Some Characteristics of Hinduism as a Religion

A religion of the book? On sacred texts in hinduism

In this article I provide an overview of the identity, role and function of sacred texts in Hinduism. Hinduism’s tremendous diversity extends to the numerous ways in which different types of texts have been identified as sacred and used by Hindu practitioners. It would be a mistake to attempt to summarise the role of sacred texts in the lives of Hindus, since different texts have had different ...

The Life of Hinduism

Respiration Rate and Some Physicochemical Characteristics of Salicornia bigelovii as a Leafy Green Vegetable

Salicornia is a valuable halophyte annual plant in the most species. This salinity tolerance plant that grows in salt water marshes are found all over the world. Since salinity is a major stress factor, Salicornia is a priceless edible vegetable, considered to be a favourable resource for cultivation in arid and semiarid coastal zones. However, the important thing is ...

translating allusive devices:a survey of a portrait of the artist as a young man by james joyce

تلمیح یکی از عناصری است که تقریباً در همه ی متون ادبی یافت و باعث ایجاد شکاف های فرهنگی می شود. در این تحقیق به عنوان شکلی از بینامتنیت در ترجمه مورد توجه قرار می گیرد. تلاش شده است تا راهکارهای مترجمان برای ترجمه چهار نوع اسامی خاص و عبارات کلیدی تلمیحی (مذهبی، سیاسی، تاریخی و اسطوره ای) موجود در رمانِ چهره مرد هنرمند در جوانی به فارسی بررسی شود. این تحقیق مقایسه ای بر اساس راهکارهای ترجمه تلمیح...

Kim Knott: Hinduism, A Very Short Introduction

Shruti and Smriti: Revelation and Tradition [14] Shruti (“revealed”) texts have been divinely revealed to the early sages (rishis). Written in Sanskrit, and dated between 1500 and 300 BCE. Key examples: The Vedas and Upanishads. Smriti (“remembered”) texts are of human composition (albeit based on divine truths). Key examples: the Epics (e.g., the Bhagavad-Gita and the Ramayana), Puranas (e.g. ...