Tuesday, January 8, 2019

Vedic Texts

           Within the Hindu religion there are hundreds of writings and different types of literature, some of which include the Vedic texts. The four types of Vedic texts and their total number of hymns are: Rig-Veda with 1017 hymns/verses, Sama-Veda with 1549 hymns/verses, Yajur-Veda with 1875 hymns and Atharva-Veda with 730 hymns. The Rig-Veda is the wisdom portion that also contains the mythology of the Hindu gods. Sama-Veda is mainly melodies and chants to be sung by followers. Yajur-Veda is mainly the worship hymns/worship rituals and is one of the scriptures within the Hindu religion. The last Vedic text, Atharva-Veda is the daily procedures and followings that each Hindu is expected of abide by.

            The practices of the indulgences are two major beliefs. The first belief is that when one is accused of a sin, the only logical response is punishment so they can learn after disrespecting God. The second indulgence is dealing with purgatory and allowing someone a place in heaven despite the increasing total of their sins. These indulgences were once sold so that people wouldn't be uneasy as to weather or not they would wait in purgatory or if they would be forgiven for their sins. By selling these, all of the pressure and worry was lifted off one's shoulders. Martin Luther  objected this in his "95 Theses" writings that were printed without his permission. ML essentially thought that one shouldn't have to pay for what God promised us from the beginning. ML went to all sorts of churches and Pope's to share his thoughts surrounding the negativity.

            The Hajj is the movement of the Muslims to the Mecca and it is the most holy moment of a Muslims life. There are multiple steps to Hajj, the first one is entering the holy state of ihram, then they state their intentions or niyah and finally put on white unsewn clothing. The entire process typically lasts 6 days for most people. The Hajj last each and every hour of the day and requires full commitment and attention.
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