meaning of name:
Hinduism, from the Persian hindu (Sanskrit sindhu), literally "river." Means "of the Indus Valley" or simply "Indian." Hindus call their religion sanatama dharma,"eternal religion" or "eternal truth."
date founded:
Earliest forms date to 1500 BC or earlier
place founded:
India
founder:
none
adherents:
900 million
size rank:
third largest in the world
main location:
India, also United Kingdom and United States
major sects:
Saivism, Vaisnavism, Saktism
sacred texts:
Vedas, Upanishads, Sutras, Bhagavad Gita
original language:
Sanskrit
spiritual leader:
guru or sage
place of worship:
temple or home shrine
theism:
pantheism with polytheistic elements (see Is Hinduism Polytheistic?)
ultimate reality:
Brahman
human nature:
in bondage to ignorance and illusion, but able to escape
purpose of life:
to attain liberation (moksa) from the cycle of reincarnation
how to live:
order life according to the dharma
afterlife:
if karma unresolved, soul is born into a new body; if karma resolved, attain moksa (liberation)
major holidays:
Mahashivarati (mid-February)
Holi (Spring)
Ramnavami (late March)
Dusserah (early November)
Diwali (mid-November)
Hinduism, from the Persian hindu (Sanskrit sindhu), literally "river." Means "of the Indus Valley" or simply "Indian." Hindus call their religion sanatama dharma,"eternal religion" or "eternal truth."
date founded:
Earliest forms date to 1500 BC or earlier
place founded:
India
founder:
none
adherents:
900 million
size rank:
third largest in the world
main location:
India, also United Kingdom and United States
major sects:
Saivism, Vaisnavism, Saktism
sacred texts:
Vedas, Upanishads, Sutras, Bhagavad Gita
original language:
Sanskrit
spiritual leader:
guru or sage
place of worship:
temple or home shrine
theism:
pantheism with polytheistic elements (see Is Hinduism Polytheistic?)
ultimate reality:
Brahman
human nature:
in bondage to ignorance and illusion, but able to escape
purpose of life:
to attain liberation (moksa) from the cycle of reincarnation
how to live:
order life according to the dharma
afterlife:
if karma unresolved, soul is born into a new body; if karma resolved, attain moksa (liberation)
major holidays:
Mahashivarati (mid-February)
Holi (Spring)
Ramnavami (late March)
Dusserah (early November)
Diwali (mid-November)
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