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Swami vivekanand Swami Vivekananda is one of the greatest thinkers of Indian Renaissance. Vivekananda was moved with pity on seeing the impoverished state of the masses. He says: “Material civilization, may even luxuries necessary to create work for the poor. Bread, I do not believe in a God who cannot give me bread here, giving … Read more
Hindu sects: Yoga, are based largely on the Upanishads, and associated with the Vedas and Puranic texts such as the Bhagavad Gita, and the Padma, Vishnu and Bhagavata Puranas. Awareness, recognition, and Growth of the belief have significantly increased outside of India in recent years. The Gaudiya Vaishnava branch of the tradition has … Read more
Religious Movements and religious philosophy in Ancient and Medieval India is an open ended topic and as mentioned in RAS Mains updated syllabus we have bifurcated the topic to cover the topic in entity for RAS Mains exam. Hinduism-as-a-federation-of-various-sects-shaiva-vaishnava-and-shakta/”>Hindu Sects: Hinduism as a federation of various sects – Shaiva, Vaishnava and Shakta Nature and scope … Read more
Nastika Shools of Indian System of Philosophy Charvaka Believes only in materialism. No life beyond death, no soul no god. Jaina The names of two tirthankaras, Rishabhanath & Aristhanemia finds mention in Rig Veda. 540 BC Twenty third was Parsva, son of Ishvaku king Asvasena. … Read more
Puranas Divided into sarga, pratisarga, manvantantar, vamsa (genealogical list of kings) & vamsanucharita. 18 main puranas & 18 subsidiary puranas. Vedas Meaning “knowledge”. Rigveda (hymns), Yajurveda (sacrificial formulae), Atharvaveda (magical charms & spell), Samveda. Vedas are called aparusheya (not created by man) & nity Upanishads About 200 in number. Deal with philosophy. Oldest & … Read more
Swami Vivekananda: A Biography Swami Vivekananda was an Indian Hindu monk, philosopher, and social reformer who played a major role in the introduction of Indian philosophies of Vedanta and Yoga to the Western world. He was a key figure in the Ramakrishna Mission, of which he was the chief monastic disciple of Ramakrishna. He is … Read more
Ramanujacharya (1017-1137) was a Hindu philosopher and theologian who is considered one of the most important figures in the Sri Vaishnava tradition. He is also known as Ramanuja or Ramanujacharya. Ramanuja was born in Sriperumbudur, Tamil Nadu, India. He was a child prodigy and began his studies at a young age. He studied the Vedas, … Read more
Vedanta School Vedanta is a Hindu school of thought that emphasizes the unity of all existence. It is one of the six orthodox schools of Hindu philosophy, and its teachings are based on the Vedas, the oldest scriptures of Hinduism. The Vedanta School is divided into two main branches: Advaita Vedanta and Dvaita Vedanta. Advaita … Read more