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| | Hinduism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | Aum (and#2384;) is the sacred symbol of Hinduism, and is prefixed and sometimes suffixed to all Hindu mantras and prayers. | | | Hinduism (also known as Sanand#257;tana Dharma, and Vaidika-Dharma) is a worldwide religious tradition that is based on the revealed knowledge of the Veda and the direct descendent of the Vedic Indo-Iranian religion. | | | Hinduism includes a variety of practices, primarily spiritual devotion (Bhakti Yoga), selfless service (Karma Yoga), knowledge and meditation (Jnana or Raja Yoga). |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hinduism
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| | Religious Movements Homepage: Hinduism |
| | Hindus believe that the entire universe is one divine entity who is at one with the universe, while simultaneouslytranscending it. | | | The Vedas are said to be the eternal truths of the religion and are upheld as the supreme authority for Hinduism. | | | The inhabitants were simplycalled Hindus, Persian for "sindh" and their religion was thus called Hinduism. |
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http://religiousmovements.lib.virginia.edu/nrms/hinduism.html
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| | FAQ on Hinduism |
| | Hinduism considers that the world is a manifestation of God. | | | Hinduism is different from many other religions in that it does not have a founder and does not claim exclusivity. | | | Hinduism says that the god of the Hindus, Egyptians, Jews, Christians, Muslims, Zorastrians, Aztecs, Mayans, Maoris, etc are all the same God. |
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| | Hinduism and the four aims of life |
| | Hinduism prescribes fulfillment of sexual passions for the householders and abstinence from it for the students and ascetics who are engaged in the study of the scriptures and in the pursuit of Brahman. | | | Hindu scriptures emphasize that the purpose of sex is procreation and perpetuation of family and society, while the purpose of dharma is to ensure order in the institution of family and society. | | | Hinduism believes that both spiritualism and materialism are important for the salvation of human beings. |
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http://www.hinduwebsite.com/hinduism/h_aims.htm
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| | Aspen no. 10, item 2: Thou Art That |
| | Kama is the Hindu God of Love, a playful tempter, shooting his victims with arrows made of flowers, he is the force by which the One begets the Many, and is thus the oldest god, but also the youngest because he is born every day. | | | Hinduism is more a matter of conduct than dogma, it embraces monism, dualism, monotheism, polytheism, pantheism, even atheism (the hobo Bauls of Bengal have no temples, no gods; for them every moment is a moment of worship, wherever they are is a shrine). | | | Hinduism is the world's oldest faith, at once mankind's most rigorous and most permissive. |
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http://www.ubu.com/aspen/aspen10/thou.html
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| | SDDS Volume 2 Issue 7 |
| | Thus, Hinduism is not a religion of abnegation. | | | Hinduism is the first and foremost religion which had the practical wisdom and pragmatism to recognize the purpose of life both 'here and the hereafter'. | | | The daily prayer of the Hindus is "Sarve Janaah Sukhino Bhavanthu" meaning that the Hindu always aspired for the welfare not only of his own self, family, or community but also of the welfare of all living beings. |
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http://www.ibiblio.org/sripedia/oppiliappan/sgati/sddsv2/v02007.htm
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| | Hinduism Today Publishers Desk October/November/December, 2004 |
| | Hindus who fulfill this complete and high-minded paradigm will naturally be looked up to not only by their family, but by their community and nation, as embodying what it truly means to be a successful person. | | | Hindus should be proud that their religion provides the tools they need to be truly successful in life. | | | Kama is earthly love, aesthetic and cultural fulfillment, pleasures of the world (including sexual), joys of family and friends, intellectual satisfaction, happiness, security, physicality, creativity, usefulness and inspiration. |
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http://www.hinduism-today.com/archives/2004/10-12/10-11_pub_desk.shtml
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| | History of England - Hinduism, Buddhism and Sikhism |
| | 3.The divine scriptures of the Hindus (Vedas and Upanishads) Buddha said were worthless. | | | Hindus feel that as Sikhs reject the Caste system they are a disruption to society and this is made worse by the rejection of the Dowry rules. | | | Note do not confuse Karma with Kama as in Kama Sutra which is the enjoyment of sex and other good things in life. |
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http://www.historyofengland.net/hinduism/hinduism9.html
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| | Spirituality, Hinduism, Goals of Human Life |
| | Hindus are required to perform a series of religious duties or dharma as dictated by their scriptures. | | | While kama and artha are rooted in selfishness, dharma is not. | | | The fourth and ultimate aim of life implies the renunciation of the three preceding ones and is concerned with complete release (moksha) from all worldly attachments and from the cycle of rebirths. |
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http://1stholistic.com/Prayer/Hindu/hol_Hindu-goals-of-life.htm
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| | Indian Kamasutra: Kama Sutra |
| | The Kama Sutra showcases the marriage of the spiritual and the sensual, which stems from the Indian belief that the body is as sacred as the spirit. | | | The worship of genitalia has been prevalent for centuries and it is considered a part and parcel of Hindu worship | | | Such sculpture can be found on the shrines of Buddhist, Jain, Vaishnava, Shaiva, Shakti, and also other cults, which proves its trans-religious nature. |
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http://www.indian-kama-sutra.com
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| | Hinduism-The Religous Life |
| | In Hinduism, there are four main ways to reach towards the divine reality, whether the ultimate goal is a better life, union with the divine, or a release from life. | | | Kama is pleasure, usually understood as aesthetic pleasure of all kinds. | | | (The "Kama Sutra," which may be one of the best known Hindu texts in the West, is about the aesthetic pleasure of men and women; it discusses beauty, music, dance and sexual activity.) It is thus religiously praiseworthy to take part, to support, or just to appreciate any form of pleasure. |
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http://uwacadweb.uwyo.edu/religionet/er/hinduism/HRLIFE.HTM
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| | Hindu Students Association > Hinduism |
| | In a late hymn of the Rig-Veda, one of Hinduism's most sacred scriptures, there is described the emergence of four social classes (varnas) from the sacrifice of a primeval man at the time of creation. | | | Hindu society is fragmented into several thousand castes, or jatis, ranging in size from a few dozen to many thousands of people. | | | Other variants include hatha-yoga (the yoga of force), which puts even greater emphasis on physical skills and acrobatics, and which regards sexual union as a means of salvation; mantra-yoga (the yoga of spells), which advocates repetition of magical phrases; and laya-yoga (the yoga of dissolution), which particularly stresses breath control and meditation. |
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http://www.usc.uwo.ca/CLUBS/HINDU/hinduism/4.html
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| | Hinduism's Online Lexicon - K |
| | Associated with Mount Meru, the legendary center of the universe, it is an important pilgrimage destination for all Hindus, as well as for Tibetan Buddhists. | | | Kama Sutra(s): (Sanskrit) "Aphorisms on pleasure." A fifth-century text by Vatsyayana on erotics. | | | An important form of congregational worship in many Hindu sects. |
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http://www.himalayanacademy.com/resources/books/dws/lexicon/k.html
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| | Hinduism; TarotPlanet's Books & Items on the Hinduism Religion |
| | HINDU MIND: Fundamentals Of Hindu Religion and Philosophy For All Ages | | | HINDU GODDESSES: Visions Of The Divine Feminine In The Hindu Religious Tradition | | | Bulgarian-born omraam mikhael aivanhov (1900-1986) was one of the great spiritual adepts of the century, hailed by a well-known hindu yogi as the reincarnation of a solar sage from vedic times. |
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| | Vishnu has said that Hinduism is many religions and that the South Indian version is different and does not hold on to Vedic ideals. | | | Infact the Hinduism of the South, as formulated by the Bhakti movements is very critical of the Vedic sacrifices and emphasizes Vegetariansm and non-killing. | | | In that respect Hinduism should be regarded as many religions instead of one. |
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http://kafula.msrc.sunysb.edu/~sbarrkum/newsgroups/vedas.txt
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| | Kama Sutra for Women |
| | Kama Sutra for Women takes a leaf from the Kama Sutra, and is a book for women that helps them understand their emotions and bodies, that explains the need to as well as the means of pleasuring men for mutual gratification. | | | Covering a wide range of female sexual experiences, sexual politics, relationships, techniques, the art of seduction, and their spiritual dimension, Kama Sutra for Women is ultimately a book about empowering women. | | | The needs of men and women were equally addressed in the belief that without mutual pleasure and satisfaction, sex was lifeless. |
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http://www.geocities.com/bookloversindia/kama_sutra_for_women.html
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| | Dr. A. V. Srinivasan: Principles of Hinduism |
| | Therefore the philosophy of the Hindus is known as Vedanta, the culmination of the Vedas. | | | The Hindu view is that it is that protection coming from the wife, that torchlight, that spirit of cooperation and sacrifice that gives a reasonable chance for a man to meet the challenges of these conflicting requirements. | | | Jawaharlal Nehru defined Hinduism as meaning " all things to all men" and Troy Wilson Organ (1974) refers to it as "an unstable mixture of the primitive and the sophisticated." It is not uncommon to read references to Hinduism as "a way of life" rather than a religion. |
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http://www.avsrinivasan.com/epics/principles.html
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| | Kama Sutra and soc.religion.hindu |
| | I personally don't have a high opinion of what I've seen of Tantric Hinduism in the US, but I do know that there is most definitely a fair degree of interest in Tantra in general, so I believe that there is most definitely a role for sex in religion. | | | The first question, however, is a _very_ valid question, and this is quite often asked, particularly when discussing the role of women in Hinduism, or Hinduism and gender-relations. | | | However, there is a larger question, and that is "Is the Kama Sutra part of Hinduism?". |
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http://www.hindunet.org/srh_home/1996_2/msg00006.html
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| | Bhagvad Gita Commentary chapter IX shloka 1 sloka 9.1 |
| | You may be a follower of Hinduism or Buddhism... | | | be one a follower of Christian, Islamic, Buddhist, Jaina, Hindu or any other Faith. | | | I had many childhood friends who were Muslims, some came from Christian Faiths, others were followers of Buddhism but most were Hindus. |
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http://godrealized.com/bhagavadgita
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| | glbtq >> social sciences >> Hinduism |
| | Today's glbtq spirituality movements must be seen as part of a long history in which gender-special people were considered sacred to their tribe or family because of their obvious spiritual gifts. | | | Yet other aspects of traditional Hindu thought remain strong, as the continuing presence of the hijras attests, despite post-colonial discrimination against them. | | | Of course, there are exceptions to this rule, especially among Hindus who live outside of India. |
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http://www.glbtq.com/social-sciences/hinduism,2.html
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| | Hesse Siddhartha Essays - Free Essays - The Four Castes of Orthodox Hinduism in Siddhartha |
| | The four castes of Orthodox Hinduism are Dharma, Artha, Kama, and Moksha. | | | All four castes of Orthodox Hinduism, Dharma, Artha, Kama, and Moksha, were applied to Siddhartha's experiences. | | | The third caste, Kama, refers to the enjoyment of the world. |
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http://www.123helpme.com/view.asp?id=14730
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| | Hindunet: The Hindu Universe: hinduism would be better off without rituals etc. |
| | So having said that, people esp hindus know that they need religion only for their intellect first. | | | one needs to see what is hinduism from the authority scriptures and swamis/ aacharyas. | | | Naturally people all over the world think h'ism is just a supersitious religion, and they tend to ignore all the beauty of gita, adviata etc. In short, Hindus seem to be the greatest enemies of h'ism. |
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http://www.hindunet.org/forum/showflat.php?Number=27604
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| | Self Realization Glossary of Words in Hinduism |
| | The reincarnation belief is the primary asset of Hinduism. | | | the death of the body does not mean all is over as per the beliefs in Hinduism. | | | An Exclusive Glossary of Words in Hinduism, Bhagavad Gita, Upanishads, Jainism, Self Realization, Spirituality, Bhagvad Gita, Yoga, Meditation and all Hindu Sacred Scriptures... |
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| | Kama Hindu god of love: Kama God of Love |
| | Kama is the god of love in Hindu myth. | | | Kama Hindu god of love, Kama and Indian mythology, Indian culture | | | You can see our related collection of Buddhist and Hindu amulets when you Click Here. |
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http://www.siamese-dream.com/reference/kama.html
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| | -- Beliefnet.com |
| | Now Indians seem to be sexually conservative and practices from the Kama Sutra are not followed anymore. | | | It is difficult to say with any certainty exactly what the sexual attitude of ancient India was. | | | Submit questions about Hinduism to Swami Tripurari by emailing sangaeditor@swami.org or by visiting www.swami.org/sanga. |
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| | Table of contents for God of desire |
| | Makara, emblem of the god of desire Chapter 8 Kama as the Buddhist Mara and Mañjusri A. | | | Attitudes toward kama in early Buddhist literature B. | | | What Kama and Khan?d?asila say about desire Translation: Tale of Khan?d?asila Chapter 5 Worshipping Kamadeva A. |
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| | Spirituality Hinduism |
| | Home Page » Books, Comics & Magazines » Non-Fiction Books » Religion/ Spirituality » Hinduism > Spirituality |
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| | Sacred Texts: Sexuality |
| | He was able to consult original texts of the Kama Sutra and Ananga Ranga and discuss their contents with Indian scholars. | | | This work was written in the 16th century A.D. by the Shaykh Umar ibn Muhammed al-Nefzawi. | | | The Ananga Ranga This book was written by the Indian poet Kalyan Mall much later than the Kama Sutra, in the sixteenth century A.D. This translation was published by the Kama Shastra Society in 1885. |
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| | Kama - Art History Online Reference and Guide |
| | The term "Kama" also refers to one of the 4 goals of life according to Hindu traditions (Purusharthas) - these include Dharma, artha, kama, and moksha | | | The Kama River, a tributary of the Volga river, in Russia | | | Kama, sickle-like weapons, often wielded in both hands, that evolved from tools used for cutting weeds in Japan |
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http://www.arthistoryclub.com/art_history/Kama
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| | ninemsn Encarta - Search Results - Kama |
| | Hinduism takes a comprehensive view of our human condition and has classified all the things we seek in the world and beyond into four broad... | | | Kama, river, eastern European Russia, the chief tributary of the Volga. | | | Perm (formerly Molotov), city in eastern European Russia, on the Kama River. |
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