RELS 131 Lecture Notes - Lecture 24: Guru Gobind Singh, Moodle, Martial Race

• School: Queen's University
• Department: Religious Studies
• Course: RELS 131
• Professor: Aditi Sen- Chowdhury

Document Summary

Vedas: there are four of them rig veda, atharva veda, yajur veda, and sam veda. They are the earliest known texts in asia. Upanishads: metaphysical texts that forms the basis for other religions like buddhism and jainism. Also, the base for yoga sutras and the schools of philosophy. Epics: ramayana and mahabharata (bridge between the ritualistic vedas and. Most accessible text, also considered one of the most important texts in hinduism. Holy trinity: brahma (creator), vishnu (preserver), shiva (destroyer) Conditions that led to the creation of hindu extremism. Do you know what brahman and what is atman. Buddhism: the basic teaching is in the like of siddharta gautama. How did it help buddhism to enter chine and japan. Your existence is violence try to minimize it. Any karma you do is a violent act. How did daoism help buddhism to enter china. Yin and yang are not binary opposites, they illustrate that dualism is an illusion, nothing.