Hindus believe in an uncreated, eternal, infinite, transcendent, and all-embracing principle, which, "comprising in itself being and non-being," is the sole reality, the ultimate cause and foundation, source, and goal of all existence. This ultimate reality is called brahman. As the All, br...
At the age of six, Oakes decided on her own volition to go vegan. She is the founder of an animal sanctuary which currently cares for 500 rescued animals. She has four world records in extreme marathon running and an elite road running career, which she has managed with a disability that...
we learn that travelers from outside India visited the Ellora caves regularly. The 10th-century Arab historian, geographer happens to be the earliest recorded visitors. In 1352, prior to the visit of the founder of the Bahmani sultanate, ...
By far the most important of these figures were Siddhartha Gautama, called the Buddha, and Vardhamana, called Mahavira (“Great Hero”), the founder of Jainism. There were many other heterodox teachers who organized bands of ascetic followers, and each group adopted a specific code of conduct....
reverse took place, and thedaevas were denounced as demons byZoroaster, the founder ofZoroastrianism. They still survive as such in thedivs of Persian folklore, especially through the epicShāh-nāmeh(completed 1010; “Book of Kings”) by the Persian poetFerdowsī, and in theDevilof Christian ...
Mathematical astronomy or the Siddhanta tradition has been the dominant and enduring mathematical tradition in India. It ourished almost continuously for over seven centuries, starting with Aryabhata (476-550) who is regarded as the founder of scientic astronomy in India, and extending to Bhaskara...
Hinduism is a sanatana dharma“ancient religion,” and there is no specific date that marks its origin [2]. Unlike Christianity, Sikhism, Jainism, Buddhism, and Islam, there is no founder of Hinduism. Since this religion is more a way of life than religion, many myths, misconceptions, and...
The first such threat to Hinduism was posed by one of the Indian religions viz. Buddhism much before the advent of the two later Abrahamic religions. The founder of Buddhism, Siddhartha Gautam himself was a Hindu prince of Shakya clan of Kshatriyas who renounced his palace in an early age ...
Majapahit empire, the last Indianized kingdom in Indonesia, based in eastern Java and existing between the 13th and 16th centuries. The founder of the empire was Vijaya, a prince of Singhasari who escaped when Jayakatwang, the ruler of Kaḍiri, seized