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worship idols God is an ideal & not supernatyral entity controlling the universe. Birkley Hame, hocke believe causuality is the cause of existence of universe. Gunratna a Jaina thinker in tark-rahasya-padika gives certain arguments for creation of universe if logically and empirically unwarranted. Theist argues production of things requires, conscious agents.Gunratna answers “In manufacturing of pot we have empirical experience that there was no pot, but in universe we have no experience that there was no universe, then on what ground we need designer or architect when our experience has always found plants jungles mountains grow without conscious agent, whole universe is system of relation & God is related to nothing, produced things are related to each other. Sea-waves can't be created or ended It is natural process same way universe cant be created or ended. It has no' beginning no end.
Australion aborigines, people in rural South America, African tribes & inhabitants of specific islands live traditional life style. Adivesis in Assam & other isolated part of globe live traditional life style, believe & communicate with spirit-world. They honour spirit of their dead ancestors. They believe Sky God - Eagle, Sea-God whale & engage in rituals dance, drumming, magic to neal people.
In Uganda - circumcision is done to intigate boys into manhood. Brahma born out of lotus flower grew from Vishnuns naval is creator, Shiva-destroys opp of Vishnu protector. In Veda maya is creative energy of Gods, Shankara described Maya as illusion Veda describes four aims of life Kama-passion, prosperity-artha, dharma-moral duty, enlightenment-meksa. Veda is collection of ancient revealed shruti texts four samhittas written by divinely inspired prophets is Rigveda, samaveda Yajurveda & arthava veda. Smriti is remembered literature. Laws of manu are smriti texts.
Yog system of philosophy involves physical & mental discipline helps in mind concentration. Efficient meditation, correct posture & breathing control purifies mind and body. Ramayana - great epic in Sanskrit poem.Mahabharata – longest poem tells about war between families of Pandavas & Kauravas is conflict of God & evil.Tantric Hindus tries to achieve liberation through spiritual powers, siddhis, through Yantras-diagram drawn on grounds, stones, cloth worship in form of focus or meditation. Chakras system of wheels or centres of power exists in the body there are many centres of energy flow up & down in the body.
Sikhism - believes in one God. They have ten Gurus from Guru Nanak to Guru Gobind Singh. Adinath or Guru-Granth-Sahib described as Guru panth a Sikh community- Sikhs keep Kirpan – ready to
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