REL-1020 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Mandala 10, Smriti, Purusha Sukta
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One with god is the basis of enlightenment. We say are from the dharmic family of religion: know what this means in the dharmic family of religion , compared/contrasted, know abrahamic family of religion when talking about. Christianity, judaism: samsara- endless cycle of birth, eternal part in each of us, death and rebirth, reincarnation. Last one in 2013, there were 100 million participants!! World"s largest religious ritual gathering of people: festivals & holidays, navaratri or dashera, diwali, holi, navaratri, dashera, diwali, holi, know the basics about these from text. These are local and a little different depending on where you are celebrating. Often practiced by each religious community: performance traditions, performance is significant to how things are interpreted and passed on (not read) Indus valley civilization is one stream and vedic sacrificial tradition another stream: indus valley culture. Emphasis on ritual purity- the great bath.
