Abstract: SMA Negeri 1 Rejang Lebong is a school which incidentally superior public located right in the heart of capital city district, course there are various kinds people with ethnicities, customs and beliefs this education unit. Starting from indigenous students Lembak as well descendants Java, Sunda, Minang, Batak, Chinese, Serawai, others school. In terms belief, teachers at also believe...

During the development of Universal Declaration Bioethics and Human Rights (UDBHR), discussions were held with various non-Christian religions (Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam Confucianism), as well Roman Catholic faith tradition around content UDBHR, while Protestant was glaringly uninvited. If a delegation had been invited to on UDBHR in 2003, representatives could have indicated that food ethics (...

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 ...

Secularism seems to require separation between religion and State. Regarding India, it would be better to speak of ‘equidistance’ between State and religious denominations. Nonetheless a ‘balanced treatment’ towards the religions leaves the question open as to what form that equidistance should take. This is the reason of some contradictions in today’s Indian social and political life. It is li...

The great Marxist sinologist Joseph Needham blamed Buddhism for stifling science and technology in China while they flourished in Europe. In claiming that everything is an illusion, Buddhism ‘played a part in strangling the development of Chinese science’. Zen Buddhism, in ‘rejecting all philosophy’ was also unfavourable to a scientific view. Since the Buddha refused to speculate, Buddhism disc...

For over two thousand years much of Asia has been dominated by Hinduism as a religious, social and political force. The temple is the most characteristic artistic expression of Hinduism providing a focus for both the social and spiritual life of the community it serves. Temples have been built in all parts of India at different periods. These Temples reflect the ideals and way of life of those ...


 Basically, Islamic religious instructors have a very important role in society and empower themselves as to show successful they are counselling guidance community. Religious also the leading sector of community guidance, which has duties or obligations that quite heavy, broad problem face even more complex. certainly not alone carrying out heavy mandates, must act motivators, facilitato...

The opening of tobacco plantations in East Coast Sumatra 1870 became a major factor the creation ethnic, cultural, and religious diversity there. All Malays there were Muslim, then Europeans came with their Christianity, which was followed by most Batak people, Indians brought Hinduism Sikhism, Chinese Buddhism. is pluralistic region, but has never been conflict between ethnicities or religions...

Abstract In recent years, there has been increasing interest in analytic philosophy that engages with non-Western philosophical traditions, including South Asian religions such as Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism. However, thus far, (to my knowledge) no engagement Sikhism, despite its status a major world religion rich tradition. This paper is an attempt to get start at Sikh philosophy. My focus...