Hinduism is an Indian religion and way of life practiced in India and parts of Southeast Asia. It has no single founder but developed as a fusion of Indian cultures and traditions with diverse roots. The core beliefs of Hinduism are that truth is eternal, Brahman is the ultimate reality, the Vedas are the ultimate authority, and the goal is to achieve dharma and moksha through karma and samsara. Key Hindu scriptures include the Vedas, Upanishads, and Bhagavad Gita. Major Hindu deities include Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva, and their consorts. Hinduism also believes in reincarnation and that all living beings contain atman.
Hinduism is an Indian religion and way of life practiced in India and parts of Southeast Asia. It has no single founder but developed as a fusion of Indian cultures and traditions with diverse roots. The core beliefs of Hinduism are that truth is eternal, Brahman is the ultimate reality, the Vedas are the ultimate authority, and the goal is to achieve dharma and moksha through karma and samsara. Key Hindu scriptures include the Vedas, Upanishads, and Bhagavad Gita. Major Hindu deities include Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva, and their consorts. Hinduism also believes in reincarnation and that all living beings contain atman.
Hinduism is an Indian religion and way of life practiced in India and parts of Southeast Asia. It has no single founder but developed as a fusion of Indian cultures and traditions with diverse roots. The core beliefs of Hinduism are that truth is eternal, Brahman is the ultimate reality, the Vedas are the ultimate authority, and the goal is to achieve dharma and moksha through karma and samsara. Key Hindu scriptures include the Vedas, Upanishads, and Bhagavad Gita. Major Hindu deities include Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva, and their consorts. Hinduism also believes in reincarnation and that all living beings contain atman.
way of life, widely practised in the Indian subcontinent and parts of Southeast Asia. Hinduism has been called the oldest religion in the world and some practitioners and scholars refer to it as Sanātana Dharma, "the eternal tradition", or the "eternal way", beyond human history. Scholars regard Hinduism as a fusionor synthesis of various Indian cultures and traditions, with diverse roots and no founder Hinduism is the world's third largest religion; its followers, known as Hindus, constitute about 1.15 billion, or 15–16% of the global population. Hinduism is the most widely professed faith in India, Nepal and Mauritius. It is also the predominant religion in Bali, Indonesia. HINDU SCRIPTURES A few texts are shared resources across these traditions and broadly considered as Hindu scriptures These include the Vedas and the Upanishads. Scholars hesitate in defining the term "Hindu scripture" given the diverse nature of Hinduism, many include Bhagavad Gita and Agamas as Hindu scriptures. The Vedas Are a large body of Hindu texts originating in ancient India, with its Samhita and Brahmanas complete before about 800 BCE. Composed in Vedic Sanskrit hymns, the texts constitute the oldest layer of Sanskrit literature and the oldest scriptures of Hinduism. Hindus consider the Vedas, which means "not of a man, superhuman“ and "impersonal, authorless". The knowledge in the Vedas is believed in Hinduism to be eternal, uncreated, neither authored by human nor by divine source, but seen, heard and transmitted by sages There are four Vedas: the Rig veda, the Yajur veda, the Samaveda and the Atharva veda. Each Veda has been sub classified into four major text types – The Samhitas(mantras and benedictions), The Aranyakas (text on rituals, ceremonies, sacrifices and symbolic-sacrifices), The Brahmanas (commentaries on rituals, ceremonies and sacrifices), and The Upanishads (text discussing meditation, philosophy and spiritual knowledge) The Upanishads are a collection of Hindu texts which contain some of the central philosophical concepts of Hinduism. The Upanishads are commonly referred to as Vedanta, variously interpreted to mean either the "last chapters, parts of the Veda" or "the object, the highest purpose of the Veda". The concepts of Brahman (Ultimate Reality) and Atman (Soul, Self) are central ideas in all the Upanishads, and "Know your Atman" their thematic focus. The Upanishads are the foundation of Hindu philosophical thought and its diverse traditions. Of the Vedic corpus, they alone are widely known, and the central ideas of the Upanishads have had a lasting influence on Hindu philosophy. The Upanishads are the foundation of Hindu philosophical thought and its diverse traditions. Of the Vedic corpus, they alone are widely known, and the central ideas of the Upanishads have had a lasting influence on Hindu philosophy. The Bhagavad Gita presents a synthesis of Hindu ideas about dharma, theistic bhakti, and the yogic paths to moksha. The synthesis presents four paths to spirituality – jnana, bhakti, karma, and raja yogas. These incorporate ideas from the Samkhya-Yoga and Vedanta philosophies. The Gita is set in a narrative framework of a dialogue between Pandava prince Arjuna and his guide and charioteer Krishna. At the start of the Dharma Yudhha (righteous war) between Pandavas and Kauravas, Arjuna is filled with moral dilemma and despair about the violence and death the war will cause. He wonders if he should renounce and seeks Krishna's counsel, whose answers and discourse constitute the Bhagavad Gita. Krishna counsels Arjuna to “ Ful-fill his Kshatriya (warrior) duty to uphold the Dharma" through "selfless action“ . The Krishna- Arjuna dialogue cover a broad range of spiritual topics, touching upon ethical dilemmas and philosophical issues that go far beyond the war Arjuna faces. Hindu creationism All species on earth including humans have "devolved" or come down from a high state of pure consciousness. Hindu creationism claim that species of plants and animals are material forms adopted by pure consciousness which live an endless cycle of births and rebirths.
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Hindu creationists the universe may even be older than billions of years. The origin of life, creationism and evolution. There is no single story of creation, due to dynamic diversity of Hinduism. MAJOR HINDU DIETIES The Hindu trinity consists of Brahma the Creator, (Their feminine counterparts are Sara Swati, the wife of Brahma) Vishnu the Preserver, (Lakshmi, the wife of Vishnu) Shiva the Destroyer. (Parvati the wife of Shiva) Shiva is one of the major Hindu sects. Adherents of Shivasm believe that the god Shiva is the supreme being. Shiva is the destroyer god among the Trimurti, and so is sometimes depicted as the fierce god Bhairava. Brahma is considered to be the creator of the entire cosmos. Brahma worships to Lord Shiva so following to him they worships to Shiva. It is said that Brahma was punished by Lord Shiva in the form of Bhairavnath that he would not be worshipped by any being on the earth and he would not have temples on earth. Vishnu Vaishnavism is the sect within Hinduism that worships Vishnu, the preserver god of the Hindu Trimurti ('three images', the Trinity), and his ten incarnations. It is a devotional sect, and followers worship many deities. Here are some of the key beliefs shared among Hindus: key concept of hinduism • Truth is eternal • Brahman is Truth and Reality • The Vedas are the ultimate authority • Everyone should strive to achieve dharma SACRED TEXT ( The Vedas , The Upanishads , Bhagavad- Gita ) DOCTRINES (Dharma,Karma, Artha, Brahman, Atman,The Four Yogas Moksha) GODS (33 million Gods and Goddesses) SACRED SPACE (Temple)