Exasperated by her actions, Indra, ruler from those gods, needed with grab her, Anyhow he Might not get hold of her. Something like that he said, ‘Let nobody perform at whatever…

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    1) Smrti is one of the bodies of works mentioned in the Vedic Literature. Although it is given less importance than its other half Śruti, Smrti contains one of the most important pieces of Vedic Literature and Traditions. Smrti texts represent the remembered, which is the literal translation of the word. Therefore the Smrti texts include much of the poetic literature, epics, the texts on the four goals of human life (Dharma, Artha, Kama, Moksha) and the six Vedangas that govern language,…

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    The Bhagavad Gita

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    Tenzin Sherpa UGC 111 Professor Lang Section- A August 17, 2015 The Bhagavad Gita The Bhagavad Gita is the song of god simply referred as Gita. It is basically a guide to how to live and honor Dharma. And it is one of the holy books of Hinduism. It was written in sanskrit. It gives the glimpse of Indian civilization and hinduism based on religion and, warfare. The Bhagavad Gita is an overview of family rivalry and conflict over territory (Hastinapur). It has teachings said to be given…

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    Islam: The people who follow Islam are Muslims, 1.5 billion people are Islamic followers, 22 per cent of the worlds population. Islamic religion started in 622 CE and was formed in the Arabian Peninsula.The religious leader Muhammad died in 632 AD but is still the main leader. Islams have two main sacred texts the most impotant text is the Quran, this book is conisdered the word of God and people believe that to only get the full experience is by reading the book in Arabic (even though…

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    Present in Hinduism, the idea of the transmigration of souls, or also known as metempsychosis involves a human soul evolving from incarnation to incarnation (Bhaskarananda, 2010). Therefore, it is common for a human soul is to be born time and time again, each time as a free soul, until the achievement of liberation from that process (Bhaskarananda, 2010). This continuous process of rebirth basically allows the continuous rebirth of a human soul in order to work out the very bad karma through…

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    I have read many texts from ancient cultures such as the Mahabharata and “The Fisherman and the Jinnee”. From this texts, I learnt about the cultural beliefs of many cultures. https://ows.edb.utexas.edu/sites/default/files/users/kan427/GlobeForWeb.jpg My Freshman Year Experience The mixed up Rubik’s cube is used…

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    Hinduism and Buddhism: Key Developments and Differences Hinduism and Buddhism are two major religions, widely practiced and existing on the earth for centuries. Both religions have various similarities and differences in terms of their development, emergence, central idea, and philosophies. This paper discusses various similarities and differences of both religions. Hinduism, which is the 3rd largest religion after Christianity & Islam is followed by the majority of people living in India.…

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    CHAPTER 1 1.1 INTRODUCTION Once upon a time, Maharishi Valmiki wanted to enlighten himself on the concept of an ideal individual or rather, an ideal man. Sage Narada, who is known particularly for his devotion and love for Lord Vishnu, and his chants of ‘Narayana Narayana’, came to the rescue. He recited a tale of an individual, the perfectionist or Mr. Ideal, in modern terms, and enlightened Valmiki. After a few days, a hunter was roaming in the forest and was in pursuit of a kraunchya bird.…

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    All religions differ from one other that’s what make them all unique. Buddhism differs from other religion starting with their believe in "God" being transheistic, meaning there is a concept of gods, but gods are not there creator. Many other religions teach and belief the idea of God as their creator and their believes revolve around them. Although Buddhist and Hindu both believe in rebirth the Buddhist beliefs are slightly different. Buddhist believe that karma, the idea that your actions will…

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    Hijras In Macbeth Essay

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    This recontextualisation of hijras in Macbeth permits a new interpretation not only to British South Asians but also to British audiences by breaking the previous pigeonholes created by either South Asian playwrights or other media. While reviewing Verma’s Macbeth in an online blog, Farrah Chaudhry, the 1623 Associate artist, feels ‘guilty’ of creating British South Asian pigeonhole characters on the stage (Chaudhry, 2015). Surpassing Chaudhry’s list of stereotypes, Verma engages the…

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