The feature of Indian society is religion. Religious intolerance is known to exist since ages in India. However, in the contemporary era the feature is seen in different forms like caste system, communalism, and discrimination against caste Indians in the society. The unity in diversity is the core value of Indian society. There is no …
The root of Indian philosophy can be easily traced in the ancient Vedas The ancient Upanishads are the earliest surviving records of Indian literature The Upanishads are the primary source of Indian philosophy which teach mysticism and spiritualism. The Upanishads are a compilation of the Hindu sacred texts that were brought to India by the …
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The essence of Indian philosophy is summed up in a phrase ‘Bhakti’. It means the worship of God as manifest in different forms and manifestations. It includes many aspects like life, unity, diversity, the earth, the seasons, plants and flowers and their diversity in usage and decorative patterns. It is believed that all these facets …
What is the nature of Carvakas ethics? It is a set of ten arguments presented in defense of Hindu beliefs. The basic tenet of this philosophy is that all truths are self evident to all in virtue of their conformity to the laws of nature. In essence, Carvakas accepts the Lockean modal principle of entailment. …
The philosophy of Samkhya philosophy, according to which there is no such thing as a thing existing prior to the effect it has produced on the existing things is called “samkhya samadhi”. The word “Samkhya” originates from the term “Sambhara”, which was the name of the Hindu goddess of knowledge, referred to the philosophers as …
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Truth in Vedas is what the word “ordered” means, everything within it is orderly, which means everything has a set of definite and known laws which are the rules that everything follows. Everything is subject to these rules in a virtual state of unity, a single reality, a single plane of existence. If everything obeys …
The oldest religion in the world considered by many to be the religion of God, while Hinduism has been called the religion of gods, is the religion practiced in the state of worship known as Santana Dharma. Most people who worship in this form of worship refer to themselves as “Sanyasis.” While Hinduism was originally …
What exactly is Indian culture? It can be said to be a vast cultural continuum which has affected all aspects of human life and society in the last two thousand years or more. It can also be said to have affected all aspects of life and society in the last two thousand years or more. …
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The Indian scientific community has developed remarkable scientific disciplines like Astrology, Chemistry, Biology, Physiology, Mental Science and other branches including Computer science, Information science and many more. These branches give a special and unique information about the origin, development and discoveries of various important sciences. These disciplines are the result of painstaking scientific research and …
Traditional Knowledge is the intellectual property of indigenous peoples that has been passed down through generations and is integral to their existence. It is their cultural norms, customs, beliefs and knowledge systems that have been passed down from generation to generation. For these lifetimes, knowledge is a deeply rooted part of their lives. This is …