Upanishads

under a hybridization of universal truths. Beginning with the religion of Hinduism, according to Ludwig (2006) Hindu traditions point in two possible directions for attaining what is referred to as “the ultimate” (p. 90). Since the time of the Upanishads, there has been a tradition of designating that which is the ultimate as “Brahman” (Ludwig, p. 91). The actual term refers to the sacred power that controls all things of this world. Brahman can also be known on two different levels – the formed

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the Brahmamandir of Tagore's Shantiniketan. It consisted of three successive parts, viz. recitation of the Vedas by Telegu Brahmins in the closed apartment exclusively before the Brahmin members of the congregation, reading and exposition of the Upanishads for the general audience, and singing of religious hymns. This would correspond exactly to the reading of the Bible, the sermon and the hymns of Christian worship, and on this point Rammohun's previous Unitarian contacts had certainly been of considerable

Introduction Gender roles and ideals in Hinduism and Buddhism are diverse. A number of texts regarding household gender roles exist in Hindu traditions, and little to none are appear to exist in Buddhist traditions. The gendering of abstract concepts in both Hinduism and Buddhism may also occur. The cases sited indicate that male dominance is significantly more common than female dominance in ancient and Classical Hindu texts while regional variations may continue to exist. Buddhists appear to internalize

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[TYPE THE COMPANY NAME] The Bhagavad Gita Krishna’s Counsel in Time of War Arundhati Ganesh | 140501650 3/30/2015   Although the Bhagavad Gita was written in the first century CE, it tells us a story that is even more ancient than that. The Gita is a part of an even bigger epic, the Mahabarata which was written about a great civil war which took place around 3000 BCE. After the mighty Mayuran Empire had fallen, there were several battles between the smaller communities regarding who would