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Hinduism
Core Beliefs
- Belief in one universal soul: Hindus believe in a universal soul known as "Brahman", a formless, genderless source of all reality. Brahman is the Universe and everything that makes up the universe.
- Belief in an immortal, individual soul: In Hinduism, souls are known as "Atman". Actions of the soul in that life directly influence your next life. When you die, your soul is moved to a new body, this is called "Transmigration".
- Belief in "Karma": Whatever action you perform will have a direct impact on you in the near future, or in your next life. whether it is good or bad. If you do good deeds, you will have a good life, if you do bad deeds, you will have a bad life.
- Belief in Moksha: The Ultimate Goal in Hinduism is to get back to Brahman. If Hindus can do this, they will be freed from the inevitable cycle of life and death. This belief is known as "Moksha", a Hindu can attain it by realizing their oneness with Brahman.
- Belief in the Vedas: The Vedas are scared books of knowledge for Hinduism. There are 4 Vedas. Hindus believe that all 4 were divinely revealed to ancient Hindu sages
- Belief in Cyclical Time: Hindus believe that time is endless and every 4.32 million years, reality is destroyed.
- Belief in Dharma: Dharma maintains balance in the Universe, as long as everything plays it's part, everything will be fine. One's Dharma differentiates due to their age or caste.
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The Vedas
- The Rig Veda: The Rig Veda is a collection songs that praises the gods, and discusses ideas such as truth, reality, and the universe itself, along with discussion on Wars, Weddings, and Rituals
- The Yajur Veda: The Yajur Veda covers things such as sacrificial rites and rituals
- The Sama Veda: The Sama Veda mainly contains songs praising the Gods.
- The Atharva Veda: This focuses on the supernatural, about spells and curses
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The Upanishads
These texts were probably written down between 800 and 500 BC. They were written by people who questioned the logic of the Vedas.
The Upanishads were books on philosophy, much similar to the works of Plato and Aristotle.
They are all about questioning, doubt, debate, and finding the answers to life's difficult questions
Geographical Origins
Hinduism is the result of the merging of the ancient Indus Valley civilization and nomads that came into India around 1500BC. Some scholars say it could even go back many more thousands of years.
Hinduism is a polytheistic (A religion or practice that contains multiple gods) religion and is primarily followed in India, with India having the largest Hindu population in the World