After learning about Mohandas Gandhi, in what ways do you think he practiced Hinduism? What parts of Hinduism did he emphasize? What parts seemed less important to him? Would he consider himself a good Hindu? Would you agree with his self-assessment?
Hinduism breaks people up into the castes (Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaisya, Sudra) . The caste was determined by your birth. If someone was born into a poor family they were in the lower caste system( Sudra). Gandhi was against the caste system. He believed everyone was equal. Gandhi wanted to make a bette India. Mohandas Gandhi was a great Hindu . He was very religious. He freed millions of Indian people from the British government with his non violent approach (satyagraha). He wanted to achieve his objectives through non violence. He never thought of using force or the eye for an eye belief. Gandhi wanted freedom for India from Great Britain. Many political leaders like Martin Luther King Jr used Gandhi’s non-violent approach (satyagraha) to bring about social change. Gandhi was killed in 1948 but his teachings and beliefs live out in India and the world. The catholics have Mother Teresa and the Hindus have Mohadas Gandhi.
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Your post on Gandhi is very nice. I agree with you when you say that Gandhi was a great Hindu because through his peaceful policies, he helped free India. His positive views on religious tolerance inspired many people.
I agree that your post is nice but do you think other Hindus considered him a great Hindu? The country was very divided b/c of his certain beliefs. if you remember in the movie when Gandhi got up to speak majority of his people walked out. Gandhi was also killed by his own people.Personally I think he was a great peace leader.
Would Hindus of Gandhi's time have considered him the equivalent of a saint, the way many who lived with and knew Mother Teresa considered her?
Professor De George,
I guess it would be split down the middle to consider him a saint like mother Teresa. After our discussion in class i can see how people may view him as either a bad hindu or a good hindu. So to answer your question some Hindus who believed in what he did might see him as a saint others like those who thought of families would not consider him a saint.
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