Vaishnavism

off, sects are sub groups of a religion that differ in beliefs and these differing principles can be anything, such as the varying belief of who is considered the primary deity or creator. In Hinduism alone there are four primary sects: Shivaism, Vaishnavism, Shaktism, and Smartism. The difference between each sect is as previously mentioned, each variation believes in differing principle “supreme beings” or deities. These four denominations are in complete contrast to Christianity, in which there are

Hinduism is a religion with many different styles of worship . The generic six types of worship are Folk Hinduism which is based on local traditions and cults of local deities; Vedic Hinduism which is practised by traditional brahmins (a class of Hindu consisting of teachers, priests and protectors); Vedantic Hinduism which is based on the philosophical approach of the Upanishads (a collection of ancient Sanskrit texts); Yogic Hinduism; Dharmic Hinduism which is based on karma and Bhakti Hinduism

years, previous to the advanced civilizations of the Indus Valley. According to texts there has never been a time where this type of worship didn’t exist (Monastery "The Four Denominations of Hinduism"). The second oldest denomination is known as Vaishnavism. This sect of Hindu traditions came with the beginning of the civilizations in India. The recorded date is still well

     Many people believe Hinduism to be a polytheistic religion. This is due to the fact that there is so many gods that they can worship in. But in all actuality it is really a monotheistic religion that spawns off of one god to form many different gods or ideas to worship. The entire religion of Hinduism is based off of Brahman. Brahman is the idea that all reality is a unity. I will explain the concept of Brahman and four others and hopefully make Hinduism easier to comprehend

Cole Cramer Professor Schadler RELS 105 07/16/16 Why Hinduism Should Be Considered a World Religion Introduction Religion in the world today mostly depend on the number of adherents and the rate of at which they increase in the world. While considering the statistics, studies indicate that Islam is the fastest growing religion in the world and with a projection that by the year 2050, its popularity shall have increased more than any other religion in the world. Alongside Islam is the Hinduism, religion

In the world of billions of people how many of us are going to be the same? People will perceive the world in their own way. One person may see the world perfect, while others see nothing but the end. Is everyone going to be different? Not necessarily, many others will share the same beliefs but that could mean more varieties will be created. Once one person believes a certain path they may choose to believe in that belief or even believe living is the path to happiness. However, one chooses to perceive

For one of my cultural visits I went to a Mexican restaurant, El Molcajete, in Geneva, IL. In this restaurant I observed elements of folk and popular culture which included the music that was playing there, which was mariachi band music which made the place feel more authentic to Mexico. The music from the mariachi band was a piece of their folk culture they had, because they used violins, trumpets, guitarron a spanish guitar used in most Spanish music, and a vihuela a five stringed guitar with a

3. Research and explain these gods or goddesses: Durga, Kali, Sarasvati, Ganeshe. The goddess Durga is the protector, vanquishing the demons that threaten Dharma. (Fisher, 2003). She is represented as a beautiful woman with multiple arms that rides a lion, wielding weapons to use to defend the good. The reason she yields so many weapons is to show that one weapon cannot kill different kinds of enemies. (Goddess Durga). Since Durga is the protector of good, she is invoked by the seeker to destroy

Shiva is the Supreme god who safeguards, alters and creates the Universe. At the zenith level, Shiva is considered as infinite, inspiring, unchanging and shapeless. Shiva has many compassionate and formidable depictions. Shiva is the benefactor of yoga, meditation and arts. When Shiva is in his fierce aspect, he can be found slaughtering demons. The most important traits of Shiva are the snake across his shoulders, wearing a crescent moon, and in the location of his third eye in middle of his

Hindu mythology has interesting theories on how the Earth was created and the reincarnation of people, Hinduism is very different to many other mythologies and has some unique key features that make it stand out from the rest. History tells that there are over 330 million gods in Hindu mythology. There are six main gods in Hinduism. Hindu’s have an interesting belief of what happens to them after death, the afterlife Hindus believe in must be met by accomplishing a goal. Hinduism is a unique belief