A brief description of the Ten Sikh Gurus has been given below: 1. Guru Nanak: Those who believed in the religion preached by Guru Nanak are called Sikhs. The meaning of the word 'Sikh' is 'disciple' or 'student'. Guru Nanak preached Sikhism in the early part of the 16th century. His teachings … [Read more...]
Vaishnavism and Shaivism
Vaishnavism and Shaivism The followers of Vaishnavism worship various forms of Lord Vishnu. The followers of Shaivism worship various forms of Lord Shiva. Vaishnavism: Lord Vishnu assumed various names as Narayan, Krishna, Hari, Ram and Govinda in various parts of India. The worshipers of Lord … [Read more...]
Origin of Bhakti Movement
Origin of Bhakti Movement The Bhakti movement originated as a reaction against caste division, untouchability and ritualism in India. Devotion was the pivotal point in the Bhakti cult in uniting human soul with god. The basic concepts of the Bhakti cult though present in the Vedas, the Gita and … [Read more...]
History of Buddhism
History of Buddhism In the history of Buddhism we notice four distinct stages of development which helped the religion to become a powerful factor in the culture not only India but also of a large part of the world. The first stage of the development of Buddhism movement is marked by the first … [Read more...]
Hindu God Surya
Hindu God Surya From the Vedic times worship of Surya, i.e. the Sun can be traced. It came down through ages with slight modifications and in the 3rd century B.C. Sun worship became very popular. The Greek writers refer to Sun god and the Kushana rulers issued coins with the name and image of the … [Read more...]
Sufism
Sufism Sufi or Sufism is related to Islam. The Sufis originally drew their ideas from certain verses of the Quran and Hadith i.e. traditions of the prophet. Their difference with orthodox Muslims lay in the fact that while the latter interpreted the Quran and Hadith in a literal way, the Sufis gave … [Read more...]
Sufism in India
Sufism The source of Sufism was Quran and the teachings of Prophet Muhammad. The Sufi reformers started preaching main thoughts of Islam. Main ideals: According to Sufism, devotion and relinquishment are the ways to reach God. They are against idolatry and believed in one God. In their opinion … [Read more...]
Bhakti Movement in India
Bhakti Movement in India The essence of the Bhakti movement is the union of the human soul with supreme being through devotion. The Bhakti movement took off in southern India between the 7th and the 12th centuries A.D., nurtured by Saiva Nayanar and Vaishnava Alwar sects. It became a widespread … [Read more...]
Buddhism in India
Buddhism in India Gautama Buddha: Gautama Buddha was the founder of Buddhism in India. Born to the republican state of Kapilavastu in the Terai region of Nepal in 563 B.C, Gautama Buddha was a Kshatriya prince and the founder of Buddhism. At 29, he renounced the material world and took lessons … [Read more...]
Mother Goddess in Indian Religion
Right from the days of the Indus Valley Civilisation, the Mother Goddess is worshipped in India as the force behind productivity. But during the period between the Rig-Vedic age till the beginning of the Gupta age, aristocrats were not in favour of worshipping the Mother Goddess. She was popular … [Read more...]
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