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The Sramana tradition in part created the concept of the cycle of birth and death, the concept of Saṃsāra, and the concept of liberation, which became characteristic for Hinduism. [ note 24 ]
[273] [274] This cycle of birth, life, death and rebirth is called saṃsāra. Liberation from saṃsāra through moksha is believed to ensure lasting happiness and peace. [275] [276] Hindu scriptures teach that the future is both a function of current human effort derived from free will and past human actions that set the circumstances. [277]
Scholars disagree on his date of birth; the Government of Maharashtra lists 19 February as a holiday commemorating Shivaji's birth (Shivaji Jayanti). [a] [25] [26] Shivaji was named after a local deity, the Goddess Shivai Devi. [27] [28] Shivaji belonged to a Maratha family of the Bhonsle clan. [29]
Śramaṇa gave rise to the concept of the cycle of birth and death, the concept of samsara, and the concept of liberation. [87] Buddha found a Middle Way that ameliorated the extreme asceticism found in the Śramaṇa religions. [88] Around the same time, Mahavira (the 24th Tirthankara in Jainism) propagated a theology that was to later become ...
Prominent themes in Hindu beliefs include the karma (action, intent and consequences), saṃsāra (the cycle of death and rebirth) and the four Puruṣārthas, proper goals or aims of human life, namely: dharma (ethics/duties), artha (prosperity/work), kama (desires/passions) and moksha (liberation/freedom from passions and ultimately saṃsāra).
Dating the birth of Krishna is a complex matter due to differing interpretations and historical accounts. According to Hindu tradition, Krishna was born on the eighth day of the Krishna Paksha (dark fortnight) in the month of Bhadrapada (August–September) of the Hindu lunar calendar. However, scholars and historians have proposed various ...
According to Desi Calendar, his birth date is Seven days after the New Moon Day in the Lunar Month of Poh (also called Poh Sudi 7 ਪੰਜਾਬੀ- ਪੋਹ ਸੁਦੀ ੭). His birth name was Gobind Das and a shrine named Takht Sri Patna Harimandar Sahib marks the site of the house where he was born and spent the first four years of his ...
The Bhagavad Gita (/ ˈ b ʌ ɡ ə v ə d ˈ ɡ iː t ɑː /; [1] Sanskrit: भगवद्गीता, IPA: [ˌbʱɐɡɐʋɐd ˈɡiːtɑː], romanized: bhagavad-gītā, lit. 'God's song'), [a] often referred to as the Gita (IAST: gītā), is a Hindu scripture, dated to the second or first century BCE, [7] which forms part of the epic poem Mahabharata.