... disallowing rewording, challenging, or changing the texts. Within it are two great epic Sanskrit poems, Mahabharata and the Ramayan, the Puranas, and the Dharmashastras and Dharmasutras, which are textbooks on sacred law. Like most other major religions, this play a key role in the theology of the Hindu people. These texts create a complex philosophy that is very unique to the Hindu religion ... originally held 160 relief panels displaying several religious writings, however the base not wide enough to support the monument and as it was replaced, what remains is a broader, non-decorativ...

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... era. The meaning of Shinto is to follow the "Way of the kami", and kami are believed to reside in anything and everything. Kami can be anything from water, earth, stone, forests, sun and fire. There are more than 8 million different kami's according to the Japanese historians. Shinto values include simplicity, purity and harmony with nature. They view mankind as innately ... Buddhism, both of which are imported from China has had profound influence on the Japanese people (Montgomery, 1908). Ancient myths and traditions indicate that Mt. Miwa was (and still is) a sacred place where some ...

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