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Hinduism - College Essay

Hinduism

is a unique religion that embodies an enormous range of spiritual customs. Although many of these practices differ from my own personal beliefs, the information that I have attained during my studies in the classroom permits me to give substantial respect for the Hindu religion and its followers. This paper will attempt to analyze the living spirituality in the everyday Hindi world as seen in our textbook experiencing the World�s Religions written by Michael Molloy.
At the very heart of the Hindu religion is the caste system, acknowledged in 500 BCE with the Rig Veda and further recognized with the Bhagavad Gita, that divides Hindu followers into several social classes. Presently, the ...

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Hindu beliefs in stages of life are more religious then the western philosophies of life stages. Hindu�s believe that the earliest stage of life begins around eight years old and last till around twenty, in this time period the person is �laying the religious foundation for life� (Malloy 72). Just about the same time as the ending of the Hindu�s first stage, the next begins with a prearranged marriage and ends with the �person fulfilling the demands of society by raising children� (Malloy 72). By the time a person is a grandparent the third stage begins by retiring from ordinary life in order to �spend time once again on religious matters� (Malloy 73). The fourth and final stage of a Hindu is the renunciate stage that begins after retirement in which the person is to live as a homeless nomad in order to �hasten mystical insight, to free oneself, of all attachments, to end rebirth, and to attain moksa� (Molloy 73). Throughout these stages in a Hindu�s life, it can be easily ...

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Added: 3/19/2007 07:03:05 PM
Category: Religion
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