Vishnu

Ramakrishna, was a Hindu religious leader and a founder of religious thought that became the Ramakrishna Order. Ramakrishna also known as Gadadhar Chatterji or Gadadhar Chattopadhyaya claimed to have had the same experiences as brahman and he is often referred to as the first Hindu saint (“Ramakrishna”). Ramakrishna and his disciples were the first followers of the religious thought ramakrishna order. The Ramakrishna order follows unselfish work, love of god, knowledge, and awakening of…

virgin, it reveals that his father is a king and the circumstances of Rama’s birth remain unorthodox. Rama’s birth cannot be considered a virgin birth, but it appears to be divine because of Vishnu involvement in the conception of the King’s children in which later Rama is born. Although Rama is actually Vishnu reborn, his birth has godly influence making him like a son of a god. In this story, there is a hateful mother-figure, Kaikeyi’s maid. Rama is spirited away, but is not technically…

Mythical Elements in R.K.Narayan Man Eater of Malgudi M.Vanisree Dr.G.Mohana Charyulu Associate Professor, Professor Department of English, Department of English, S.V Engineering College for Women, K.L University, Tirupati. Guntur. E-mail: vanisrinivas14@rediffmail.com E-mail: gmcharyulu@kluniversity.in “I want a story to be entertaining, enjoyable and illuminating in some way” R.K.Narayan Rasipuram Krishna Swami Narayan is a versatile writer and…

Yazel Myhoob 2 October 2017 Identify #4 Ashoka- Ashoka lived in ancient India and played an important role as the ruler of Maurya from 268 to 232 BC. Ashoka conquered Kalinga due to his interest in their powerful trade systems and sought to force his rule upon the people of Kalinga, modern-day Orissa. Ashoka eventually conquered Kalinga and had almost asserted his rule over the whole continent. Pataliputra was crowned as the capital city of Maurya after Kalinga was conquered. Brahmins-…

INVESTIGATING HINDUISM Hinduism is practiced by over one billion people worldwide (Ridenour, 2001). Exploration of Hinduism serves to strengthen the Christian’s connection with this community. Hence, this essay will investigate Vedic gods, the caste system, how Mission India serves, and how Christians relate to Hindus. Vedic gods “The Indo-Aryans entered Northwest India and gradually occupied most of the Punjab sometime about the middle of the second millennium BCE” (Shah, 2013, p.338). When…

Comparison of Hinduism and Buddhism Hinduism and Buddhism are two of the world’s most well known and influential religions. They are among the top major organized religions around the globe with Hinduism averaging over an approximate 900 million followers and Buddhism averaging 375 followers (Adherents). Both are religions of Ancient India and have been a part of India’s culture for a long time; they both maintained to stay widely practiced till this day. Some people believe that Hinduism and…

founder and the people who practice the religion believe it has always existed. Hinduism is polytheistic, meaning they worship more than one god. Three gods that Hindus worship are Vishnu, Brahma, and Shiva. These gods are responsible for the creation, sustenance, and destruction of the world. Brahma is the creator, Vishnu is in charge of the preservation, Shiva is the destructor of the world. There are many holy books related to this religion. There is the Vedas, which consists of written…

In David A. Lemmings book, The World of Myth, I learned more about the importance of the many gods and goddesses. Lemming explains the relationship between the stories of gods and humanity. He states that “their relationship is a human relationship, their family is a reflection of our families, their hierarchies mirror ours” (Pg. 87). Lemming believes that the deities are there to help us learn how to get over problems that we face in our own realities. He also believes that mythology give…

Even as a precocious ten-year-old reading Oedipus Rex over summer break, I was able to appreciate the succinctness of Oedipus’ answer to the riddle of the Sphinx. To paraphrase: ‘man is the only creature that ‘walks on four legs in the morning, two legs at noon and three in the evening.’ The most striking thing about this statement is the rather matter-of-fact acceptance that no human has been able to singularly bear the weight of their one’s own decline. That being the case: I’m not unwilling…

acclamations went acrossand reverberatedthe horizon.Gadge Baba arrived and started kirtan. Baba started with, “Vishnumay Jag Vaishnawancha Dharma, Bhedbhao Bhram, Amangal” (Vishnu encompassed the whole world with his religion of Dharma, while discrimination and allusions aresinful”.) Lord Vishnu is pervaded all over. In this world of Vishnu, Gandhi wanted equality in all the religions(sarvadharma sam bhao). There should not be differences in Dharmas. In this world, nobody is low-born orhigh…