ten Gurus preached a simple message of truth, devotion to God, and universal equality. Often mistaken as a combination of Hinduism and Islam, the Sikh religion can be characterized as a completely independent faith:
2 IntroductionDespite the evidence brought forth by contemporary scholarship, and the intense debates in recent decades around the term “Hinduism” and the construction of “Hindu” identity, in popular parlance, the Vedas are still generally believed to be “the oldest scriptures of Hinduism” and...
1 hour, fully resourced lesson which provides an overview and introduction to the Amish, as an alternative religious movement. It compares the validity of Amish beli
Hinduism, however, even when popular, knows nothing of a hell of eternal torment. To it nothing is eternal but the Brahman. Issuing from the Hells the jīva is again reborn to make its future. Below the Hells are the seven nether worlds, Sutala, Vitala, Talātala, Mahātala, Rasātala...