Midterm Take-Home
1. In Hinduism, water is seen as a life-sustaining and purifying force. Great bodies of water are used in numerous ceremonies and are vital to the religion’s customs and traditions. The Ganges River is a prominent religious site in Hinduism, and like many other rivers, is viewed as a goddess to be revered. Hindu pilgrimages are often to these rivers, with ceremonies like ritualistic bathing being performed in them or beside them. Daoism regards all facets of the natural world, including water, as having a spirit and deserving of respect. Daoism uses the water to symbolize the flowing, ever-changing, and adaptable nature of the Dao and is used in a number of rituals. Shintoism regard water, like other natural phenomenon, as
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The Hindu caste system was rejected in Buddhism ii. Buddhism had rejected ritual, ceremonies, and priests present in Hinduism iii. The Hindu focus Brahma and lesser deities was rejected by the non-theistic nature Buddhism
b. In Hinduism, dharma is defined as someone’s social duty, or their obligation to their society that is dictated at birth. Dharma in Buddhism describe the right way, or the teachings and ways of Buddha in order to reach Nirvana.
c. Hindus believe in an eternal soul that carries on after death, known as an atman. Buddhist believe in a finite self, with no eternal soul lasting beyond the grave, known as an anatman.
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a. Jains see the principle of ahimsa, the principle of non-violence, as fundamental. Sikhs do find nonviolence as an important, but not on the fundamental level of Jains. Sikhs will permit violence on defensive grounds.
b. Jains view karma as a physical substance accrued through harm to other life. Sikhs believe karma from a previous life affect the circumstances of your life now, much same way Hindus view karma.
c. Sikhism focuses on a central monotheistic deity which is integral to all Sikh beliefs. Sikhs believe God is vital to one’s contentment in life. Jains do believe in deities, but don’t believe in a creator. Jains don’t find deities important in their religion as liberation is not achieved through the intervention of gods, but through
Buddhism and Hinduism are different from Jainism in concept of the soul, worship, sacred places and their understanding of human beings and the society around them. Buddhism and Hinduism accept the karma philosophy but each religion has its own description of karma. Jainism’s teachings on karma are that of some particles that we accumulate as we act and think. Jainism also lays major emphasis on the teaching of Ahimsa which is the principle of nonviolence. Buddhism concept of karma is that of a sequence of spiritual cause and effect and that our virtuous and non-virtuous actions shape our experience moment by moment. Buddhism also has different teaching about rebirth as compared to Hinduism as there is no eternal, independently existing soul
Muslims and Buddhists believe that life exists after a person has died, and actions people take in this life
Propaganda has existed for all recorded human history. World War I was the first time that government-organized propaganda was used after the start of war. German military officials attributed propaganda as one of the reasons they lost the war, with even Adolf Hitler saying that propaganda had lowered the morale of Germany. World War II saw an increase in the use of propaganda because countries had adopted Britain’s use of it to sway citizens and soldiers to hold particular views. Once the United States declared war on Japan, the media requested that the government support anti-Japan and anti-German propaganda to convince the American people of the cruel nature of their enemies.
Hindus believe in an everlasting soul (atman) that is reincarnated almost intact from birth to birth, and through spiritual practice Hindus seek release (moksha, also known as liberation) so that the soul can join with the Divine God, known as Brahmin.
Hinduism is the name given to a family of religions and cultures that began and still flourish in India. The word “Hindu,” comes from the name of the river Indus, which flows from Tibet through Kashmir and Pakistan to the sea. It originally referred to the people living in that particular region of the world, regardless of their faith. Hinduism has no original founder and is one of the world’s largest religions following Christianity and Islam, with approximately a billion adherents. Hinduism is henotheistic, which is the devotion to a single god while accepting the existence of other gods. Their god is present in everything, and they believe that their soul repeatedly goes through a cycle of being born into a body, dying, and then becoming reborn into another body, whether it is human, animal or spirit. Hindu’s also strongly believe in karma, which is a force that determines the quality of each life, depending on how well one behaved in a past life. Hindu’s do not separate religion from other aspects of their life. Hinduism in India dictates Hindu’s lives in that it involves a caste system which controls their position in society, assists them in earning a living, helps manage how they raise their a family and controls their diets. Hindu’s believe that freedom or liberation is the true goal in life. True freedom is the freedom from all external conditioning influences, whether of body or mind. This is the freedom of Self-realization,
Jainism is an ancient Indian religion that teaches a nonviolence way of life. Actions, thoughts and words are what Jains believe attracts karma. They believe that karma exists from a person’s past life and effects the value of their current life. The Jains believe the universe is made of jiva, a soul composed of a living substance. The jiva transports
Every religion has a history, its major beliefs, an ethical code, and rituals. While Hindus tend to believe that the Sikhs are “somewhat wayward members of their own extended family, Sikhs reject this reading” (Huston Smith, 75). Sikhism is believed to be founded in the 15th century and the revelation was imparted to Guru Nanak Dev, who was born into the “Kshatriya caste” (Huston Smith, 76). Sikhism is considered to be the fifth largest religion in the world today having a population of around 13 million worldwide (Huston Smith, 77). Sikhism is considered as a monotheistic religion as according to the Sikh beliefs, the source of everything is “ONE” (Sikhiwiki). This paper will explore the history of Sikhism, the creed or the doctrines that
Jainism is a set of beliefs and there is no god or deity that the Jains believe in, but the Jains hold the 5 Mahvratas as their guiding principles in life, the first of which is ahimsa or non-violence as the correct means of life. Apart from these, the other mahavratas restrain believers in forming attachments to material possessions, strict orders for truthful behavior,
The difference in the Sikh view of God with that of the Hindu view of God is that the Sikh devotion and Love is the belief in one God (Fisher, 2014). The Sikhs believe that God is shapeless beyond time and space; he is the only truth, and the one and only reality (Fisher, 2014). However, the Hindu religion worships a diversity of different Gods, and Goddess (Fisher, 2014). The Hindu believes that the breath behind all existence is called Brahman, which is the Absolute, the Supreme Reality (Fisher, 2014). Although, the two religions have various views on one God; the Hinduism having different deities that are responsible for different things, while the Sikh views of God (Nam) represent one God that does for everyone (Fisher,
The religion of Buddhism is centered upon the life and teachings of Guatama Buddha while Jainism is centered on the life and teachings of Mahavira. Buddhism believes in Devas or celestial beings; Jainism believes in deities known as Tirthenkaras. Each of the religions have a principle to their religion. Buddhism’s principle is to escape from the suffering of life by practicing the Eightfold Path whereas Jainism’s principle is to respect all living things and avoid bad karma which can cause rebirth and suffering. They also believe in Nirvana which means “blowing out or putting out or extinguishing a lamp or fire.” (hinduwebsite.com) Buddhism and Jainism organize their monastic orders where they use monks and nuns. Buddhist believe in the three jewels: the Buddha, the Dhamma and the Sangha whereas the Jains believe in Godliness, the one who can break the bonds of karma and liberation can be termed God. There is an age difference between the Buddhism and the Jainism religions. Buddhism is about 2,500 years old starting about 563 BCE; Jainism is very ancient, one of the oldest religions. Buddhism has about 300-450 million followers whereas Jainism only has about 50-60 million
Jainism is one of the rarest practiced religion in India. Jainism emerged around the 6th century in India at the same as buddhism. It’s a dharmic religion, practiced by millions of people. The objective of jainism is to purified the human soul and to clean up your karma that you accumulated throughout your life. Jainism is one of the three most ancient religion still existing today.The name jainism derives from the sanskrit verb ji which means Conquer. Jains believe that every thing that has life. Mahavira who believe that everything has life and also believed in nonviolence. Mahavira was also extremely self discipline walking around naked
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Jainism is one of the oldest practicing religions, although, today Jainism appears in its present day form in the areas of Northeastern India, just as it did thousands of years ago. It's a religion composed in arrangement so that it's characteristic are associated with the religions like Buddhism and Hinduism. In the beginning, however, the Jains prayed to the Hindu gods mainly for earthly support like a male heir, long life, and prosperity. Jainism can be trace its beginnings to the Indus river valley civilization of three thousands B.C. Due to the reaction and demands of the Indian religion by the Hindu Brahmans and its Brahman priesthood, there arose two independent religions with who rejected the materialistic goals and
Though Sikhs and the Hindu religion are similar in their beliefs, the Sikhs have rejected the caste system of the Hindu religion. Both the Sikhs and the Hindu people believe in reincarnation, karma and the like. The Sikhs have rejected the caste system of the Hindus since they believe that everyone is equal before God’s eyes. While, on the other hand, Hindus believe that everyone is different in a way since depending on your family background, job and other entities, determines your dharma- your duty of life. Even though they have similar beliefs, that one believes that God may see them as differences may affect the relationship between the two religions as one may encourage unity and collaboration with everyone else while the other religion is a faith where inter-caste collaboration is more accepted.
Jains hold that karma is physically here.In Jainism, there are two types of elements that bump into each other (dualism). They are the Jiva, the soul, and the Ajiva, not the soul. The Jiva has a sticky disposition and Ajiva, usually thought of as Karma, sticks to the soul. It is one’s duty to maintain one’s stickiness and either bind the right type of karma or unbind the wrong type of Karma. The three layers of Karma in Jainism are thinking, acting, and speaking. It is the goal to bind enlightenment Karma, because you carry your Karma onto the next life. A person who is enlightened and alive has achieved enlightenment. In order to detach bad karma one can actively remove it or avoid it, and this is how karma affects this religion. For instance, the best way to have good karma is to bump into it. This is why it is important to help, be religious, and even try to do