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14 hours ago · Rankings of newer Colleges like Ashoka University, Shiv Nadar University, Azim Premji University and others are in many cases higher than many Catholic Colleges and Universities.
14 hours ago · The Gita in the title of the Bhagavad Gita literally means "song". Religious leaders and scholars interpret the word Bhagavad in a number of ways. Accordingly, the title has been interpreted as, "the song of God"; "the word of God" by the theistic schools, [13] "the words of the Lord", [14] "the Divine Song", [15] [page needed] [16] and "Celestial Song" by others.
14 hours ago · Sri Lankan chronicles like the Dipavamsa state that Ashoka's son Mahinda brought Buddhism to the island during the 2nd century BCE. In addition, Ashoka's daughter, Saṅghamitta also established the bhikkhunī (order for nuns) in Sri Lanka, also bringing with her a sapling of the sacred bodhi tree that was subsequently planted in Anuradhapura.
14 hours ago · Freedom of religious worship was established in the Buddhist Maurya Empire of ancient India by Ashoka the Great in the 3rd century BC, which was encapsulated in the Edicts of Ashoka. Greek–Jewish clashes at Cyrene in 73 AD and 117 AD and in Alexandria in 115 AD provide examples of cosmopolitan cities as scenes of tumult.
14 hours ago · The 14th Dalai Lama, in his address to the 1st World Hindu Congress (2014), said that Buddhism and Hinduism are like spiritual brothers which share teachings on compassion, self-discipline, ethics (sila), concentration and wisdom and who mainly differ in their views of atman and anatman.
Oct 3, 2024 · Stern has held leadership positions at several prestigious institutions, including the University of Southern California, where she served as the Executive Director of the USC Rossier School of Education's Center for Education Innovation and Policy.
