Sanskrit

Siddhartha Gautama was the founder of Buddhism. He was an Indian prince that was kept away from the outside world because his father feared that Siddhartha would not become the next great ruler. Eventually he got out of his isolation and saw the suffering of the people. Once he saw the pain of the people, he left his wife and family to live an ascetic life. (“Siddhartha Gautama Becomes the Buddha: c. 500 bce."). The Bhiksus were the monks that taught others the religion of Buddhism. They were a…

Ever since the early stages of contact, the East has seemed to have a bewitching appeal that has enraptured the interests and fascinations of Europe. Because cultures and societies found in the East were vastly dissimilar and detached from life in the West, the Orient served to represent a foil to Europe during the age of colonialism and imperialism – a foil so curious to Europeans, that the desire to obtain the Orient was fostered amid a time of unprecedented exploration and conquest. The birth…

This speech was delivered by Ashritha Karuturi, a sophomore in high school, at the University of Chicago as a part of the Take Action Chicago campaign to an audience of about 1,000 students ranging from high school to college from Illinois. The influential speech concerned homelessness in the United States, specifying in Chicago. It was a powerful call to action that motivated future leaders and innovators to take a stance against a condition that controls 610,042 Americans each night. The…

When mentioning the argument of Chinese supporters in favor of borrowing English words in their language, Baron points out specific Chinese words “like shijie, ‘world,’ and zhendi, ‘truth’” and indicates that they “come from Sanskrit and Pali” (Baron 37). This indicates that he is well-informed regarding the arguments that supporters of global English like the Chinese supporters here are aware of. He eventually goes onto mention a French quote from a London Times TV critic who…

Disclaimer: In the absence of any dedicated and focused institutions or organizations for this emerging and very sensitive social issue, which is often misquoted and misunderstood, I have had to rely upon and draw conclusions from my interpretations of contemporary writers voicing their thoughts about the issue. A person is born from their culture. It is the first thing they identify with, the first thing they learn about. It is in the first things they say, in the first things they…

Oppression has been a tenet of man since the beginning of time. Today, oppression based on race feels equally as old. It is a wonder how we find ourselves studying the great leaders of civil rights movements past, as we look for answers to fix current day problems. Despite what is going on in the world now, there have been several people throughout history who made the choice to stand up to their oppressors and fight for the rights of themselves and those around them. By asking how they…

The Sanskrit term, Samsāra, literally means “continuous movement” which is based upon the idea that consciousness amongst one’s body simply carries on to the next life after death, such as a “stream of consciousness.” The Buddha further explains this idea through…

A Passage to India unfolded an attempt to understand the real India. The entry of Miss Adela Quested from England to India changes the atmosphere of both the novel and at the same time the relationship between India and Britain in reality. Racial politics deep rooted within prejudice amongthe British against the people of India. To the British people India is a country of weak, unreliable, dishonest, lustful country having feminine qualities. Through this novel we realize that the British people…

A renowned symbol all over the world notorious for the representation of anti-semitic sentiment and mass-genocide during WWII, the swastika. The mere mention of this hate symbol seems to be taboo in many schools in California, simply due to how educational system intentionally defines it. However, if schools were not to assume the malicious connotation of this symbol, what would it symbolize? UCSC, like many other colleges seem to forget the true meaning behind this once genial symbol, or are…

Come learn about the astonishing religion, Buddhism. This religion was founded in the sixth century B.C.E. in North India. Siddhartha Gautama is the founder of Buddhism and is the Buddha or enlightened one. His history was that he was a Hindu prince. He had given up his money and place to seek to understand the meaning of life. His dad had given Siddhartha every luxury and sheltered him. Until Gautama was 29, he had not seen disease, lack of money, and the end of life. Six years later,…