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2024-03-29T06:55:44Zපාලි සුත්රපිටකය පෝෂණයෙහිලා ස්ත්රී දායකත්වය (Women’s contribution for nurturing of Pali Sutta Pitaka)
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Title: පාලි සුත්රපිටකය පෝෂණයෙහිලා ස්ත්රී දායකත්වය (Women’s contribution for nurturing of Pali Sutta Pitaka)
Authors: Hewamanage, Wimal2011-01-01T00:00:00Zපන්සීය පනස් ජාතක පොත් වහන්සේ නිදානකතව සහ එහි පරිවර්තන රීතිය (Jatakanidana of the Jatakapotvahanse and its translation methods)
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Title: පන්සීය පනස් ජාතක පොත් වහන්සේ නිදානකතව සහ එහි පරිවර්තන රීතිය (Jatakanidana of the Jatakapotvahanse and its translation methods)
Authors: Hewamanage, Wimal2014-01-01T00:00:00ZMythology of gods: origin and development of the concept of gods in Indian religion
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Title: Mythology of gods: origin and development of the concept of gods in Indian religion
Authors: Hewamanage, Wimal; Sang, Jingyu
Abstract: The existence of god or gods is one of the crucial subjects in the field of religious studies. This paper is centered on the origin of the concept of gods in the Indian religions and how it has developed during its history through a variety of myths.
Though Jainism and Buddhism are clearly different from Hinduism, they are also Indian religions. This research will be limited only to Hinduism. Indian religions believe in many gods and goddesses but adherents can notably believe in one particular god and the rest are allowed by him or her unlike in the monotheistic religions.
Since there are many gods in Hinduism the paper will focus on only six prominent gods namely; Agni, Indra, Varuna, Brahma, Viṣṇu and Ṡiva. The origin of the gods in Hinduism is basically threefold; wonder of nature, hero worship and religious concept. Agni, Indra and Varuṇa are appropriate examples respectively. From the very beginning of the Indian religions, there were prominent gods and it seems clear that these three gods are made by man. In the course of time, there appear three other prominent gods; Brahma, the creator of the world, Viṣṇu, the sustainer of the world and Ṡiva, the destroyer of the world.
All these gods‟ weapons, chariots and body features etc. represent the imagination of Indian environmental and social characteristics. Consequently, they created gods with many faces and many hands to emphasize their power. They attributed vehicles, weapons, consorts and abodes to the gods with a variety of myths and it was similar to a man who has a healthy and wealthy life in this world. Understanding of these mythologies will be helpful to open reader‟s mind and to see the beauty and meaning of religious mythologies.2015-01-01T00:00:00ZA critical review of dietary laws in Judaism
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Title: A critical review of dietary laws in Judaism
Authors: Hewamanage, Wimal
Abstract: In this article, the author has already discussed laws in Judaism, that are the
key dietary laws in Judaism, commentary of dietary laws, vegetarianism and
Judaism, the slaughterhouse, and why there are special laws in Judaism. As a
religion, contained; a great history, literature, culture and ritualistic customs
it shows its identity among other world religions. Having vegetarian food has
been appreciated in Judaism in its early history like other world religions. As
the second step, it has been allowed for vegetarian and non-vegetarian food
introducing some ethical instruction on the subject of kosher food, laws of
ritual slaughter, slaughterer, torn apart for eating living beings. This can be
considered as a norm in Judaism.2016-01-01T00:00:00Z