Elements of religious violence that occur within Hindu society

Elements of religious violence that occur within Hindu society
1We will also discuss elements of religious violence that occur within Hindu society
A) Bring your homework from the video: Part I – Untouchability&Casteism (Castes) Still EXISTS even Today in India- 2017 (from previous class) to discuss today??
B) Watch the following film ***however, a warning: this film depicts violence against women that happens in India and is difficult to watch for that reason. If you are concerned that it may not feel alright for you, please contact me.***
India’s Daughter: https://archive.org/details/BBCDocumentaryIndiasDaughterOnNirbhayaDelhiGangRapJyotiSingh
Answer the following questions:
How do people in the film respond to the victim in this film (describe at least four characters and their responses)?
What is the view of women in Indian culture?
What stands out most to you about this film?

2Watch the video: Part I – Untouchability&Casteism (Castes) Still EXISTS even Today in India- 2017??

Answer the following questions:
Describe three characters that stand out to you who are in the lowest caste of Indian society; make sure to describe the sufferings that they say they undergo because they were born into that class.

3Buddhists believe in reincarnation, and some believe that great beings come into a human form for the good of humanity

Watch videos about these two ways of interpreting how this might happen:

1) The Dalai Lama, originally from Tibet
From “10 Questions for the Dalai Lama” Only watch minutes 12 – 18
? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fWpfCb0QCE

2) The living goddesses of Napal
a) Living Goddesses

b) Living Goddeses, former Kumari of Nepal, ChaniraBajracharya

watch from minutes .54 seconds – 5 minutes

3) Answer the following questions:

1-What stands out to you about the belief of some Buddhists that they are able to determine and find reincarnated great beings?

2-What stands out to you about the different treatment of men and women in these examples

4Buddhism is often associated with peace in the West. However, as with every religion, Buddhism is a fusion of culture, politics and devotion. In order to see that Buddhism often also involves violence, we look at the case study of Buddhism in Burma.
Read the first article most carefully – it is here: http://religioninthenews.org/2014/12/19/breaking-bad-in-burma/. The other articles are good to help you understand the first article, which is most important.

Answer the following questions as you read the first article. Write down your answers, print them out and bring them to class.
? How do Buddhist monks legitimate the political rule in Burma?
? How did the refusal of wives to cook for their military husbands relate to the Buddhist monks legitimation of the political rule of Burma?
? How does the weather legitimate the political rule in Burma?
? Why is Wirathu linked to violence?
? What is the evidence that political rulers are supporting the actions of Wirathu?
? What is the evidence that the political rulers are not supporting Aung San SuuKyi?
? How is the Buddhism of Wirathu different from the Buddhism of San SuuKyi?

Read these articles to help you understand the first one:

Full Text Of The Banned Time Story – “The Face Of Buddhist Terror”

The Face Of Buddhist Terror: Sri Lanka To Ban Time Magazine

video: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/apr/18/buddhist-monk-spreads-hatred-burma — this also has a transcript of video that you can read.

http://www.aljazeera.com/news/southasia/2014/09/buddhist-monk-fight-jihad-threat-asia-2014928153512953861.html
1We will also discuss elements of religious violence that occur within Hindu society
A) Bring your homework from the video: Part I – Untouchability&Casteism (Castes) Still EXISTS even Today in India- 2017 (from previous class) to discuss today??
B) Watch the following film ***however, a warning: this film depicts violence against women that happens in India and is difficult to watch for that reason. If you are concerned that it may not feel alright for you, please contact me.***
India’s Daughter: https://archive.org/details/BBCDocumentaryIndiasDaughterOnNirbhayaDelhiGangRapJyotiSingh
Answer the following questions:
How do people in the film respond to the victim in this film (describe at least four characters and their responses)?
What is the view of women in Indian culture?
What stands out most to you about this film?

2Watch the video: Part I – Untouchability&Casteism (Castes) Still EXISTS even Today in India- 2017??

Answer the following questions:
Describe three characters that stand out to you who are in the lowest caste of Indian society; make sure to describe the sufferings that they say they undergo because they were born into that class.

3Buddhists believe in reincarnation, and some believe that great beings come into a human form for the good of humanity

Watch videos about these two ways of interpreting how this might happen:

1) The Dalai Lama, originally from Tibet
From “10 Questions for the Dalai Lama” Only watch minutes 12 – 18
? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fWpfCb0QCE

2) The living goddesses of Napal
a) Living Goddesses

b) Living Goddeses, former Kumari of Nepal, ChaniraBajracharya

watch from minutes .54 seconds – 5 minutes

3) Answer the following questions:

1-What stands out to you about the belief of some Buddhists that they are able to determine and find reincarnated great beings?

2-What stands out to you about the different treatment of men and women in these examples

4Buddhism is often associated with peace in the West. However, as with every religion, Buddhism is a fusion of culture, politics and devotion. In order to see that Buddhism often also involves violence, we look at the case study of Buddhism in Burma.
Read the first article most carefully – it is here: http://religioninthenews.org/2014/12/19/breaking-bad-in-burma/. The other articles are good to help you understand the first article, which is most important.

Answer the following questions as you read the first article. Write down your answers, print them out and bring them to class.
? How do Buddhist monks legitimate the political rule in Burma?
? How did the refusal of wives to cook for their military husbands relate to the Buddhist monks legitimation of the political rule of Burma?
? How does the weather legitimate the political rule in Burma?
? Why is Wirathu linked to violence?
? What is the evidence that political rulers are supporting the actions of Wirathu?
? What is the evidence that the political rulers are not supporting Aung San SuuKyi?
? How is the Buddhism of Wirathu different from the Buddhism of San SuuKyi?

Read these articles to help you understand the first one:

Full Text Of The Banned Time Story – “The Face Of Buddhist Terror”

The Face Of Buddhist Terror: Sri Lanka To Ban Time Magazine

video: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/apr/18/buddhist-monk-spreads-hatred-burma — this also has a transcript of video that you can read.

http://www.aljazeera.com/news/southasia/2014/09/buddhist-monk-fight-jihad-threat-asia-2014928153512953861.html

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