RE212 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Yajurveda, Lakshmana, Ravana
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Re212 lesson 7 part 2: hinduism in peace and conflict. In this week"s lesson, we shall pick up the discussion of hinduism by turning to its major features, and then its global significance. Major features: worldviews (i) polytheism and monism. In what follows we must simplify hinduism over time and space, for this religion is marked by great variety in thought and practice: this is not, of course, a problem . It is also not uncommon for hindus to refer to brahman as god or god , keeping in mind that the subject is a universal force. Major features: worldviews (ii) vedanta: the need for liberation: hinduism"s worldview focuses on a basic human problem the problem of suffering and a solution to it, this worldview is called vedanta. If you understand the following four tenets of vedanta, you will have a thorough grasp of the hindu worldview.
