HINDU RITUALS Hindu rituals are based on Eternal Laws- Cosmic Orders BIRTH CEREMONY Before birth Hindus pray to protect the fetus from illness or harmful spirits A few weeks after birth Baby is given its name A few years …
CHAR DHAM: HOLY PLACES OF HINDU PILGRIMAGES Char Dham revered as one of the most sacred pilgrimages in the world (Devanagari: चार धाम) (literally: ‘the four abodes/seats’) are the names of four pilgrimage places in India that are widely revered by Hindus. They …
Mahabharat Main Characters Bhishma – Born to king Shantanu and Ganga, Bhishma was named Devavrata. One of the most significant and pivotal characters. Bhishma is a noble figure from the losing side of the Kauravas. He was …
Advaita Vedanta Advaita Vedanta says that the soul is not different from Brahman. The most famous Hindu philosopher who taught us about Advaita Vedanta was Adi Shankara. Adi Shankara Advaita Vedanta Theory: According to Advaita Vedanta, liberation can be achieved …
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 …