... Gandhi was greatly influenced by many aspects of the Hindu religion. Aside from being a strict vegetarian he was also a strong believer in the power of prayer and the spiritual enlightenment derived from the practice of fasting. Initially he performed fasts as a way to purify his body and exercise self-restraint but in his later years as a political figure he employed fasting ... requiring his presence in South Africa. Gandhi jumped at the opportunity unaware of the racial discrimination he would find there. His London law degree and middle-class upbringing would not count for much as t...

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... to disguise other warfare- economic, ideological, struggle for power or even covert operation or interference in other states affairs. 2. Aspects of Ethnicity, Nationalism and Nation State: The word ethnic is derived from the Greek word eethnos, which originally meant heathen or pagan. It was used in this sense until the mid-19th century when it gradually began to refer to eracial ... died in the camps. It was an ideological warfare among the peoples of the same country with experience of long lasting peaceful co-existence. Influenced by the Marxist philosophy of class struggle and ...

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... cities, the breakdown of old tribal structures, and the rise of a whole spectrum of new religious movements that responded to the demands of the times (Conze 10). These movements were derived from the Brahmanic tradition of Hinduism but were also reactions against it. Of the new sects, Buddhism was the most successful and eventually spread throughout India and most of Asia ... . Soto lays more stress on seated meditation without conscious striving for a goal, or zazen. Both schools fostered good relations with the shoguns and became closely associated with the Japanese military class (Be...

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