In this article I provide an overview of the identity, role and function of sacred texts in Hinduism. Hinduism’s tremendous diversity extends to the numerous ways in which different types of texts have been identified as sacred and used by Hindu practitioners. It would be a mistake to attempt to summarise the role of sacred texts in the lives of Hindus, since different texts have had different ...

Importance of the question of the relative liability of the Hindus and Mahomedans as well as different Hindu castes to Malarial infection. For the hist few years minds of the Bengalee politicians and thinkers appear to have been much exercised over the question whether in Bengal proper the Mahomedans are not steadily gaining from year to year a numerical preponderance over the Hindu population....

The aim of the present analysis internalization nationalism values as a pattern communication in Balinese Hindus' religiosity is to identify understanding and appreciation Hindus towards Nationalism through state symbols their religious practices medium worship God Almighty. data for this study were obtained observation, interviews, literature using primary sources from 15 informants well secon...

The antiquity of achievements of Hindus in the field of Mental health is explained. The chief points discussed in this article are: (1) The exact sense in which the school of ancient Indian Medicine (Ayurveda) is to be understood. (2) The interpretation of some of the fundamental philosophical issues governing the laws of mental sciences and (3) The relevance of such laws to modern scientific w...