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Thaipusam Procession Thaipusam Festival Devotees
626 wordsThe documentary I watched is about Thaipusam festival. I watched it on National Geographic Channel and was amazed to discover the meaning, the process and the traditions and practices of Thaipusam. It was interesting to watch the procession yet at the same time learn more about it in detail. Every January/February, depending upon the lunar month - on a full-moon day in the Tamil month of Thai, the Hindus will celebrate Thaipusam in honour of their Hindu God, Lord Subramaniam (sometimes referred ...
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East India Company Indian Woman
1,283 wordsThis tale is offered to the memory of one William Hawkins (1575 - 1613), a brandy-drinking, Turkish-speaking seaman and adventurer who was the first Englishman to reach the court of Jahangir, the Great Moghul of India. There he delivered gifts from the new East India Company and a letter from King James proposing direct trade, then a zealously protected monopoly of Portugal. As he gradually adopted Indian ways, Hawkins became a court favorite of the Moghul, who made him a knightly Khan and event...
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Hinduism Through Movies Pooja Rituals Hindu
316 wordsToday, you are one of the successful persons of Indian heritage, a Hindu. Today, can you be sure that your children & grandchildren will grow up in the faith of their forefathers? Will they practice the peaceful glory of Hinduism? Will they identify with its pooja's, rituals and its wonderful traditions? There are good reasons why some of these questions should trouble you. We can do something about this for the good of our community as a whole. With a belief that every journey must begin with t...
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State Of Mind Hindu Religion
757 wordsAhimsa is a state of being that has existed in Indian culture for many centuries. The basic doctrine of Ahimsa is to not inflict pain on any living being physically, mentally or verbally. The goal of Ahimsa is to eliminate the aggressive and cruel natures of humans by replacing them with love, peace and forgiveness. Ahimsa advocates the use of intelligence instead of violence to achieve wanted goals. Ahimsa is not just part of Hindu religion, it is a state of truly divine existence through highe...
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Life After Death Life On Earth
1,759 wordsDo not stand at my grave and weep; I am not there, I do not sleep. I am a thousand winds that blow. I am the diamond glints on snow. I am the sunlight on ripened grain. I am the gentle autumn rain. When you awaken in the mornings hush I am the swift uplifting rush Of quiet birds in circled flight. I am the soft stars that shine at night. Do not stand at my grave and cry; I am not there, I did not die. -- Anonymous In todays society our perception of death is generally very negative, not to menti...
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Provide A Sense Brides Parents Step
623 wordsIf there is one thing that can be said about the underlying philosophy of Indian culture, it is Beauty is Truth and Truth is Beauty. There are many implied meanings of this phrase. The word Truth stands for reality, the nature surrounding us, the understanding of any concept or situation without any bias etc. The word Beauty also has several interpretations. It may mean: the clarity with which one can see, the sense of elation that one feels both physically and mentally, the kind of sensation fr...
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Teachings About Reality Evident That Transcendental Meditation Maharishi
1,413 wordsA surface definition of Transcendental Meditation pictures it as a natural practice of relaxation for two 20 -minute periods each day. During the process one repeats a word, known as a mantra , in such a way that its rhythmic repetition aids the relaxation effort. The promoters of TM present it as a "scientific" practice based on biological and psychological laws. They repeatedly declare that it is a nonreligious activity in which men of all faiths may participate with great benefit. After initi...
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Hindu Society Women Wife
466 wordsHer father protects (her) in childhood, her husband protects (her) in youth, and her sons protect (her) in old age; a woman is never fit for independence. (Manusmriti 9. 3) Historically speaking, whether it was in ancient India or medieval India, the status of women in the subcontinent was never good. A present day woman would feel outraged, and rightly so, if she goes through the contents of the Manusmriti, which is particularly harsh against women and treats them with disdain and suspicion. Bu...
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Spiritual Realm Class Notes
884 wordsHinduism is more of a way of life than a Religion. It abounds with every possible name and form for Truth or the Divine. This is because Hinduism requires that we see the same reality in all the diversity of creation - that we see the same Self in all beings. It is not because Hinduism is trapped in the diversity of name and form but because its sense of unity is inclusive. Hinduism is not attached even to its own names and forms, however diverse. It can accommodate the names and forms of all re...
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Passive Resistance Prime Minister
1,337 wordsGandhi was an important man in India, who influenced much of the country. He was born in Western India in 1869 and was raised Hindu. At age thirteen, Gandhi entered his arranged marriage and a few years later went to attend law school in London. In 1893, Gandhi became an attorney in South Africa, where he first practiced passive resistance against the British law enforcers who oppressed the Indian race. In 1915 after Gandhi had made Indians lives better in South Africa, he went back to India to ...
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Kathmandu Its Unique Sites
532 wordsThe capital of the Himalayan kingdom of Nepal is Kathmandu, a beautiful city located in the central part of Nepal. It is situated in a valley and looks magnificent from top of the hills surrounding the city. Also known as the city of gods and goddess, it consists of many cultural heritage sites that make the city unique. Some of them are duly recognized as world heritage sites. Kathmandu Durbar (palace) square, Swayambhu Nath stupa and Pashupati Nath temple are some of those wonderful cultural h...
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Role Of Women Hindu Society
730 wordsIn Buddhism the place of women is an inferior one, which stems from traditional, cultural, and social values of Asia. Although females can accumulate good karma, they can rarely attain Nirvana and therefore must wait until they are born as men. In Hinduism the role of women is downgraded as well and no act is to be done according to her will. A woman must always be cheerful and clever in the household business and keep the furniture well cleaned. She must always have a free hand. She must have o...
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Twelfth Century Political Turmoil
2,645 wordsArabic Mathematics Everybody would agree that mathematics owes a great debt to the Arabs. Just as George Sarton, a famous Harvard professor of history and science wrote in his not less famous Introduction to the History of Science: From the second half of the eighth to the end of the eleventh century, Arabic was the scientific, the progressive language of mankind. When the West was sufficiently mature to feel the need of deeper knowledge, it turned its attention, first of all, not to the Greek s...
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Role In Society Closer To God
2,254 wordsCastration is the deprivation of the power of generation by removing the testicles, and also represents the deprivation of vitality. It is a practice that has been present throughout history and is present even today. Depending on the culture and era, there have been many different reasons for castration. For some cultures, castration may have religious value, while in others it implies a renunciation of reproduction. Although castration has been viewed differently among different cultures, ther...
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Religion Of Islam Religious Ideas
3,708 wordsDuring the eighth and ninth centuries A. D. , a new emphasis began to develop within the religion of Islam. This emphasis was a reaction against the prevailing impersonal and formal nature of Islam. For many Muslims the shari? a, while seen as necessary, failed to satisfy their deepest spiritual longings and desires. The search for deeper meaning began with a pietistic asceticism, which in turn led to the development of the popular mystical side of Islam known as tasawwuf or Sufism. The controve...
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Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi Detroit Mi Gale
2,305 wordsGandhi: A Man of Principle George C. Wallace, the United States Secretary of State when Mohandas K. Gandhi was assassinated, said that Gandhi? had become a spokesman for the conscience of all mankind- a man who made humility and simple truth more powerful than empires? (Gandhi, np). Gandhi is well known for his leadership in the liberation of India from Britain, but his main goal and message transcends beyond the acts he did, into everyday living. Gandhi promoted simple living, non-violence, and...
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Shiva Vishnu Rig Veda
890 wordsWorldHindisum January 14, 2000 World History 7 th Hinduism Hinduism is the worlds oldest religion. It started with the Hindu people. The word Hindu comes from the Sanskrit word hindu, Meaning river. The Persons in the 5 th century Called the Hindus this because they were the people of the land of the Indus river- where they first derive from. After awhile they started moving around. migrating to other parts of the world taking hinduism with them, spreading it around to places likes East Africa, ...
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Life Cycle 1 St
1,028 wordsThe Hindu Life Cycle applied to a Friend I choose the four stages of the Hindu life cycle, Caturashrama, to apply to my paper because it closely relates to the life story of my interviewee. Mr. Daniel Garcia came to the United States from Cuba in 1965 at age 26. His migration to the United States cut his educational goal short when he was trying to complete the 1 st stage of the life cycle, the student stage. The most difficult period of my life was when I had to leave everything I knew and love...
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Religious Tolerance Didn T
1,382 wordsThe Moghul Dynasty changed India into one of the greatest empires. It was stretched out over almost two centuries. During this rule, the emperors turned an un-unified nation into a prosperous country. I will discuss the rulers of the Moghul Dynasty and how they changed Indian society. More specifically I will talk about Akbar and what he did for the government and religious institutions and the role of women during this period. The Moghul Dynasty ruled India from 1527 to 1857. The founder of the...
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Twentieth Century Universal Constant
2,436 wordsWhen studying history, both in a professional and academic sense, we try to make connections between civilizations and time periods. Historians have attempted to discover universal constants of human nature, a bond that forms from continent to continent and human being to human being. Are there constant qualities that people posses and reflect in all civilizations? It is extremely difficult to make generalizations about centuries of modern history. To say that something is true of all of history...
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