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Essentials of Hinduism CONTENTS
I. Introduction 119
II. Some Basic Concepts 123 1 Concept of Brahman 123 2 Concept of Time 126 3 Scriptures 128 4 Gods & deities 128
III. The Ceremonies of Hinduism 128
IV. Life-cycleRituals 129 IV.1 Pregnancy, Birth, Infancy 130 IV.2 Upanayana: The Thread Ceremony 130 IV.3 The Marriage Ceremony 131 IV.4 Death and Funeral 132 V. Hindu Marriage 133 V.1 Ideals of a Hindu Marriage 133 V.2 Duties of a Hindu Woman 133 V.3 The Idea of Marriage 133 V.4 The Sanctity of Marriage 134 V.5 Protecting the Institution of Marriage 134 VI. Worship 135 VI.1 Domestic Worship 135 VI.2 The Worship of Personal Gods 136 VI.3 Hindu Gods and their Vehicles 136 VI.4 The ‘Puja’ or Worship 137 VII. Temples 138 VII.1 Worship in Temples 138 VII.2 Location of Temples 139 VII.3 Temple Architecture 139 VII.4 Temple Priests 140 VIII. Gurus & Saints 141 IX. History of Hinduism 142 IX.1 Vedic Aryans and zoroastrianism 144
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