K.C. Jain Correspondent
Hinduism is a dharma or way of life evolved by the great sages and seers of ancient India. Its traditions extend back before recorded history. Despite the oldness, Hinduism is still a living and growing religion and has Global acceptance....
the common religion of India, based upon the religion of the original Aryan settlers as expounded and evolved in the Vedas, Upanishads, Bhagavad-Gita, etc. [1820–30] Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House...
the inhabitants of the land of the Indus River). Introduced in about 1830 by British writers, the term properly denotes the Indian civilization of approximately the last 2,000 years, which evolved from Vedism, the religion of the Indo-European peoples who settled in India in the last ...
What is Hinduism? Hinduismis the oldest religion in the world. Its roots can be traced to India between 4000 and 10,000 B.C.E. Unlike Christianity, Islam, and Judaism, Hinduism cannot be traced to a single individual or group; it has evolved through cultural and religious developments. Mod...
freedom from rebirth. It rests content in the knowledge of the divine origin of the soul, its passage through one life and another until maturity has been reached. It offers guidance to all who take refuge in it, from the nonbeliever to the most evolved maharishi. It cherishes the largest...
Due to such diversity in approaches, beliefs and practices, it is difficult to classify Hinduism. Since it does not fit into any classical definition of religion, it has a place of its own in the religious history of the world. It is incorrect to suggest that Hinduism evolved from polytheis...
religion, and is purely a missionary religion. Traveling and branching out to as many people as possible to spread the teachings of Jesus Christ. Also, in similar sense there are many denominations within the religion that have different teachings but all usually lead to the same result, ...
Another word to describe the religions that evolved on the Indian subcontinent, Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism, and Sikhism. 9. One Vedic poem talks about the beginning as a time when “there was neither existence nor non-existence.” There is a healthy humility about not having an answer for ...
Starting life as a black-and-white newsletter about the doings of Gurudeva’s worldwide fellowship on January 5, 1979, its founder’s 53rd birthday, Hinduism Today has evolved over the years to embrace everything of interest to a Hindu. Before the newspaper appeared, Himalayan Academy was ...