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The Bhakti movement was a significant religious movement in medieval Hinduism [1] that sought to bring religious reforms to all strata of society by adopting the method of devotion to achieve salvation. [2] Originating in Tamilakam during 6th century CE, [3][4][5][6] it gained prominence through the poems and teachings of the Vaishnava Alvars ...
The importance of cultural sustainability lies within its influential power over the people, as decisions that are made within the context of society are heavily weighed by the beliefs of that society. [2] [5] Cultural sustainability can be regarded as a fundamental issue, even a precondition to be met on the path towards sustainable ...
The culture of Fiji is a tapestry of native Fijian, Indian, European, Chinese and other nationalities. Culture polity traditions, language, food costume, belief system, architecture, arts, craft, music, dance, and sports will be discussed in this article to give you an indication of Fiji's indigenous community but also the various communities which make up Fiji as a modern culture and living.
The Vedic period, or the Vedic age (c. 1500 – c. 500 BCE), is the period in the late Bronze Age and early Iron Age of the history of India when the Vedic literature, including the Vedas (c. 1500 –900 BCE), was composed in the northern Indian subcontinent, between the end of the urban Indus Valley Civilisation and a second urbanisation, which began in the central Indo-Gangetic Plain c. 600 BCE.
The meaning of spirituality has developed and expanded over time, and various meanings can be found alongside each other. [1] [2] [3] [note 1] Traditionally, spirituality referred to a religious process of re-formation which "aims to recover the original shape of man", [note 2] oriented at "the image of God" [4] [5] as exemplified by the founders and sacred texts of the religions of the world.
There are six fairly uncontroversial nodes within the Semitic languages: East Semitic, Northwest Semitic, North Arabian, Old South Arabian (also known as Sayhadic), Modern South Arabian, and Ethiopian Semitic. These are generally grouped further, but there is ongoing debate as to which belong together.
Vedanta is the investigation of Brahman and Ātman. [ 22 ] The various traditions give their own, specific exegesis of the Upaniṣads, the Bhagavadgītā, and the Brahma Sūtras (known as the three canonical sources). [ 23 ] Scripture (Sruti Śabda) is the main reliable source of knowledge (pramana).
The Canadian government has often been described as the instigator of multicultural ideology because of its public emphasis on the social importance of immigration. [ 16 ] [ 17 ] The Canadian Royal Commission on Bilingualism and Biculturalism is often referred to as the origins of modern political awareness of multiculturalism. [ 18 ]