GIVE AWAY VIOLENCE, PRESERVE LIFE: CONTEMPORARY CALL OF THE SRAMANA RELIGIONS

Religion gives meaning to society. It operates from ultimate perspectives, in terms of end or goal of life. It does not provide merely an abstract creed as a set of beliefs, but offers at the level of behaviour certain ethical principles through which the believing community seeks to reach the propo...

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Auteur principal: Sekhar, Vincent (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Dharmaram College 2000
Dans: Journal of Dharma
Année: 2000, Volume: 25, Numéro: 2, Pages: 161-192
Sujets non-standardisés:B SRAMANA RELIGIONS
B Violence
B Fundamentalism
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Résumé:Religion gives meaning to society. It operates from ultimate perspectives, in terms of end or goal of life. It does not provide merely an abstract creed as a set of beliefs, but offers at the level of behaviour certain ethical principles through which the believing community seeks to reach the proposed goals. It is the task of religion to orient the whole of life, the common good of humanity, etc.
ISSN:0253-7222
Contient:Enthalten in: Journal of Dharma