Samskara

The ritual transitions that compose the process of Kuria initiation are: the esaaro which is the circumcision ceremony (16), the obosaamba or the period of seclusion (72), and the okoroka which is to come out of seclusion (139). Each of these rites of passage is marked by extensive performances of ritual and culture that reproduce and preserve Kuria culture and identity.

The book that caught my attention the most for this essay was Ourika, by Claire de Duras. It was about a black girl who was raised by Madame de B before the French Revolution had taken place. During this time period blacks were not given the right to live their lives the same as whites due to slavery. Ourika is the main character who when is born her family dies but is saved by the rich family whom she was raised by. Ourika was not considered a normal “negro” at the time because she could read and write but not only that her living conditions were never heard of to a black. This is the life Ourika had only known of until the day she overhears Mme de B’s. and marquise’s conversation. After Ourika hears the truth her whole life

In the Pashupatinath valley region, there is a cremation temple which is a part of the landscape of the dead in Nepal. A landscape of the dead is a place where burial rituals are carried out, which may vary by religion. In Pashupatinath, when a woman’s husband or family dies, she wears white. The attendees of the funeral offer the soul of the deceased body incense, food, and water so that it doesn’t feel troubled on its journey towards a new form. The deceased’s mouth is then lit on fire by the eldest brother, which is said to purify his/her soul. In the landscape, there are also many river cleaners who pan for gold fillings that come from the teeth of the deceased.

Then, Kamala becomes his lover and began to teach him about the world of love. Siddhartha after years became a rich man that enjoys life in the material world. Soon he enters a cycle of unhappiness and tries to escape it. Siddhartha had a dream about Kamala’s songbird dead in its cage, and then he makes a resolve and leaves it all behind without notifying anyone. He went to the river to seek the ferryman, who name is Vasudeva and ask to learn from the river to obtain enlightenment. Kamala appears one day with her son to cross but she was bitten by a snake. She tells Siddhartha about his son before she died. Siddhartha tries to make it up to him but his son ran away in the morning. After that, he continues learning from the river and finally achieves enlightenment, this is the climax. The resolution is that Siddhartha meet Govinda and helps him obtain enlightenment. Flashback shows how the event or situation happens. Foreshadowing predicts what happen later in the novel. Both in the beginning and end, Siddhartha and Govinda are together. In the beginning, they don’t have enlightenment while in the

Firstly, on the day a Hindu Indian dies, the dead Hindu is brought home or right outside the home by friends and family members, and the dead is laid on a floor covered in cow feces because cow feces are seen as a sacred purifying agent. Secondly, one designated family member will sprinkle the dead body with water and cover the body with new clothes. Thirdly, the dead body is placed on a rope bed and carried by loved ones to the burial site. Yet, only the men are allowed to go to the burial site, and the women stay home to mourn. Fourthly, crying is not allowed at the burial site because it believed that the dead will accidentally take in the tears and mucus from the mourners, and that can have corrupting effects on the dead. Fifthly, the body will usually then be cremated, and while the body burns, the lead mourner will smash the skull of the dead. Opening of the head will release the soul and allow it to go to its new residence (Bregman, 2009). These are the main events that happen in a traditional Hindu Indian

Death is one of the only things guaranteed in life and most religions have meaningful and precise customs, traditions, and funerary practices revolving around death. From specific protocols for preparing the body to performing certain duties during the memorial service. The structure that religion provides around dealing with death offers guidance to grief stricken survivors and fulfills religious obligations. The two religions I chose to focus on for this paper is Buddhism more specifically the Mahayana sect of Buddhism and religion I the Mayan civilization. Mahayana Buddhism and Mayan religions have similar aspects in dealing with death and the funerary practices such as cremation.

Samaijai has been at his grandmother's (Ms. Black) home for two days. Lashondra (mother) stated the grandmother is handling him; reason unknown. It was also stated that Samaijai was not returning to the mother's home. Samaijai supposed to be on ADHD medication, or some type of meds. Ms. Black (grandmother) stated two days ago, and on 1-28-16, that she took Samaijai off of his medication. She stated he acts up while on his meds. It was unknown if the grandmother consulted with a doctor to take him off. Samaijai shows aggressive and violent behaviors at school. He can not stay at school with those behaviors due to the school not being equipped to help him out without harming or hurting him or others. At the time of intake, Samaijai was suspended

When Nakirra was a little girl in church she did not understand what getting baptised meant. Her church school teacher use to explain to her what the values of getting baptised was and how it was important for her to get baptised. She said ,”That baptism was their personal identification with Jesus Christ”. In the bible found in Ephesians 2: 8-9 it states that “For by grace you have been saved through faith”. And this is not their own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works,so that no one may boast.”

Shepseskare (Egyptian for "Noble is the Soul of Ra") was an Ancient Egyptian pharaoh, the fourth or fifth ruler of the Fifth Dynasty (2494–2345 BC) during the Old Kingdom period. He lived in the mid-25th century BC, and was probably the owner of an unfinished pyramid platform in Abusir that was abandoned after a few weeks of work in the earliest stages of its construction. Very few artefacts are attributable to this most obscure ruler of the dynasty, and historians disagree on whether he reigned for a few months or for as long as seven years, between the reigns of Neferirkare Kakai and Neferefre. Shepseskare's relations to his predecessor and successor are not known for certain. The Egyptologist Miroslav Verner, who favours the shorter reign,

Indian heritage is an immortal theme for many Americans. Bruchac contrasts “white population” to the Indians in his short story. In particular, he covers the topic of the dead and their spirits as religion and culture are two basic elements that make whites and reds different. Indian love to nature and belief in after life is something that prevents them from conducting harm to the environment. Unlike “white people”, Native Americans feel their responsibility. The graveyard of an Indian is a holy place while they frown upon how whites treat the dead. The story told by Bruchac reminds of the story by Songling (2006), whose main character, Ning, resurrects his bellowed woman

While traveling to India, Battuta notes the inaccessible mountains that are inhabited by Hindu infidels but are mostly under Muslim rule. The others seem to be rebels who seem to be outcasts that may have been banished possibly by the Muslims. Again Battuta brings up a woman who he observes “richly dressed” followed by both Muslims and infidels. These men accompanying her were the chiefs of the Hindus. He seems to be surprised with women having any kind of social status or wealth. Battuta finds one of their death rituals interesting and seems very intrigued by this practice. The practice involves the burning of a wife after her husband dies. After the widow burns herself, the widow’s family does gain a certain stature and does gain a reputation for fidelity. However, a widow that does not perform this practice must dress in crude garments and must live with her own people in misery and is despised for her lack of fidelity. Battuta also is interested in another death practice that involves the Indians. This is the practice of drowning themselves in the River Ganges. After they die, the body is burned and the ashes are taken into the river.

Euskadi ta Askatasuna, better known as ETA, were a terrorist group that existed in the Basque region of Spain and in the southwestern part of France. Founded in 1959, it originated as a group that promoted the traditional Basque culture. What started as an organization that wanted to spread Basque pride, ended with a terrorist group that had a goal of getting independence for the Basque Country. While the ETA terrorist group was in action, they killed an estimated 857 people, 576 of which were located within the Basque region (Martin-Peña).

This report is based on an interview of Pramodeya Ananta Toer which explains the background thought processes of his four book series the “Buru Quartet” however the references taken shall be based solely on the first book of the quartet “This Earth of Mankind”.

Channa warned Siddhartha that the man was sick and anyone was capable of being infected. On the third visit, Siddhartha saw four men carrying another man on a stretcher. When asked about it, Channa told him that the man was dead and going to be cremated. He told Siddhartha that no one can escape death and everyone will have to die one day. The fourth sight was that of a monk. Channa explained that the monk had left his family to search for freedom from suffering. The prince was inspired by the monk and wanted to obtain the freedom that the monk had.

Re-tellings, translations, or transcreations of Classical Mahābhārata in English, vernacular, or any other language are the dominant literary medium mostly in Mainstream Culture to know about Mahābhārata – and one might add with this the medium of scholarly writings on Mahābhārata too.