Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The following is a list of religious slurs or religious insults in the English language that are, or have been, used as insinuations or allegations about adherents or non-believers of a given religion or irreligion, or to refer to them in a derogatory (critical or disrespectful), pejorative (disapproving or contemptuous), or insulting manner.
It is neither an end state nor an endless goal of aimlessly amassing money, claims Karl Potter, [11] rather it is an attitude and necessary requirement of human life. John Koller takes [2] a different viewpoint than Karl Potter's interpretation. John Koller suggests artha is not an attitude, rather it is one of the necessities of human life.
Khuda (Persian: خُدا, romanized: xodâ, Persian pronunciation:) or Khoda is the Persian word for God. Originally, it was used as a noun in reference to Ahura Mazda (the name of the God in Zoroastrianism). Iranian languages, Turkic languages, and many Indo-Aryan languages employ the word. [1]
The second edition was released in 1997, [1] followed by an expanded, refined, and revised third edition in 2011, published by the Bangla Academy. [3] The second edition incorporated portraits of approximately 700 prominent individuals and provided insights into the lives of nearly 1,000 notable Bengali intellectuals and luminaries. [citation ...
[8] It is said that because God created everything and therefore everything belongs to him, it is selfish to want anything other than what God wants or not want something God gives to you. [ 7 ] The Arabic word tawakkul is a masdar (verbal noun) derived from the fifth form of the Arabic root وكل (w-k-l).
The attitude of Hanuman towards the god Rama is considered to be of dasya bhava. [96] The approach of Arjuna and the cowherd boys of Vrindavan with the god Krishna is regarded as sakhya bhava. [95] [97] Radha's love towards Krishna is madhurya bhava. [95] The attitude of Krishna's foster-mother Yashoda towards him exemplifies vatsalya bhava. [98]
Bengali mythology in a literal sense has been a derivative of Vedic mythology. It can refer to the historical legends and folk tales of West Bengal and Bangladesh . Given the historical Hindu and Buddhist presence in the region, characters from Vedic and Hindu mythology are present within Bengali literature.
Kubera is the treasurer of the gods, and the overlord of the semi-divine yakshas, the guhyakas, kinnaras and gandharvas, who act as his assistants and protectors of the jewels of the earth, as well as guardians of his city. Kubera is also the guardian of travelers and the giver of wealth to individuals, who please him.