Buddhism is the practice of Buddha's teaching that is also called "Dharma" which means protection. ... This act is meant to convey respect to the three jewels of Buddhism which are the Buddha, the Dharma and the Sangha. Buddhists practice prostration; the act of casting oneself face down on the grown to express humility, submission or admiration. ... Hindu's also practices the Namaste greeting which is a simple act of bringing both palms of the hands before the heart and lightly bowing the head. ...

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These include individual rights common to most liberal democracies, such as equality before law, freedom of speech and expression, and peaceful assembly, freedom to practice religion, and the right to constitutional remedies for the protection of civil rights by means of writs such as habeas corpus. ... In 1919, the Rowlatt Act gave extensive powers to the British government and police, and allowed indefinite arrest and detention of individuals, warrant-less searches and seizures, restrictions on public gatherings, and intensive censorship of media and publications. The public oppo...

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The elites that ruled these societies positioned themselves in fortified cities, which acted as the centralized point of control in the kingdom. ... Despite their religious ideals, rulers would often have standing armies in order to maintain their power and project their power on other chiefdoms by offering protection from outside forces.  ... In essence, the caste system that acted as puppet strings and also a thread of fate was the major way in which elites rose to power in India.  ...

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