The religion of Hinduism started and is most practiced in the country of India and is said to be one of the oldest religions in the world at over 3,000 years old. The get a decent understanding of Hinduism we need to look at the history of the religion and where it started, how the religion is organized as compared to other religions of the world, and the primary beliefs and practices of those that identify themselves as “hindus.”
The word or name “hindu” is now an accepted term for those that practice Hinduism around the world. The term “hindu” actually came from the muslim invaders that invaded the Indus river valley in 1300’s AD. Hindu was the word that was used for the Indus river. So, the people that inhabited the Indus valley where …show more content…
These religions, have a central figure as the founder of the religion and a common scripture or text that gives direction, structure and sets core beliefs. Hinduism does not have any of these types of organization. Hinduism also does not have a standardized form of worship or a central authority of the religion, like the Pope in Catholicism. In Hinduism, its followers do not have a normal day or time scheduled to worship and the primary place of worship is in the home. Temples are secondary places to worship and there are rarely set times to worship at the temple. Many religions promote community activism and have a mission to convert people to the faith. Hinduism does not promote activism or promote trying to convert people to their beliefs. Hindu’s believe that personal growth and change is what affects the community in a positive way. Instead of trying to actively convert people, Hindu’s are just accepting of people that are willing seeking the …show more content…
Yet, it looks like a very accepting religion when it comes to how and when you worship in the religion. The concept of what god is and what the role of the main god and lesser gods is in the religion was also difficult to understand. It would take years of being immersed in that culture to get a good understanding of
The word or name “hindu” is now an accepted term for those that practice Hinduism around the world. The term “hindu” actually came from the muslim invaders that invaded the Indus river valley in 1300’s AD. Hindu was the word that was used for the Indus river. So, the people that inhabited the Indus valley where …show more content…
These religions, have a central figure as the founder of the religion and a common scripture or text that gives direction, structure and sets core beliefs. Hinduism does not have any of these types of organization. Hinduism also does not have a standardized form of worship or a central authority of the religion, like the Pope in Catholicism. In Hinduism, its followers do not have a normal day or time scheduled to worship and the primary place of worship is in the home. Temples are secondary places to worship and there are rarely set times to worship at the temple. Many religions promote community activism and have a mission to convert people to the faith. Hinduism does not promote activism or promote trying to convert people to their beliefs. Hindu’s believe that personal growth and change is what affects the community in a positive way. Instead of trying to actively convert people, Hindu’s are just accepting of people that are willing seeking the …show more content…
Yet, it looks like a very accepting religion when it comes to how and when you worship in the religion. The concept of what god is and what the role of the main god and lesser gods is in the religion was also difficult to understand. It would take years of being immersed in that culture to get a good understanding of