Nirvana is an ancient Buddhist horn blowing practice in stupa worship carried out by Buddhist faithful’s in their shrine to receive miracles. Lopez elaborates on the origin and the initial application of the nirvana. According to Lopez, the extraordinary relics used to make the special musical instrument were buffalo horns. The significance of the stupa worship is demonstrated in a narrative where the Vipavsi Buddha explains to a visiting prince on the practice. The Buddha teaches that the practice
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makes him to believe and love God, and in order to understand him more, he choose to participate in three different religions,Hinduism, Islam and Christianity. The first time that Pi ever got to know God was an older sister of his mother brought him to a temple, he became a Hindu since then. In the novel, Pi described the reason why he became a Hindu: “I am a Hindu
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There are several deities that are associated with classical Hinduism, although, Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva together make up the Hindu Trinity or Trimurti. Vishnu or “the all-pervading” one is viewed as the world’s protector, and he is said to have appeared on Earth in both the forms of human and animal. Vishnu is frequently depicted as a man with four arms, and each hand holds a pennant that symbolizes his divinity. The pennants include, a lotus, club, discus and conch. Vishnu’s purpose was to establish
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The Gautama Buddha sat for severe penance in the city of Gaya under the shade of a peepal tree which became famous as Bodhii vriksha which in turn is known as the tree of illumination and enlightenment . The earlier name of this tree was ashwattha, as below it horses were tied, where they would stand and relax (ashva is horse, stha is place. The meditation was also done by Goswami Tulsidas by sitting beneath this tree. The branches, vast foliage and fruit above constitute the final and resting
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Hinduism under Threat! Copy for General Distribution-Hitaya Hinduism under Threat! 1. Mass Conversions 2. Destruction of Hindu Institutions 3. Vote Bank Politics 4. Hindu Apathy and Ignorance 5. Solutions Copy for General Distribution-Hitaya Mass Conversions -15,018 persons converted in single day in Ongole -10,000 churches planned in 2005 alone, by just one group, the Seventh Day Adventists. Kyle Fiess, Maranatha (Org for building churches) marketing director reports: "We were
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Early years Shantilal was born in the village of Chansad, Gujarat, on 7 December 1921. His parents, Motibhai and Diwaliben Patel, were disciples of Shastriji Maharaj and followers of the Akshar Purushottam faith.[2] Motibhai and Diwaliben were both involved in the Swaminarayan fellowship; Diwaliben’s family’s association with the Swaminarayan fellowship extended to the time of Bhagatji Maharaj.[3] Shastriji Maharaj had blessed young Shantilal at birth, and had told his father, “This child is ours;
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