RELS 332 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Bhajan, Vaishya, Upanishads

• School: Chico State University
• Department: Religious Studies
• Course: RELS 332
• Professor: Karl Voigtritter

Document Summary

We can do whatever we want with the world because god made the world for us to do what we want with it. Also should be stewards and protectors of the world. Dualism between humans and nature, not accepted in eastern religions. Who- levels of how much shit can be in water. 3rd largest in world, 950 million purusha-god, divided up into many different parts for different parts out of the world everyone is made out of god. Occupation specific: your job is based upon what caste you are in. Hierarchical: each caste has a place in society. Brahman present in all and everything in the world. Why hindu"s have different perspective on the environment. Putting something in front of a god and pray to it---stems from the sacrifeses. Darashana- looking at the icon of the god. Is western relions, god made the world out of something else . where as.