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From Wiktionary under the GNU Free Documentation License. Hinduism is the predominant religious tradition of South Asia, especially in the Republic of India and in Nepal. Hinduism is often referred to as Sanātana Dharma (a Sanskrit phrase meaning "the eternal law") by its adherents. Generic "types" of Hinduism that attempt to accommodate a variety of complex views span folk and Vedic Hinduism to bhakti tradition, as in Vaishnavism. Hinduism also includes yogic traditions and a wide spectrum of "daily morality" based on the notion of karma and societal norms such as Hindu marriage customs. Hinduism is formed of diverse traditions and has no single founder. Among its roots is the historical Vedic religion of Iron Age India, and as such Hinduism is often called the "oldest living religion" or the "oldest living major tradition". Demographically, Hinduism is the world's third largest religion after Christianity and Islam, with approximately one billion adherents, of whom approximately 905 million live in the Republic of India. Other significant populations are found in Nepal (23 million) and Bangladesh (14 million). A large body of texts is classified as Hindu, divided into Śruti ("revealed") and Smriti ("remembered") texts. These texts discuss theology, philosophy and mythology, and provide information on the practice of dharma (religious living). Among these texts, the Vedas are the foremost in authority, importance and antiquity. Other major scriptures include the Upanishads, Purāṇas and the epics Mahābhārata and Rāmāyaṇa. The Bhagavad Gītā, a treatise from the Mahābhārata, spoken by Krishna, is of special importance. From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License What's the difference between hinduism, Buddhism and sikhism? Q. What's the difference between hinduism, Buddhism and sikhism? I know that theyre all India's religion, but how are they diffferent? HELP! Asked by Courtney - Sun Dec 6 21:04:00 2009 - - 7 Answers - 0 Comments A. Hinduism is polytheistic religion though they confess there is one but supreme Lord. They worship many deities and also believe in idol worship and lamp lit worship of deities. It is full of rituals. Many of them are drenched in righteous ritual activities that forget the real motive of religion. Though this religion is telling the clear cut way to reach the supreme Lord. This is the religion of very ancient ages. they are vegetarians teetotaler, believe in reincarnation hell and heaven. The Name is the best thing in the Vedas. That they hear not and wander like demons. Says Nanak, they, who forsake truth and cling to falsehood, lose their life in gamble. {{{ Guru Amar Daas Ji, Raag Raamkalee 919 }}} Buddhism was started by… [cont.] Answered by Jagjit S - Mon Dec 7 22:46:56 2009 Is the Buddhist Wheel of Life (bhavachakra) something common to both Hinduism and Buddhism? Q. More specifically, did the Buddhist Wheel of Life originate in Hinduism, and it was later adopted by the Buddha? Or did the Buddha developed the Wheel of Life and it was later accepted by Hinduism? Also, do all Buddhist traditions (Mahayana, Theravada) use the Bhavachakra, or is it something limited to Tibetan Buddhism? Asked by Marcus Aurelius - Sat Feb 7 19:10:52 2009 - - 6 Answers - 0 Comments A. In Sanskrit Bhavam means birth,prosperity,LIFE and Lord (God) Siva(m).The verse is "Bhavam Bhavaani Sadatham Namaami"--Paali word is "Bhava"=(means) Life.--Hindu Religious Texts are in Sanskrit language and Buddhists Religious texts are in Paali language-both languages are closely related. The phrase Bhava Chakram=Life Cycle is used both in Sanaathana Dharmam(a.k.a.Hinduism) and Buddhism.In Hindu and Buddhist literature the word Bhavam is used to denote "Samsaaram"(the Cycle of Birth and re-birth.)--Acharya sri.SANKARA describes this as:-"Punarapi Jananam Punarapi Maranam,Punarapi Janani Jataray Sayanam-Iha Samsaaray,Bahudhusthaaray --- = "Again birth,Again death,Again entering the womb (as a fetus) of a would be mother"--.In the cycle of… [cont.] Answered by ssrvj - Mon Feb 9 17:08:56 2009 What features of Hinduism appear to mesh well with existing features of Canadian law, culture, values, society?
Q. What features of hinduism appear to mesh well with existing features of Canadian law, culture, values, and society? What features might not accord so well with Canadian norms? Asked by kernal - Tue Oct 20 17:06:15 2009 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments A. What an odd question. The only thing that I can think of is that Canada is a pretty diverse, tolerant place, and Hinduism is a pretty diverse, tolerant religion. Answered by beadingbusily - Tue Oct 20 17:11:46 2009 From Yahoo Answer Search: "hinduism" Hinduism is Hinduism is a religious tradition that originated in the Indian subcontinent. Hinduism is often referred to as Sanātana Dharma (सनातन धर्म) by its practitioners, a Sanskrit phrase meaning "the eternal law." This theme article needs cleanup. Please review , especially the , to determine how to edit this article to conform to a higher standard of article quality. This page has been listed as needing cleanup since 2008-01-16.ContentsFrom Wikiquote under the GNU Free Documentation License.  news.google.com Peninsula On-line ... of 10-day festivities at Attukal temple, where the presiding deity is an avatar of the most potent deities in Hinduism -Lakshmi, Saraswati and Kali. ... and more » news.google.com Moviematics The term is used in Hinduism mainly used for incarnations of Vishnu. That is a deity and as you see, so much comes from the film not only Hinduism , ... and more » news.google.com OmniNerd (blog) Does that mean that I cannot be nerdy about Hinduism or Taoism or Islam? I tend to nerd down comments that are inflammatory without purpose and don't ... RE: nerdy? OmniNerd (blog) all 3 news articles » From Google News Search: "hinduism"  hindunet.com.au 232px x 164px | 7.50kB [source page] Hinduism picture hinduism jpg Hinduism picture hinduism jpg Hinduism picture hinduism1 jpg Hinduism picture Hinduism Om symbol jpg  uucheyenne.org 490px x 500px | 65.70kB [source page] balance and harmony The symbol of the Yin Yang the balance of male and female energy found in us all reminds us that maintaining balance is the basis of successful living Hinduism This mandala uses the Sanskrit depiction of om as its focus Om is considered by Hinduism to be the sacred vibration or sound out of which Creation emerged Chanting om is thus one of From Yahoo Image Search: "hinduism"  loverofart87.blogspot.com Kavi Arasu Moorthi hu, 04 Mar 2010 08:09:00 GM The Nature of God in . Hinduism. , Essential Properties of Brahman. Who is God? How do you describe God? Here are 16 points, 16 Divine Attributes to explain the nature of God, gleaned from Swami Sivananda's book God Exists. ...  alphagalileo.org unknown Mon, 15 Feb 2010 10:00:04 GM Traditional and modern . Hinduism. have an extensive monotheistic (belief in one God) branch that in many ways can be compared with the Christian notion of the person and a personal relationship to God. This inspite the fact that . Hinduism. ...  tamilbrahmins.com drsundaram Sun, 07 Feb 2010 02:31:46 GM We are having Ashtottara shata Namaavali for Siva and all Deities. Similarly Sahasra (1000) Namaavali ( names )...Why? Why can`t they be 100 or 110, From Google Blog Search: "hinduism" |
