Understanding the basic beliefs of Hinduism 21 Articles

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by Ahmad Salman

Throughout the vast history of Hinduism, there existed three major transformations of the Hindu belief system. Coupled with each transformation in beliefs was a religious scripture that held and embodied the changed belief...read more

by Molly Carter

Hinduism's early beginnings were in India. Because it was not founded by one person, or on one belief alone, it can be a confusing religion. Hinduism is a fusion of many different religious beliefs and philosophies on li...read more

by S.Rajeswary Siva

THE TEN AVARATHARAMS IN HINDUSIUM In Hinduism we have the ten avatars of Lord Vishnu namely 1. matsya - fish 2. kurma - tortoise 3. varahar - boar 4. vamana - the small boy. 5. narasimha - man-lion. 6...read more

by gemini girl

Hinduism is based on the concept that human and animal spirits reincarnate, or come back to earth to live many times in different forms. The belief that souls move up and down an infinite hierarchy depending on the behavio...read more

by Cynthia Thompson

Om. Only the perfected soul understands Om, it is truth; it is the strongest, highest symbol of being. All of Hindu life is devoted to discovering and knowing this truth, to become one with its eternal being. The ideas and...read more

by Leah Shutes

Hinduism is a very old religion. It was one of the very first religions, and still is the main religion of India. There are estimated to be about 750 million people who practice Hinduism. The religion is based on the i...read more

by Daniel Xiao Wang

Hinduism is not like most modern religions. Hinduism provides philosophical guidance, not laws. It lacks a uniting belief system, instead guiding people in their search for the eternal. Although lacking a uniting belief...read more

by Maurice Sassoon

Aryans, who came from Eastern Europe, more than 3,500 years ago, established the Hindu religion in India. Those that settled in India and other parts of Asia were of different tribes. They married into the families of the ...read more

by Prisana Luke

Hinduism, the third largest religion in the world next to Islam and Christianity, was initiated in India. "Hinduism differs from Christianity and other Western religions in that it does not have a single founder, a specif...read more

by perowlifick

Currently, a broad definition of karma as it pertains to each action that one performs during his/her lifetime is understood by Americans as the theme of a popular TV show, "My Name is Earl." Although a very uneducated vie...read more

by GURUNATH

Reason for the human birth is "karma'. This is the primary and unique concept which is the main fundamental belief. Hinduism quotes the logic that there should be a reason for any act. Until one's good and bad 'Karmas' are...read more

by Extraphp.com

I was recently asked about the basic beliefs of Hindus and was quite sad when I was given the following information.The word Hindus means "the untouchables" is what I was told and that given the caste system in India the p...read more

by Hemango Gupta

Hinduism- A way of life- that's how Hindus define a religion How we started this : People- Some call them Aryans migrated from central Europe ; time unknown-may be oldest- in the Northern region used to worship nat...read more

by Ganga Sudhan

In a more practical approach to looking at Hinduism, I would like to propose comparing the religion with a corporation. Firstly, the Gods would not be considered CEOs or Presidents (which are usually singular in compani...read more

by Mariya G

Hinduism is unlike any other religion because it doesn't have a single set of beliefs or traditions that all practitioners follow. Some ideas and practices are pure animism; some are polytheistic in nature; and others may ...read more

by Umesh Kumar Srivastava

It has almost become a fashion , now a days in Indian youth to denounce basic beliefs of Hinduism as rubbish and superstitious. However, after having lived four plus decades in this world and I myself calling all these tra...read more

by Vidyaangi Patil

Hinduism is one of the most mystical and powerful religions in the world. It guides the devotees to experience the truth within and reach the pinnacle of awareness where man and God are united. It stands sturdy on a bedroc...read more

by MysLykeMeeh

While Hinduism claimed to be the third largest religion in the world, their beliefs and system of worship are still confusing to the minds of many. Since it embraces a great diversity of beliefs, principles and different t...read more

by Ananth Kumar

Contemporary usage Hinduism is also referred as Sanatanam Dharma. Hinduism is the world's third largest religion. It has six different traditions. 1. Shaivism - Shiva 2. Vaishnavism - Vishnu 3. Shaktism - Shakti 4. G...read more

by abraham maxwell

Hinduism has a broad spectrum of beliefs, some of which do not include the existence of God at all. The main idea of this widely practiced religion is the belief of a cast system along with the notion that animals along wi...read more