The question of moral duties towards animals and of negative karma incurred from violence against them is discussed in detail in some Hindu scriptures and religious lawbooks.

Hindu scriptures and law books support the use of violence in self-defense against an armed attacker.

In modern Hinduism slaughter according to the rituals permitted in the Vedic scriptures has become less common, though, the world's largest animal sacrifice occurs at Gadhimai, a Hindu festival which takes place every 5 years.

The Cārvākas maintained that the Hindu scriptures are false, that the priests are liars, and that there is no afterlife, and that pleasure should be the aim of living.

Although Nehru was disdainful of religion, his theosophical interests had induced him to the study of the Buddhist and Hindu scriptures.

India has one of the oldest musical traditions in the world — references to Indian classical music ( marga ) are found in the Vedas, ancient scriptures of the Hindu tradition.

According to Hindu scriptures, a journey was made during the Mahabharata by Balrama along the banks of the Saraswati from Dwarka to Mathura.

Hindu ceremonies are usually conducted totally or at least partially in Sanskrit, the language of the Hindu scriptures.

Hindu scriptures describe hunting as an acceptable occupation, as well as a sport of the kingly.

The city is considered to be named after its founder, King Ayudh mentioned in the ancient Hindu scriptures as one of the forefathers of Lord Rama.

Ramcharitmanas and other respected Hindu scriptures like the Vishnu Purana, Shrimad Bhagvat Mahapuran and others emphasize the importance of living and visiting such religious places.

He evinced interest in the Hindu scriptures such as the Vedas, the Upanishads, the Bhagavad Gita, the Ramayana, the Mahabharata and the Puranas.

He also met Babu Pramadadas Mitra, the noted Sanskrit scholar, with whom he corresponded on the interpretation of the Hindu scriptures.

* Pratyayataḥ ( lit, from faith ): the Hindu holy scriptures, the Vedas, are regarded as the source of eternal knowledge.

Yet the Hindu scriptures often speak of Brahman's positive aspect.

The official symbol of Ulan Bator is the, a mythical bird in both Buddhist and Hindu scriptures called Khan Garuda or Khangar'd () by Mongols.

Indian classical music ( marga ) can be found from the scriptures of the Hindu tradition, the Vedas.

The origins of Indian classical music can be found from the oldest of scriptures, part of the Hindu tradition, the Vedas.

The epics Mahabharata and Ramayana serve as both religious scriptures and a rich source of philosophy and morality for a Hindu.

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As the Vedas – the most important Hindu scriptures state: " Truth is one ; the wise call it by various names " ( transliterated from Sanskrit: Ekam Sat Viprah Bahuda Vadanti.

Later Hindu scriptures allow for the existence of numerous Apsaras, who act as the handmaidens of Indra or as dancers at his celestial court.

They also worshipped gods such as Indra, Varuna and Mitra, which again were to become part of the Hindu religion in India.

There are also numerous historical constellations not recognized by the IAU, or constellations recognized in regional traditions of astronomy or astrology, such as Chinese, Hindu and Australian Aboriginal.

Many kinds of such spirits ( Vetalas, Pishachas, Bhūta ) are recognized in the later Hindu texts.

Here, Brubaker cites " transethnic and transborder linguistic categories ... such as Francophone, Anglophone and Lusophone ' communities '", along with Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Confucian, Huguenot, Muslim and Catholic ' diasporas '.

In traditional Hindu society, dharma has historically denoted a variety of ideas, such as Vedic ritual, ethical conduct, caste rules, and civil and criminal law.

The allegations such as " A recent phenomenon in India has been the rise of Hindu fundamentalism that has led to political mobilization against Muslims.

" are considered mere speculation and are thought to be aimed at disrupting Hindu nationalist groups such as the Shiv Sena, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and others.

In addition to the Mughals and various Rajput kingdoms, several independent Hindu states, such as the Vijayanagara Empire, the Maratha Empire, Eastern Ganga Empire and the Ahom Kingdom, flourished contemporaneously in southern, western, eastern and northeastern India respectively.

Whether to insert an intercalary month in a given year may be determined using regular cycles such as the 19-year Metonic cycle ( Hebrew calendar and in the determination of Easter ) or using calculations of lunar phases ( Hindu lunisolar and Chinese calendars ).

Hindu idealism is central to Vedanta philosophy and to such schools as Kashmir Shaivism.

Anger among some social groups, however, was seething under the governor-generalship of James Dalhousie ( 1847 – 1856 ), who annexed the Punjab ( 1849 ) after victory in the Second Sikh War, annexed seven princely states on the basis of lapse, annexed the key state of Oudh on the basis of misgovernment, and upset cultural sensibilities by banning Hindu practices such as Sati.

Theistic schools of Hinduism such as Vedanta thus disagree with the Buddhist and Jain views and other Hindu views that karma is merely a law of cause and effect but rather is also dependent on the will of a personal supreme God.

In addition to shrardha ( the ritual Hindu offerings by the son of deceased ), we find among Hindus widespread adherence to the notion of divine intervention in ones fate, while Buddhists eventually came to propound such theories like boon-granting bodhisattvas, transfer of merit and like.

Adi Shankara opened the southern door by defeating in debate all the scholars there in all the various scholastic disciplines such as Mimamsa, Vedanta and other branches of Hindu philosophy ; he ascended the throne of Transcendent wisdom of that temple.

As such, there is a Hindu mandir below citadel of the city, dedicated to the Kali ; this mandir dates to the pre-Islamic era of South Asia.

For others, such as some Hindu calendars, each month begins on the day after the full moon or the new moon.

The new moon in its original meaning of first crescent marks the beginning of the month in lunar calendars such as the Muslim calendar, and in lunisolar calendars such as the Hebrew calendar, Hindu calendars, and Buddhist calendar.

In contemporary Hindu society, many social scientists have expressed a fear of critical compulsion of polyandry in the near future, due to the rise such marriages in the agrarian societies in Malwa region of Punjab to avoid division of farming land.

Some scholars restrict the use of the term " Prakrit " to the languages used by Hindu and Jain writers only ; others include the Buddhist languages, such as Pali and Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit, and the inscriptional Prakrits.

Aluk or Aluk To Dolo a sect of Agama Hindu Dharma as a part of religion in Indonesia, within the Toraja society and the people of Tana Toraja, embrace religious rituals such as the funeral ceremony where a sacred cockfight is an integral part of the religious ceremony and considered sacred within that spiritual realm.

While thong sandals were commonly worn, many people in ancient times, such as the Egyptians, Hindu and Greeks, saw little need for footwear, and most of the time, preferred being barefoot.

There are many references, properties and explanations of truth by Hindu sages that explain varied facets of truth, such as " Satyam eva jayate " ( Truth alone wins ), " Satyam muktaye " ( Truth liberates ), " Satya ' is

Vaishnava theology has been a subject of study for many devotees, philosophers and scholars in India for centuries, and in recent decades also has been taken on by a number of academic institutions in Europe, such as the Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies and Bhaktivedanta College.

* Indian cuisine in Asia is replete with vegetarian dishes, many of which can be traced to religious traditions ( such as Hindu Brahmins ).