What are the roles of karma and the divine in each

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Discussion Post: Global Studies

For this discussion, respond to one of the following prompts. In your post, aim for 250 words. You are not required to comment on other student posts.

1) Describe the contributions the Veda tradition made to classical Hinduism. What was lost and gained as Vedic religion gave way to Hinduism?

2) In what ways has the Hindu tradition been polytheistic? monotheistic? atheistic? Can it be all three at once?

3) What is samsara? Why do Hindus seek to escape it, and how have the techniques bfor that escape chaged over time?

4) Describe the differences between classical and bhakti Hinduism. What are the roles of karma and the divine in each? Why might the bhakti path have developed out of the jnana path?

5) During the modern period, how did different Hindues and Hindu groups respond to the challenges of modernity and the politics of Indian independence? Consider the following: Mohandas Gandhi, Brahmo Samaj, Arya Samaj, and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)

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