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Steven's meadow saffron ( Colchicum stevenii) is a flowering plant found in the eastern Mediterranean. Saffron is a shade of yellow or orange, the colour of the tip of the saffron crocus thread, from which the spice saffron is derived. [2] The hue of the spice saffron is primarily due to the carotenoid chemical crocin. Lloyd Parry, Richard (24 September 2007). "Nuns join monks in Burma's Saffron Revolution". The Times. London . Retrieved 10 April 2009. Which meant that to the public the Monks and their religion played an important role throughout the protests. Along with the monks were nuns, students and activists who were protesting during the revolution. See also: Hindu reform movements Swami Vivekananda was a key figure in introducing Vedanta and Yoga in Europe and the United States, [99] raising interfaith awareness and making Hinduism a world religion. [100]

The Vaishnava Garuda Purana equates the recitation of Om with obeisance to Vishnu. [94] According to the Vayu Purana, [ citation needed] Om is the representation of the Hindu Trimurti, and represents the union of the three gods, viz. A for Brahma, U for Vishnu and M for Shiva. [95] The Bhagavata Purana (9.14.46-48) identifies the Pranava as the root of all Vedic mantras, and describes the combined letters of a-u-m as an invocation of seminal birth, initiation, and the performance of sacrifice ( yajña). [96] Shaiva traditions [ edit ] Om symbol with a trishula at Kanaka Durga Temple, Vijayawada

Though Hindutva existed long before this current BJP government and thus has likely manifested in the UK before, it has not appeared within the public discourse, nor in the media, nearly as much as Islamism.

The Khmer adopted the symbol since the 1st century during the Kingdom of Funan, where it is also seen on artefacts from Angkor Borei, once the capital of Funan. The symbol is seen on numerous Khmer statues from Chenla to Khmer Empire periods and still in used until the present day. [49] [50] [ bettersourceneeded] The “Jai Shri Ram” chant heard on the 17th of September is a greeting or expression of adherence to Hinduism. But, as well as having been historically used by Hindu nationalist groups, like the VHP and the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), it has become associated with Islamophobic hate in India. So, while these are by no means simple or one-dimensional events, and criminal behaviour by both sides must be condemned, there can be no doubt that Hindutva was a motivating factor behind recent Muslim-Hindu tensions in the Midlands. Onkar" is the primordial sound/word. It is the soundless word ( anahat naad or anahad naad). It is both the source as well as manifestation of the source. "Onkar" pervades the entire creation. The soundless sound is present everywhere and inside everything including us. In Sikhism, the Guru Granth Sahib is manifested form of this "Onkar". Hence, the Guru Granth Sahib is called "Shabad Guru". Shabad (word) is Guru and Guru itself is the Primordial Sound "Onkar" (God). [ citation needed] Thelema [ edit ]

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Katha Upanishad 1.2.15-1.2.16 [66] Maitri Upanishad [ edit ] A Pahari painting of Om ( ओं), c. 1780-1800, decorated with deities: Shiva and Shakti (could be Vaishnavi or Siddhidatri); Vishnu and Lakshmi seated upon Shesha; Harihara (Vishnu-Shiva fusion deity); Brahma; and Dattatreya as a representation of the Trimurti (top-to-bottom, left-to-right) a b Baroni, Helen J. (2002). The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Zen Buddhism. Rosen Publishing. p.240. ISBN 978-0-8239-2240-6. While the clashes in Leicester were led by some Hindu nationalists, some Muslims also stoked tensions by tearing down and burning symbols of Hinduism. So it would be wrong to suggest that one side was entirely to blame and another was entirely innocent.

C. Alexander Simpkins; Annellen M. Simpkins (2009). Meditation for Therapists and Their Clients. W.W. Norton. p.158. ISBN 978-0-393-70565-2.Hindu texts are classified into Śruti ("heard") and Smṛti ("remembered"), the major scriptures of which are the Vedas, the Upanishads, the Purānas, the Mahābhārata, the Rāmāyana, and the Āgamas. [20] [24] There are six āstika schools of Hindu philosophy, who recognise the authority of the Vedas, namely Sānkhya, Yoga, Nyāya, Vaisheshika, Mimāmsā, and Vedānta. [25] [26] [27] While the Puranic chronology presents a genealogy of thousands of years, starting with the Vedic rishis, scholars regard Hinduism as a fusion [note 6] or synthesis [28] [note 7] of Brahmanical orthopraxy [note 8] with various Indian cultures, [29] [note 9] having diverse roots [30] [note 10] and no specific founder. [31] This Hindu synthesis emerged after the Vedic period, between c. 500 [32]–200 [33] BCE and c. 300 CE, [32] in the period of the Second Urbanisation and the early classical period of Hinduism, when the epics and the first Purānas were composed. [32] [33] It flourished in the medieval period, with the decline of Buddhism in India. [34] Adi Shankara, in his review of the Mundaka Upanishad, states Om as a symbolism for Atman (Self). [77] Mandukya Upanishad [ edit ] In Tibetan Buddhism, Om is often placed at the beginning of mantras and dharanis. Probably the most well known mantra is " Om mani padme hum", the six syllable mantra of the Bodhisattva of compassion, Avalokiteśvara. This mantra is particularly associated with the four-armed Ṣaḍākṣarī form of Avalokiteśvara. Moreover, as a seed syllable ( Bīja mantra), Om is considered sacred and holy in Esoteric Buddhism. [109] Bhagwa or the saffron colour denotes renunciation or disinterestedness. Our leaders must be indifferent to material gains and dedicate themselves to their work. The white in the centre is light, the path of truth to guide our conduct. The green shows our relation to (the) soil, our relation to the plant life here, on which all other life depends. The "Ashoka Chakra" in the centre of the white is the wheel of the law of dharma. Truth or satya, dharma or virtue ought to be the controlling principle of those who work under this flag. Again, the wheel denotes motion. There is death in stagnation. There is life in movement. India should no more resist change, it must move and go forward. The wheel represents the dynamism of a peaceful change. [19] It is called the Shabda Brahman (Brahman as sound) and believed to be the primordial sound ( pranava) of the universe. [53] Vedas [ edit ]