The origin of Indian art can be traced to prehistoric settlements and consists of a variety of art forms, including painting, sculpture, pottery, and textile arts etc. Indian arts have cultural influences, as well as religious influences such as Hinduism, …
Sri Madhavacharya (1238-1317) was a philosopher and saint in the Bhakti tradition, a Hindu tradition that promotes devotion as the way to salvation. Sri Madhavachrya is regarded as the foremost proponent of the Dwaita or “dualist” school of Hindu philosophy. …
Sri Vallabhacharya (1479-1531) was a philosopher-saint in the Bhakti tradition, a Hindu tradition that promotes devotion as the way to salvation. Sri Vallabhacharya was an expert on Hindu texts and rejected ascetism and monastic approaches to Moksha or salvation from …
According to Jainism, a Tirthankar is a saviour and spiritual teacher of the dharma (righteous path). There are 24 Tirthankars, the first one was Rishabhanath and the last one was Mahavir Swamy. According to Jainism philosophy, the word Tirthankara signifies the …
Kanad (कणाद) was a sage, an ancient Indian natural scientist and the philosopher who founded the Vaisheshika school of Indian philosophy that also represents the earliest Indian physics. He is believed to have lived between the 6th – 2nd BCE …
HINDU SCRIPTURES OF ETERNAL TRUTH VEDAS Oldest religious texts were composed in Vedic Sanskrit.There are four Vedas: Rig Veda: This Veda contains about 1000 hymns or mantras of various deities. Yajur Veda: A collection of mantras and verses …
Sita: Sita was the daughter of Mother Earth, Rama’s wife, incarnated as Lakshmi. Kausalya: Queen of the Kosala Kingdom, wife of King Dasharatha, the mother of Lord Rama Vasishta: Sage Vashistha was Ram’s guru Viswamithra: Vishwamitra is a great sage, Saptarishis and wise guru …
Hindu Festivals :Religious and Spiritual Significance DIWALI: Celebrates the victory of good over evil. It’s the festival of lights. Celebrates the goddess Lakshmi and the return of Rama and Sita after the defeat of the demon king It’s the …
Stages Of Life For A Hindu An Ashrama in Hinduism is one of four stages in an age-based social system Vedas divides a human life into four different stages four ashramas. Hindu Life Stage 1: Brahmacharya: The student, preparing for careers obtaining …