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Hinduism
The religion Hinduism refers a the civilization set up on the Indus river called the Hindus. Introduced in about 1830 by British writers, it is believed that the Indian civilization of approximately the last 2,000 years, which evolved from Vedism religion of the Indo- European people who settled in India in the last centuries of the 2nd millennium BC. “The Hindu religion ranges from a level of popular belief to one of Ritual’s, and philosophy. Hinduism is very broad, and has many Transitional stages, as well as many ranges of coexistence.” “Magic, animal worship, and belief in demons are combined with the worshiping of personal gods or with small thoughts, discipline, and complicated and learned theological systems or doctrines only few understand.” “The worship of local deities does not rule out the belief in pan-Indian higher gods or even in a single high God. Such local deities are also often looked down on as manifestations of high god.” Hinduism allows all forms of belief and worship without requiring the selection or elimination of any. “Hindus must respect the divine in every manifestation, whatever it may be, and are doctrinally understanding, allowing others - including both Hindus and non-Hindus – whatever beliefs suit them best.” “A Hindu may allow a non-Hindu religion without ceasing to be a Hindu, and because Hindus are likely to think unnaturally and to look upon other forms of worship, strange gods, and different doctrines as not complete rather than wrong or offensive.”3 Hindus tend to believe that the highest divine powers are a balance of one another.2 Few religious ideas are considered to be conflicting. “The base of religion does not depend on the existence or nonexistence of God or on whether there is one god or many.”2 Because religious truth is said to go beyond all spoken meaning, it is not conceived in strict terms.2 In addition, the tendency of Hindus to distinguish themselves from others on the bas... Please login to view comments from other users.
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