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 வரலாறு..  இவர் பெயர்  CHARLES JAMES NEPPIAR 1848 முதல் 1850 வரை அப்போது இந்தியாவின் பிரிட்டிசு இராணுவ தலைமை அதிகாரியாக இருந்திருக்கிறார். வடமாநிலங்களில் கணவன் இறந்தவுடன், அவனது மனைவி எவ்வளவு சிறிய வயதினளாக இருந்தாலும், கணவனோடு சேர்த்து, சதி என்கிற புனித வழக்கப்படி கொளுத்தப்பட்டாள். ஆங்கில அரசாங்கமும் அதற்கு முந்தைய முசுலீம் ஆட்சியும் என்னென்னவோ செய்தும்  இதை ஒழிக்க முடியவில்லை.  இந்திய  மதகுருமார்கள் இது எங்கள் சமய வழக்கம், இதில் பிறர் தலையிடுவதை அனுமதிக்கமாட்டோம் என்று உறுதியாக நின்றனர். JAMES NEPPIAR பார்த்தார்.  " இனி  இந்தியாவில் எங்காவது சதி என்கிற பெயரில் பெண்களை தீயிடும் சடங்கை எந்த மதகுருமாராவது நடத்தி வைத்தால் அவர் உடனே தூக்கிலடப்படுவார்.  அந்த மதகுருவின் அத்தனை சொத்துக்களும் பறிமுதல் செய்யப்படும் என அதிரடி உத்தரவு போடுகிறார். இந்தியாவில் சதி ஒரு கட்டுக்குள் வருகிறது. மதகுருக்கள்: இது எங்கள் நாட்டின் புனித சடங்கு. இதற்கு இப்படிப் பட்ட கொடிய தண்டனையா? சார்ல்சு நேப்பியர் (சிரித்துக் கொண்டே): எங்கள் நாட்டில்,  ஒரு அப்பாவி பெண்ணை க...

  Gautama Buddha was the founder of Buddhism , a religion based on the unbounded love for humanity and personal salvation from suffering. His life is exemplary, to be imitated as the ideal one and that is why it is the cornerstone of the Buddhist religion. In personal control of one’s life, in the story of entitlement, in his renunciation, in his achievement of spiritual growth and in redeeming knowledge he had been portrayed as a super Hero.   In the face of death also he maintained his characteristic calm and meditative state and left those assembled around him impressed with his composure. Buddha was probably born about the year 560 B.C into the aristocratic Sakya clan, in kapilavasthu in the wooden garden of Lumbini.   His father was Suddhodana while his mother   was   Queen Maya, who died 7 days after giving his birth, So his father married his mother sister prajapati. His Family name was Gautam and the prince was named Siddhartha on the 5 th day ...

  What is Confucianism?   The moral and religious system founded by the great Chinese philosopher Confucius (551-479B.C) His times were turbulent. There warfare. Confucius evolved a moral code for just governance and the moral guidance of the people. LunSu and Wuching are sacred books of Confucianism. Let these  Confucian quotes  guide you in life. "Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it." "They must often change who would be constant in happiness or wisdom." "What the superior man seeks is in himself; what the small man seeks is in others." "In a country well governed, poverty is something to be ashamed of. In a country badly governed, wealth is something to be ashamed of. " " It does not matter how slowly you go so long as you do not stop." "When anger rises, think of the consequences." "I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand."

What are Tripitakas? The sacred books of Buddhism are called Tripitakas. As the name indicates they are three in number: 1.    Vinaya Pitaka 2.    Sutta Pitaka 3.    Abhidamma Pitaka Vinaya Pitaka contains regulations for the management of the monasteries Sutta pitaka is a collection of the discourse and lectures of Buddha. Abhidamma Pitaka are found explanations of the philosophical principles of Buddhism.

  Who was Socrates? Who were his disciples? Socrates was a great philosopher of Athens(469-399 BC). He loved truth and discarded scepticism. He called upon the youth of his time to develop a spirit of inquiry. However his ideas did not find favour with the charged him for corrupting the youth and condemned him to die. He was made to drink hemlock, a herbal poison. Thus ended the life of one of the wisest men of all times. His disciples were Plato and Xenophen. Socrates himself wrote nothing. Today we know about his life and what he said and did through the writings of Plato and Xenophen.

EXAM CORNER – World’s Great Events 1. Name the Greek sailor who reached the Iceland during 320 BC? Pytheas, The Greek sailor contemporary of Alexander the Great reached Iceland in 320 B.C 2. When and Where did the Olympic Games begin?   The Olympic Games began in 776 B.C. But, The games were discontinued later on, and revived again in 1896 A.D. The original Games were held amid the mountains of North western Europe in the sacred city of Olympia in Greece. 3. Which early Greek philosopher discovered that the earth was a sphere and not a flat surface? This was discovered by Pythagoras around 553 B.C. He had settled in southern Italy. He also discovered that octave has eight notes. 4. When was the famous Archimedes principle discovered? Archimedes, A Greek from Syracuse, Established the principle in about 250 B.C that if an object is weighed in air, then in liquid, the apparent loss in weight in the liquid is equal to the weight of the liquid displaced. 5. Who baptized Jesus Chris...

  Bubastis, an Egyptian goddess, the daughter of Osiris and Isis, and identified by the Greeks with Artemis (Diana).  Her chief temple was at Bubastis, now a ruined city, bearing the modern name of Tel Basta. She is represented on sculptures with the head of a cat, the cat having been sacred to this goddess.