REL 2027 Chapter : HINDUISM
Document Summary
Ganges river valley north india; buddhism and hinduism formed here. India is an agricultural land and remains overwhelmingly a land of farming villages: Nature is seen as feminine and thus female deities have a prominent place in classic hindu mythology. Indra, the god of rain, is called king of the gods, and many other goddesses reflect concern with water. Mountains and seas that have protected the subcontinent from invasions. In hinduism, the discontented person is solely responsible for resolving tensions between he/she, and the world; inner adjustment is the way to tranquility. Hindu society"s restraints on its members are severe and deeply felt, even if not resisted for resented. The frustration of individual hindus is experienced as a general sense of living in a bondage involving no external object of blame, including society so generally hindus do not demand that their discontents be remedied by social changes.
