Lord Mahavira, also known as Vardhaman Mahavir, was the last Tirthankara and the founder of Jainism religion. What Lord Mahavira taught formed the teachings of Jainism which are the following: 1. Ahimsa: The first and foremost principle of Jainism was Ahimsa or non-injury to anyone. It is why many … [Read more...]
Four Buddhist Councils
This article contains brief description on the Four Buddhist Councils. Introduction From time to time four different Councils of the Buddhists were called to celebrate important events or to decide policy matters of great importance. 1. The First Buddhist Council The first council was called … [Read more...]
Indian Tribal Art
Indian tribal art is almost entirely 'functional' and had great utilitarian or social significance. There is very little art for art's sake in a tribal village. Much of the art has a religious or magical purpose. It has great social importance. There is very little that is simply decorative or that … [Read more...]
Mughal Sculpture, Decorative Carvings and Mosaic Art
Mughal Sculpture: Mughal Emperor Akbar encouraged the art of sculpture. He had the statues of Jai Mal and Fatha, the Rajput heroes of Chittor, seated on elephants, carved out of stone, and had them placed at the gate of the Agra Fort. The elephant gateway of Fatehpur sikri is still guarded by the … [Read more...]
Short Paragraph on Cricket and Its Importance
Cricket is a national sports of England. Today Cricket is a very popular game in some countries. But it is not played everywhere in the world. How cricket is played? The game of Cricket is played between two sides, each having eleven players. The cricket ball is rather small and very hard. On the … [Read more...]
Short Essay on Railway Station
Introduction A railway station is a place where trains stop. Here people, who have to alight, get down the train and those who have to go, get into the train. Some stations are small and some big. Description The big railway stations occupy a large area. Along the railway lines there are … [Read more...]
Short Paragraph on Christmas
Introduction: Christmas is an annual festival celebrated in remembrance of the birth of Jesus Christ. It is a major Christian Festival. Though in some places, Christmas is also celebrated by Non-Christians. Why do we celebrate Christmas? The birthday of Jesus Christ, the great founder of the … [Read more...]
Short Paragraph on Save Water
Introduction Water is the most precious gift of nature. It has no taste, no smell and no colour. It is found everywhere and the other name of it is life. We find it in tanks, ponds, wells, rivers and springs. Almost three-fourth of the earth is water. We should conserve and save water so as to … [Read more...]
Essay on Friendship
Introduction: Man is a social animal. He cannot life alone. Men of similar dispositions are naturally attracted towards each other. In course of time, intimacy grows between then. They begin to trust each other. This is called friendship. Friendship is a feeling of mutual trust, support and … [Read more...]
Short paragraph on Health is Wealth
Health is wealth. There is nothing in our life that is more valuable than good health. Without health there is no happiness, no peace and no success. A person with bad health cannot enjoy the pleasure of being wealthy. Health is more valuable than money. Money cannot buy health and happiness. But a … [Read more...]
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