Hindu
Hinduism
is the oldest religion in the world. Hinduism is world's third largest religion
after Christianity and Islam. Hinduism is the dominant religion in India, where
Hindus form about 84 per cent of the total population. Hinduism is also known
as "Sanatan Dharma" or the everlasting religion. Hindu religion is
based on the concept that human and animal spirits come back to earth to live
many times in different forms. The Hindus believe that a soul moves up and down
hierarchy on the basis of behavior.
Hinduism
is the federation of a number of faiths (a group of sub-religions or sects
(Sampradaya) joined together, which have evolved from people who lived in the
Indian subcontinent (land near the Indian Ocean). One group accepts the varna
system, another does not accept it. One group accepts vedas, another does not accept
it. One group accepts god, another does not believe in god. But they are all
called Hindus. The Indian constitution says that, by law, a Hindu is whoever
who lives in India and is not a Muslim or a Christian.
The
main Hindu scriptures are Sruti (what is heard), Smriti (what is remembered)
the Vedas, the Brahmanas, the Upanishads, the Puranas and epics. The Sruti
include deeply religious things communicated to a seer and recorded. The Vedas,
the religious writings, include mantras (hymns of praise), brahmanas
(sacrificial rituals) and Upanishads (108 sacred teachings). The Smriti include
the law (books of laws), puranas (myths, stories, legends) and epics (sets of
holy myths including Ramayana and Mahabharata).
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