World
Missionary Conference has been a significant event in the Christian community due
to its enormous impacts for the ecumenical movements. This Conference has led
to the formation of many other ecumenical endeavors which came after it. This
paper is a short work to introduce World Missionary Conference which has been
instrumental in unifying missionary works irrespective of denominational
barriers.
VAISHESIKA PHILOSOPHY
The
term Indian philosophy (Sanskrit: Darshanas)[1]
may refer to any of several traditions of philosophical thought that originated
in the Indian subcontinent. Traditionally, six schools of thought propagated
Vedic wisdom, each from a different philosophical perspective. The sad-darshana (six philosophical views)
are nyaya (logic), vaisesika (atomic theory), sankhya (analysis of matter and spirit),
yoga (the discipline of
self-realization), mimamsa (science
of fruitive work) and vedanta
(science of God realization).[2]
This paper deals with the Vaisheshika philosophy. Vaisheshika traces the
variety of the objects of the world to the combination of material atoms of
different kinds and qualities. The Vaisheshika philosophy is pluralistic
realism which emphasizes that diversity is soul of the universe.[3]
This paper discusses in brief some major concepts of this philosophy.
THE SAMHITAS (RIG VEDA, SAMA VEDA, YAJUR VEDA AND ATHARVA VEDA): CONTEXT, CULTURE, RELIGION AND SOCIETY
THE SAMHITAS (RIG VEDA, SAMA VEDA,
YAJUR VEDA AND ATHARVA VEDA): CONTEXT, CULTURE, RELIGION AND SOCIETY
Introduction
The Indian literature
has a great history spanning at least three millennia expressed in speech and
writing. Among the Indian literature, Vedas are the oldest Indian literary
monuments in the history of world literature. The Vedas[1]
are divided into two parts: Karma-kanda (consisting of Samhitas[2]
and Brahmanas[3])
and Gnana-kanda (consisting of Aranyakas[4]
and Upanishads[5]).
This paper focuses on Samhitas, the first part of each Vedas, which is a
collection of mantras; the Samhitas are sometimes also referred to as the ‘mantras’.
The focus will be on the context of Samhitas, comprising of its cultural,
religious as well as social backgrounds.
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