ALTRUISTIC BEHAVIOUR IN ISLAMIC AND HINDU PHILOSOPHY
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Altruistic Behaviour, Islamic and Indian PhilosophyAbstract
The word “Altruism” means selflessness which reject the principle of selfishness. Altruism is a prosocial behaviour which is carried out to benefit others without anticipation of reward from external sources. We are all known about Philosophy is the mother of all the branches of knowledge. The concept of charity is universal, and different religions have their own understandings and practices related to it. The researcher tries to correlated between philosophical perspectives on altruistic behaviour. Researcher chose two essential objectives for this study. These two objectives are: a) to find out the relationship between Islamic philosophy and altruistic behaviour, b) to find out the relationship between Hindu philosophy and altruistic behaviour. Researcher find that Islamic charity seen into two ways: Sadaqa and Zakaat. Sadaqa and Zakar are voluntary charity. Researcher also find that Hindu religion, altruism is related to Nishkam Karma. Nishkaam karma means to act unselfish. Giving to charity gives life a deeper meaning and enables us to understand our role in society.
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