World Religions: Hinduism

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World Religion : Hinduism

It 's normally the European name for Sanatama Dharma which means the eternal law . On the other hand the word Hindu comes from Sanskrit word which means river . The land beyond the river was given the name Hindu the people who lived there were called Hindus . Although they have lived there , there were complex religious systems they don 't have an acknowledged human founder . There was a suggestion that the principle beliefs that encompasses

Hindu religion were brought to India by the invasion of the Aryan peoples . An established religion was already there which was primary based on worship of divine fire but there was suggestion that the original Hinduism conquered much of present day India . Hindus can be either worshipers of a god or atheists can bring negativity to themselves for the ascetics or men of the world (Kinsley 1998

All along Hinduism has never been a missionary religion till the twentieth century and has been limited to India and the groups of emigrant Indians . Advaita Vedanta is the most common form of Hinduism in the west . It represents the most ancient , pre-Aryan development of Hinduism . With Sikh religion it seeks to unite elements of Hinduism and Islam (Kinsley , 1998

Many incarnations are worshipped by the Hindu community . Among them we have the Shiva-which is fierce figure representing both creative and the negative sides of divinity . Vishnu incarnates himself many times through history so as to...