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21 07, 2017

Diwali – the Festival of Lights – Hinduism – India

By |2019-10-27T19:01:55-07:00July 21st, 2017|India, Religion|Comments Off on Diwali – the Festival of Lights – Hinduism – India

Flowers and Diwali lamps - the Diwali festival What does "Diwali" mean? Diwali is a Sanskrit word originally meaning "a row of lights". "Dipa" is the Sanskrit word for "light". Diwali [...]

21 07, 2017

Buddhism in India – A religion of ancient India – History of Buddhism

By |2019-09-13T07:00:15-07:00July 21st, 2017|India|10 Comments

Buddhism in India - Buddha Reincarnation and the wheel In the 500s BC, during the later part of the Vedic period in India, the idea of reincarnation became very strong among Hindus. Most people [...]

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