“Hinduism or Sanatana Dharma ("eternal spiritual path") began 1875 Words 8 Pages Good Essays Read More Buddhism : An Dominant World Religion Buddhism began in India 2,500 years ago and, although virtually extinct in India, it remains the dominant world religion in the east. Buddhism is a ...
In Shankara’s time, what we think of as Hinduism (the term ‘Hinduism’ was actually created by Western anthropologists referring to what is better known as ‘Sanatana Dharma’), was a disparate assortment of different traditions, with their basis in the Vedas. Corruption was notably rife in...