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Religion Is One of the Thesis
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Subject:Religion
Topic:Religion Hinduism
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Tradition says that a dying person should be put on the floor in order for them to be closer to the earth. After the ailing person dies, the body is washed and prepared for funeral practices. Most Hindu people would rather have a Hindu priest pray and bless their recently departed relative.
4.In Hinduism, people that don't believe are not threatened to perish in hell as they are given another chance to recognize the religion as having great importance in one's life. From the Hindu point-of-view, hell is something experienced by people that have a bad Karma.
Hindu people believe that they've attained a level of happiness when they reach a perfect Karma and their mind and body are pure. Hinduism regards life as being complex process in which the soul undergoes several phases of reincarnation in order to reach a final phase where it is saved and reincarnation no longer occurs.
5.Hindu people praise several gods and their universal god has three forms: the creator of the universe-Brahma, the protector-Vishnu, and the destroyer-Shiva. Hindu people consider animals to be sacred and most religious people refrain from eating any kind of meat across their lives. The animal believed to be most sacred by the Hindu is the cow, and it is generally honored by the general Indian public.
An old Hindu practice concerns a widow, whose husband has recently died, having to accept sacrificing herself on her husband's pyre. Sometimes, if the widow refuses to sacrifice herself, the members from of the community force her onto the burning pyre. This practice is forbidden in the U.S. As it contradicts with human rights. Discrimination between Hindu people coming from different castes is also not permitted in the U.S.
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2. Wendell, Thomas. "Wendell Thomas." Kessinger Publishing, 2003.
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"Hinduism." Retrieved April 8, 2009, from diehardindian Web site: http://www.diehardindian.com/demogrph/moredemo/hindu.htm
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Wendell, Thomas. "Wendell Thomas." Kessinger Publishing, 2003.
Chopra, Anita. Alagiakrishnan, Kannayiram. "HEALTH and HEALTH CARE of-ASIAN INDIAN-American ELDERS." Retrieved April 8, 2009, from Stanford University Web site: http://www.stanford.edu/group/ethnoger/asianindian.html
"Hinduism." Retrieved April 8, 2009, from diehardindian Web site: http://www.diehardindian.com/demogrph/moredemo/hindu.htm
"Hindu American Foundation Denounces Temple Entry Ban on Harijans (Dalits) in Orissa." Retrieved April 8, 2009, from the Hindu American Foundation Web site: http://www.hinduamericanfoundation.org/media_press_release_jagannath_harijan.htm
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Works cited:
1. Chopra, Anita. Alagiakrishnan, Kannayiram. "HEALTH and HEALTH CARE of ASIAN INDIAN-American ELDERS." Retrieved April 8, 2009, from Stanford University Web site: http://www.stanford.edu/group/ethnoger/asianindian.html
2. Wendell, Thomas. "Wendell Thomas." Kessinger Publishing, 2003.
3. "Hindu American Foundation Denounces Temple Entry Ban on Harijans (Dalits) in Orissa." Retrieved April 8, 2009, from the Hindu American Foundation Web site: http://www.hinduamericanfoundation.org/media_press_release_jagannath_harijan.htm
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