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A Vedic Sacrifice Substitute

Bhagavad" PG) the people are reminded that vedic sacrifice is indeed something to look up to. At the same time, and this can be d...

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 ...

4 Social Hierarchies

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

Analects, Symposium, and Bhagavad Gita

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

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...

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...

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....

Life and Man Viewed Across the Cultural Divide

Aristotle, Native Indian and Hindu philosophers had varying philosophies of life and the nature of man. This essay compares Aristo...

Nuclear Power and India

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

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...

Body, Gender, and the Discourses of Mexico, Islam, and Hinduism

of both a man and a woman. These are considered to be pure beings made of Divine Consciousness which can be whatever they need t...

Spiritual and Non Spiritual Separation and Bhagavad Gita

we can broach the question presented above it is first necessary to understand the teachings of the "Bhagavad Gita" in terms of th...

Ancient Cultural Development and Anthropomorphic Gods

addresses the divine" (Smith PG). Greek mythology is replete with examples of how anthropomorphic gods influenced cultural behavi...

Dharma and Hinduism

Hindus in that they also believe that dharma is a natural universal law which is in and pervades everything. To live in harmony wi...

Different Social Perspectives Considered in an Interview Sample

in her husband and aid him in achieving his duties and responsibilities. Natalia says, "Because we see a union of a man and wom...

Hindu Women and Their Female Role

the case in India, however. In fact, many ancient religions, which pre-date Hinduism and even Christianity, place women as the dom...

Global Religious Perspectives on the Soul

out the names of his ancestors" (Hauser, 1990). Every eight days, the tribal chief ritually provides a full meal for all the ance...

The Upanishads and the Atman

same in his "Heart Sura" (Upanishads). The term "Atman" refers to the immortal aspect of mortal existence (Atman-the Soul Eterna...

Hinduism and Health Care

the differences noted above, Hindus are often immersed within the same cultural elements as are non-Hindus, from outward appearanc...

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...

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...

Aspects of Hinduism

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

Utpaladeva

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

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...

The Nature of Siva, as Perceived in Hinduism

This essay pertains to how the deity Siva is portrayed within the context of Hindu texts. Ten pages in length, five sources are ci...

Hindu Conceptualizations of God

This research paper/essay discusses the way the divine is conceptualized within the Hindu religion. Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva are t...