What are the Beliefs of Hinduism about equality?

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WHAT ARE THE BELIEFS OF HINDUISM ABOUT EQUALITY?

CONTENTS

  • Speciesism
  • Racism
  • Sexism
  • Prejudice/
  • Discrimination
  • Forgiveness
  • Conclusion

Speciesism

In Hinduism the use of animals are for medical research. Hindus will not eat meat or meat products because of their respect for the animals. Hindus are opposed to any kind of cruelty to animals. Hindus believes that we should respect animals and not harm them. Hinduism says that we shouldn’t kill animals but the majority of Hindus do not kill animals but eat meat such as chicken, beef, pork etc. Most Hindus are vegetarian, Butchery and related jobs are restricted to people of low caste. Cows are sacred to Hindus. Some Hindu temples keep sacred animals. Some Hindu gods have animal characteristics- Ganesh has the head of an elephant and Hanuman takes the form of a monkey. In India killing cows are banned.

Racism

Hinduism teaches that all people are equal. In the Bhagavad Gita it sayd that ; I look upon creatures equally’ (Bhagavad Gita 9.29). this means that it doesn’t matter if it is a insect, animal or a human you can always be treated equally. Hindu’s believe that everyone share a link. Hindu’s believe that it wrong to be prejudiced against someone else because of there background.

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The first leader for stopping racism is Mahatma Gandhi. He wanted to fight the untouchables. He wanted to stop violence.

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born into a merchant family in india 2 october 1869. In 1893 he was deeply troubles be the racism he experienced against indians. He stayed in south africa for 20years fighting injustice. He went back to india and he wanted a non-violence, non-rasist country. He was sacrificing himself to stop this.

Sexism

In hinduism men and woman have different roles and responsibility bcause they have ...

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