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than this small fact. A bit of information about Hinduism will help to shed light on why pilgrimage is so important to the Hindu...

and politics leveled by Renaissance thinkers as well as to criticisms of religious practices leveled by religious leaders - served...

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...

soul that transmigrates from one body to another at death (reincarnation); and the law of karma that determines ones destiny both ...

the fact that "The Buddhists consider the world to be full of sorrow and regard ending the sorrow as the chief aim of human life" ...

the invasions were less important than first thought, and that the fall of the Indus Valley civilization was caused by internal ca...

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

as Jainism and Buddhism (Gray, 2005). In light of these facts we can see that the Hindu religion is one that is incredibly diverse...

over the centuries, and in those changes we can see the way in which the teachings of the religion have turned outward to impact t...

is thought to have healing properties and it is known to lower blood pressure for example. Yet, meditation stems from Buddhism (Vi...

Hinduism. There is not a very large population in the United States of practicing Hindus, but there are some, and it pays to explo...

paths of their hair and the red dot or bindi that is displayed on the forehead" indicate they are sexually active in many ways (La...

in the woods or when theory are alone or even when they are in a crisis situation. Prayer under the umbrella of many religions is ...

ignore the home phone if he knows his boss wants him to come in early. This individual may be more stressed due to the fact that h...

the Internet that dealt with three topics: the values and beliefs of Hinduism; the advantages and disadvantages of a college educa...

shoeshine ... A salesman is got to dream, boy," says Charley, a friend of the family. Willy sees the image of himself coming apart...

In Imaginary Homelands (1992), Rushdie takes his inspiration from the concept of "imagined communities", which asserts that nation...

events of the faith, such as God coming to earth in the form of man only once. It was also created out of love. "Although the worl...

Spanish). The Mexican Web site relies on more attractive visuals than does the Australian Web site -- the beautiful woman wearing ...

human being itself is the Purusha and thus an infinite being. He only has to liberate himself from the bondage of Maya to realise ...

centres (Veylanswami, 2002). One example is the community created in Toronto Canada by the 300,000 Tamil Hindus that live around ...

"Owl and the Pussycat." The reason? The filter perceived "pussy" as a foul or obscene word. In other words, in its guise of "prote...

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

laborer such as a farmer, a tradesman or one in the military3. Like in any other profession, in order to obtain his goal, a monk m...

it means "partiality of cultural and historical truths" (1986) because the whole truth cannot be known in anthropological studies ...

represents a threat to those ideals is subject to punition" (Swidler). While the protection of womens morality is common throughou...

eternal soul and reap what you sow....Christianity" maintains "the notion of an eternal soul, a single lifetime, and eternal bliss...

Interestingly enough, the Hindu religion is not one single religion per se, but rather, a collection of customs, traditions, belie...

the irony of the Congo River, which is described as the antithesis of the Thames, which is the location from which Marlow tells th...

(4.4.5-6) details how the law of karma determines the birth of the reincarnated soul (Pravrajika, 2001). Vedanta Hinduism views de...