Even though they are now classified as separate religions, Buddhism and Jainism are very much offshoots of Sanatana Dharma.
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The Relevance of Ram – and that of Ramjanmabhoomi
The site at Ayodhya is doubly important as it signifies the existence of a perfect dharmic state along with the presence of Maryada-Purushottam - Sri Ram.
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Breaking Colonial Mind-cuffs – How language has controlled the Hindu psyche
The multi-tier colonial legacy which India has inherited through language has been increasingly tough to dismantle.
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Great Women of household in the Vaishnava tradition
A summary of exemplary females from history in the Vaishnava tradition.
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Maryada Purushottam
Bhagwan Rama's stance of supposedly abandoning Sita is often questioned due to a perspective which is blinkered and one which does not understand the nature of upholding Dharma.
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Sacralising the Cosmos, Nature and Life
Many cultures around the world hold nature and life sacred but India went further and integrated the concept into her art and rituals.
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Consciousness, the key to Indic thought
Animate and inanimate objects are both propelled by the same prime driver which is Consciousness.
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The genetics and history of the Indian Tulsi
Recent genetic haplogroup studies regarding the phylogeny of the Indian holy basil alongside traditional Hindu scriptural accounts on the most revered plant in Hinduism may shed light on the sophisticated nature of ancient Indic civilisation beyond merely a botanical or agricultural perspective.
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An Indic Reading of Nietzsche’s Thus Spoke Zarathustra – Part II
Knowledge is not merely to be read or heard as words; on the contrary, it is to be lived, experienced and thus renewed.