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Hinduism and Mythology

came about where concepts such as heaven, divinity, truth, the sanctity of birth, and sacrifice (2005). These were new concepts in...

Hinduism

with God (Eck, 1991). One gets a sense that he people go because they want to and not due to a sense of obligation. Offerings are...

Hinduism

to merge . This would seem to be a level in ones spiritual development, in fact, it would be the final level on earth since Nirvan...

Sramana Tradition & Hinduism

of Hinduism, and it is generally revered and considered to be the source of dharma.5 "Veda" can be translated literally as "knowl...

The Symbolism of the Hindu Marriage Ceremony

complex, and comprises 13 separate steps, each performed in accordance with Vedic tradition, and each symbolizing some aspect of t...

Cultural Influences on Medical Care; Indian Hindus

is in charge of all domestic affairs. Younger newly wed couples will often live with one set of parents, even if they are going to...

Utpaladeva

the path of the devotee is said to be "sweetened with the nectar of devotion" (Bailly 12). This example of Utpaladevas verse exemp...

Aspects of Hinduism

conclusions based on more recent findings in archaeology, cultural analysis, astronomical references, and literary analysis" (Robi...

Hindu and Buddha Images Contrasted and Compared

In a paper consisting of eight pages Hindu images of 'preserver' Vishnu and 'destroyer' Shiva are contrasted and compared with Bud...

1930 Salt March Led by Mohandas K. Gandhi

In six pages this paper discusses the relationship between Indian labor and activist Mohandas K. Gandhi in a consideration of his ...

Comparative Analysis of Technological Development in the West and East

In this paper consisting of 30 pages attempts at understanding the development of technology Eastern and Western cultures are disc...

Nuclear Power and India

In fifteen pages this paper discusses India and nuclear power in a consideration of national security issues and Hindu nationalism...

Zoroastrian and Hindu Myth Parallels to the Battle of Zeus and Typhon

of the battle between Zeus and Typhon is the most well-delineated and graphically-portrayed of any of them. Zeus and Typhon Typho...

Overview of Hinduism

In eleven pages this research paper examines Hindu principles, beliefs, text, yoga importance, and the religion's Western signific...

Concepts of Immortality

This 11 page paper uses the Bhagavad Gita, The Dybbuk and The Monkey as sources to examine concepts of rebirth, the soul and the a...

Moksha and Nirvana Distinction

been taught as a sure and sufficient means for the attainment of our spiritual goal, call it Mukti, Moksha, Nirvana, Liberation or...

Discussing Indian Religion

In a paper consisting of two and a half pages a situation in which the writer overhears a conversation between a Saiva tantric pra...

4 Social Hierarchies

In seven pages this examination of social hierarchies considers the similarities that exist between Confucian China, Hindu India, ...

The Gods of the Iliad and the Bhagavad-Gita

without specifically worrying about success or failure, "they cannot be stained by action" (Harrison, 1996). Hearing this, Arjuna ...

Parenting: Waiting To Have Children

another one into the world. Therefore, the characteristics of each family member reflects a much more positive inclination toward...

Analects, Symposium, and Bhagavad Gita

a state of disinterested selflessness. Confucius (or more accurately Kung-Fu-Tzu or Kongfuzi) explains the thinking and motivati...

Hindu: Variety and the Bhagavad-Gita

Religion, 2006). This simple illustration covers all of history, in relationship to the religion, and clearly indicates that there...

Islamic and Hindu Religions on Death and Dying

In eight pages the ways these religions deal with dying and death through ritual and corpse disposition are compared and contraste...

Destiny and Hinduism

In eleven pages this paper examines the Hindu religion in terms of its destiny concept in an overview of history and karma. Five ...

Yoga in Buddhism and Hinduism

from around A.D. 300, which is one of six classical systems of Indian philosophy. The literature on Yoga stems from the set of sut...

Spinoza and Hindu Monism

In five pages this paper compares Hindu monism with Spinozan monism in this overview. Four sources are cited in the bibliography....

India's Temple and the Union of Opposites in A Passage to India by E.M. Forster

In five pages 'Temple,' the final portion of Forster's novel, is examined in a comparison of the author's representation of Britis...

How Has The Internet Affected Life

eliminating any bias a person may gain by seeing the disability instead of the person (Cohn, 2000). Computers, fax machines, the ...

Hindu Tradition and Renunciation

This is taken to mean that dharma is that which forms the foundation for holding everything together in a coherent form and can ap...

Hindu Tradition and Human Beings

is the Purusha and thus an infinite being. He only has to liberate himself from the bondage of Maya to realise himself" (Indian Re...