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Hinduism
originated over 3000 years ago. Hinduism claims to have
many founders, teachers and prophets who claim first
hand experience of God. When Hindus promote the idea
of spirituality as a principle rather than a personality,
they call this Brahman. Hinduism is the world's third
most popular religion, with around 900 million followers.
Hinduism is not a single religion
Hinduism is not a term which identifies a single set
of beliefs or ways of worship. Indeed the word itself
doesn't appear in English until 1829.Hinduism is the
practices of a variety of different religious groups
which come out of India |
| Origins |
Hinduism developed from the religious practices
of those who lived near the River Indus in modern
day Pakistan.However Hinduism
has been, and continues to be, influenced by the
traditions, stories and practices of people from
other parts of India and beyond. |
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| Facts
of Hinduism |
| Those who follow this faith
are known as Hindus. |
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About 80% of the population
of India regard themselves as Hindus |
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Hinduism is the third most popular religion
in Britain with over 500,000 followers |
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| The Nature of God |
| Hindus believe in the universal soul (Brahman), as the
sole reality who is present in all things. |
| • Brahman
has no form, and is eternal. |
| • Brahman is creator,
preserver and transformer of everything. |
| • Brahman appears
in the human spirit as atman, or the soul. |
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| What about all those Hindu gods? |
It is often believed that Hindus worship
many gods, but in fact, many Hindus would claim to believe
in one eternal god (Brahman) which is indefinable, whilst
revering other deities.
They recognize the other gods as different aspects of
the Brahman.
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| Karma |
| Karma is central to the Hindu
faith |
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Hindus
believe that the soul passes through a cycle of
successive lives and its next incarnation is always
dependent on how the previous life was lived.
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behave badly in this life, your next incarnation
is likely to be more unpleasant than your current
one—you reap what you sow. |
| The Three Religious Paths |
| The
Hindu religion recognizes many religious paths,
three of which are |
| The path of knowledge
(jnana). |
| The path of
work andreligious performances(karma). |
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| Bare Essentials of Hinduism |
| •Hinduism
is over 3000 years old, although elements
of the faith are much older. |
| •No founder, single
teacher, nor prophets. |
| •Not
a single unified religion. |
| •Originated
near the river Indus. |
| •Hindus
believe in a universal soul or God called
Brahman. |
| •There
are many other deities such as Krishna, Shiva,
Rama and Durga. |
| •Hindus
believe that existence is a cycle of birth,
death, and rebirth, governed by Karma. |
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