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Buddhism is one of the most widespread religions across the globe. Its followers practice not only across the east and south Asia, but in other parts of the world as well. Despite its popularity as a religion, many people have misunderstandings of their core beliefs. They often think of monks in robes perhaps...
Catholics have priests, Jews have rabbis, Hindus have Pandits, but what are Muslim religious leaders called? Unlike most other religious, Muslim religion does not require any mediation of priests for prayers and worships, but that does not mean that there is no clergy in Islam. There are certain Islamic...
Every working individual gets holidays from his or her work, but a woman never gets a holiday from her household. But Rosh Chodesh is one such day in the Jewish religion that is dedicated to give a holiday to women once a month. It is the day on which a new month begins in the Hebrew calendar with the...
Hindu religion is full of mythological stories and all the stories have more than one version. This often creates confusion for people and hence it is a well loved topic of debate. One such question which has intrigued generations is from the ancient Indian epic poem Ramayana. The question which has confused...
Hinduism is the native religion of India and the oldest religion in the world. In Hinduism there are about 330 million Gods and Goddesses that are worshiped in different parts of the world. Each God and Goddess has her own unique powers and can solve the problems in some particular field of your life....
In Hinduism, cow is considered to be the most sacred symbol among all languages and cultures. They called it Gomata, which means the Mother Cow in Hindi. They also called it Kamdhenu, derived from ‘Kamaduha’ in Sanskrit, which means ‘the one who can fulfill all your desires’. Hindus worship cows as...
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There is an extensive number of religions coexisting in the world that provide a set of beliefs, symbols and cultural views over which people have placed their faith on. Some of the most well known religions are Christianity, Islam, Judaism and Buddhism. All of these religions believe in the existence...
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Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar and is the month during which Muslims fast to commemorate the first revelation of the Quran to Muhammed according to their belief. Like other religious celebrations, Ramadan is an important part of the year for Muslims and the Islamic calendar. But what...
People who practise buddhism are known as Buddhists. One thing that makes Buddhism different from other religions of the world is that this religion does not believe in one supreme God. Buddhists are non – theists. They believe in radiating love and kindness to all living beings so that every living...
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Shiva lingam is a way to connect to the Supreme Being- Lord Shiva. Lingam is worshipped as a symbol of this Hindu God, and its worship helps a devotee in understanding him to a deeper extent. According to Hindus, Lord Shiva cannot be described, but still he has not beginning or end, and no particular...
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Catholics pray the Rosary for many reasons, including the eternal rest of souls. Although it is possible to pray for a deceased persons' soul at any time with a rosary it is more common to see rosary prayers recited in the vigil that precedes the funeral.
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