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The Peculiar Position of India’s Third Gender

By Jeffrey Gettleman — 2018

Hijras occupy a special place in Hinduism. But their relationship to modern Mumbai, where transgender people are legally recognized, remains fraught.

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Dharma: The Social Order

Dharma is a concept of social order and duty that sustains the whole universe. A person’s placement in a caste (varna) and birth group (jati) is one element of dharma. Jati is historically also used to determine social interactions and marriages, as dharma guides every aspect of daily life.

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Pluralism Project
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Hindu Concepts

This article explains the Hindu concepts of Atman, Dharma, Varna, Karma, Samsara, Purushartha, Moksha, Brahman, Bhagavan and Ishvara.

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Gavin Flood
2009
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Find out How Hinduism Defines Dharma

Learn about the path of righteousness.

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Subhamoy Das
2019
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Nichiren Shonin: A Teacher of Equality

Based on letters Nichiren Shonin wrote to his female followers, Myokei Caine-Barrett explains why the thirteenth-century champion of the Lotus Sutra was a practical feminist.

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Myokei Caine-Barrett
2018
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Gender Issues in Spiritual Life