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5. Background
Hinduism is very old.
Dating back past
7000 BC. It originated
around northern India
near the Indus river.
This is where it gets
its name from.
There are many people that
follow Hinduism in the world.
There are almost one billion
Hindus in the world, which is
close to 14% of the total
population.
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6. Gods
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There are many gods in Hinduism. Over 1000
are mentioned in the Vedas. There are a few
gods that are known is other cultures such as
Vishnu and Shiva. Brahman is the creator god
of everything. Its believed that everything is
birthed from Brahman and they go back to him
when they die. He is the supreme god.
There are also many other
gods that represent other
things. Agni is the god of
fire, Indra is the warrior god
and so on.
7. Beliefs
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There nine basic beliefs in Hinduism all which determine their thoughts and
attitude towards life.
1. Hindus believe
in on ultimate
divinity.
2. They believe in the
four Vedas, the world’s
most ancient scripture.
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3. They believe that the
everything goes through
endless cycles of creation,
preservation and dissolution.
4. They believe in Karma which is
the law that whatever they do, it
will come back to return what
they’ve done in a different way.
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5. They believe that the soul
reincarnates. Going through lifetimes
until the karma has been resolved.
6. The gods live in an unseen world
and that temple rituals are a way to
communicate with them.
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7. They believe that an enlightened
master, or satguru, is essential to
know the Transcendent Absolute
and other actions and rituals.
8. Hindus believe that all life is sacred
and, therefore, they practice ahimsa,
noninjury.
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9. The last of the basic beliefs is that no religion
teaches the only way to salvation above all others.
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