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- Iconography (7643 bytes)
6: ...ion]]. To distinguish the veneration of [[icon]]s from the worship of [[Idolatry in Christianity|idols...
7: [[Image:Shiva.jpg|thumb|The Hindu god Shiva. Note the blue skin and symbols held in his hands...
13: ... the heads of holy individuals while it is absent from those who are not [[Christian]]s. This nimbus i...
15: ...nded to show their seriousness, and their freedom from the vicissitudes of emotion. Figures are almost... - Caste (32815 bytes)
1: The word '''''Caste''''' is derived from the [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]] word ''c...
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27: The [[Brahmin]]s (the word comes from [[Sanskrit]] for 'knowledge', root word Vid 'to...
29: ...e views possible) to achieve [[moksha]] - release from [[samsara]], the cycle of [[reincarnation]], an... - Religion (72319 bytes)
10: The word religion is thought to derive from one of two combinations of Latin roots. The fi...
25: ...sion, see [[approaches to distinguishing religion from non-religion]].
38: *An ethical framework, including a definition of activities whic...
53: ... Commandments]] of the [[Old Testament]], flowing from the beliefs rather than being defined by the be...
54: ...xt|texts they hold as sacred]] uniquely different from other writings, and which records or is the bas... - Hinduism (49198 bytes)
8: ... of unity in diversity is best captured in a line from the ancient [[Rig Veda]]:
17: ...d it. In general, Hindu views are broad and range from [[monism]], [[dualism]], [[vishistadvaita|quali...
19: ...d include [[Devi]], [[Vishnu]], [[Ganesh]], and [[Shiva]]. One of the most prominent Hindu monists is the...
21: ...s the quest for enlightenment and to free oneself from the cycle of rebirth. Another major concept is ...
23: ...rlds), [[Vishnu]] (the Preserver of worlds) and [[Shiva]] (the Destroyer of worlds). - Himalaya (16334 bytes)
1: ...imalaya'' means "abode of snow" in [[Sanskrit]] ( from ''hima'' "snow", and ''aalaya'' "abode"). The c...
5: ...erest as seen from space looking south-south-east from over the [[Tibetan Plateau]]. ([[:Image:himalay...
9: The Himalayan range runs for about 2400 km, from [[Nanga Parbat]] in the west to Namche Barwa in...
10: ...1200 m. This range is made up of erosion material from the rising Himalaya. Running parallel to this i...
21: ...led on the ocean floor and the [[volcano]]es that fringed its edges. Since these sediments were light,... - Snake (17266 bytes)
40: ...ever, it is generally assumed that snakes derived from [[lizard]]-like ancestors.
42: ...s they are today. The best fossil snake remains, from Late Cretaceous marine sediments, support this ...
44: ...ondary hypothesis is that snakes directly evolved from varanids similar to the [[earless monitor]] of ...
46: Fragmentary remains that have been found from the Early Cretaceous may refute either theory, ...
65: ...kes (pit vipers, pythons, and some boas) have [[infrared]] sensitive receptors in deep grooves between... - Ancient Indian science and technology (21581 bytes)
28: ...ear conception of the abstract number as distinct from the numerical quantity of objects or spatial ex...
32: ...ician in Arabic is called ''Hindsa'' which means "from India."
38: ...ology]], like casting of a [[horoscope]]. Apart from this linkage of astronomy with [[astrology]] in...
47: ...e concept of [[atom]] in ancient India is derived from the classification of material world in five ba...
49: From ancient times, Indian philosophers believed tha... - Yoga (18820 bytes)
7: The word Yoga originates from the [[Sanskrit]] word "Yuj" ("to yoke") and is ...
38: ...as the Supreme Lord, to [[Arjuna]], a warrior and friend who is loathe to go to battle that would invo...
63: ...hat rises through the chakras until union between Shiva and Shakti (also known as samadhi) is achieved.
65: ...tricate geometric figures) and rituals that range from simple murti (statue representations of deities...
68: ...des the shisya (student) through yogic discipline from the beginning. When doing yoga, the student is ... - Yoga Sutras of Patanjali (32564 bytes)
13: ... down, they were learnt by memory and passed down from teacher to student through generations.
21: ...undation for much of Tantra Yoga (a Hindu deific, Shiva-Shakti yoga system) and [[Vajrayana Buddhism]] (B...
28: :Taken from the commentary on Patanjali Sutra III.4 by Mast...
46: *<b>ahimsa</b> = abstention from [[violence]] = non-violence to all beings
47: *<b>satya</b> = abstention from lying = truth
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