Hindu religious traditions cluster around two concepts:
Dharma-"it it necessary to uphold, preserve, perpetuate, and refine the physical world generally, and human society specifically."Moksha-"It is necessary to find ultimate release from the world."
- The hindu tradition has been able to preform with uncompromising force the truth that humans is both a social animal lead by physical needs who must live with other humans, and a uniquely spiritual and solitary animal who at some point yearns to transcend all physical and social limitations.
- The dharma tradition is deeply rooted in Vedic Literarture.
- Expect the Upanishads, Verdic religion was concerned primarily with insuring the contiued fertility and well being of the world.
- Verdic religion- human existence in the world, when concerned with life and death it described an afterlife that was a continuation of earthly life.
- Bhagvad Gita- term dharma is used to refer to the orderliness of human society and to each person's dty to uphold that order through every action.
- Each person, doesnt matter how low born, has an obligationto preform his or her ascribed social function for the welfare of society as a whole.
- According to the Gita, every action is a ritual having cosmic consequences if properly understood and undertaken
- Human society is characterized and ranked by castes (circumscribed social groups) when a person is born.
- Each caste has a traditional occupation: agriculture, business, or building. Each serves and upholds society by dutifully preforming this occupation.
- Rank is ascribed at birth and not achieved by merit.
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