Hinduism is the world's third largest religion; its followers, known as Hindus, number about 1.15 billion, or 15-16% of the global population.Hindus form the majority of the population in India, Nepal and Mauritius. Significant Hindu communities are also found in other countries. Hinduism is ...
First, let’s start with Vaishnavism, the sect that sees the god Vishnu as the supreme existence. The word “Vaishna” means “of Vishnu” or “from Vishnu” in Sanskrit, and is used to refer to a person who worships Vishnu. It is the sect with the largest number of followers in m...
For over 200 years, Western scholars have struggled to understand Hinduism, a faith whose followers seemed (to outsiders) to arbitrarily worship any one of a dozen Gods as the Supreme, a religion vastly diverse in its beliefs, practices and ways of worship. Some Indologists labeled the Hinduism...
Most of us have had at least some exposure to what has become known as the New Age movement. If so, we have probably realized that Hinduism is the wellspring of a good deal of New Age thinking. Most of us are probably also aware than an increasing number of Asian Indians are residing...
Agni: Agni figures prominently in the Rig-Veda, with the highest number of hymns addressed to him. They describe him as the highest god, priest, messenger, master of wealth, minister of sacrifice, dispeller of night and provider of wealth and progeny to the worshippers, who brings the gods...
All the established religions of the world concur in one axiom, namely, “Love your neighbour as yourself.” . In Hinduism The Hindus, followers of the oldest of the religions now being practised, believe that one’s own Self or Soul is really identical with the Self or Soul of all other...
not in a hurry. We are patient. We exhibit more patience with circumstances than do those who believe in a one life, and we are more forgiving of ourselves when we fall short. Thus it is that Hinduism offers a great joy to its followers—a blessing of fearlessness in the face of dea...
The most popular gods of Vedic religion are Indra and Agni because the highest number of hymns in the four Vedas are addressed to them. They are followed by Soma, Surya and Vayu. Other important gods are Adityas, Aditi, Pusan, Rudras, Maruths, and Visvadevas. They are called gods of ...
Today a number of independent institutions have followed ISKCON’s example in contributing to the global spread of the Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇava tradition. General Overview Serious scholarship on Bhaktisiddhānta began in the second decade of the twenty-first century. Various publications have ...
Similarly, there are a large number of other things which have been received by tavatir from our prophet. In order to be a Muslim, he must believe in all these things. It is almost impossible for me to give a complete list of such things.” Hafiz Kifayat Hussain, Idara-i-Haquq-i-...