Hinduism

Hinduism encompasses all aspects of life of for those who choose this religion’s followers. From daily activities to architecture, everything is related back to the ideals and traditions of the Hindu faith. The field trip to Temple, Texas to visit the Hindu Temple, Omkara Mahaganapathi Devasthanam, enlightened me on the traditions and aspects of Hinduism granting me a greater understanding on the Bhagavad Gita. The architecture, at first, only seems to differ from churches, temples, or other…

and Jewish scholars. However, these cultures were an alternative than the belief of multiple gods, polytheism. Two religion/philosophical practices Strayer compares are Hinduism and Confucianism. When Strayer compares Hinduism and Confucianism he first begins stating the big difference of the two practices. Strayer states Hinduism unlike Confucianism and other practices/religions did not have a founder, embraced…

Judaism and Hinduism are both well practiced religions. Judaism is one of the oldest monotheistic religions. Judaism in approximately 3,000 years old whereas Hinduism is approximately 4.5 billion years old. Both of these religions are monotheistic, but Hinduism being an older practice, is also referred to as 'The Vedic Religion'. Both both believe that God is transcendent but Hinduism believes that he is immanent AND transcendent. Immanent means existing or operating within and transcendent…

What is Hinduism? For some people, it’s a religion with multiple Gods while other see only one true God. Both ideas are correct, depending on which one you’re referring to. The three aspects are Vedic, Upanishad and Theistic/Classical. Although each aspect has its own identifying factors, they also flow and blend together. Like all complex and ancient religious tradition you can’t think that Hinduism is one monolithic religion. It is more than that with its different tradition involving arrays…

Hinduism and Buddhism: Key Developments and Differences Hinduism and Buddhism are two major religions, widely practiced and existing on the earth for centuries. Both religions have various similarities and differences in terms of their development, emergence, central idea, and philosophies. This paper discusses various similarities and differences of both religions. Hinduism, which is the 3rd largest religion after Christianity & Islam is followed by the majority of people living in India.…

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…

Hinduism is a complex religion created from many traditions and beliefs that span over a great amount of history. From the interpretation of the Upanishads, devotional Hinduism came to be yet is very distinct from the original because of the main purpose, and that is to devote oneself to not many but one god. The concept of believing in all gods but only devoting oneself to one is the main reason as to why this form of Hinduism ultimately succeeded in spite of already having the rich tradition…

Hinduism vs. Buddhism The religions of Hinduism and Buddhism are similar in that they both are believed to have originated in India, and were first spread through that area, and were also similar in the way that their common beliefs affected social hierarchy. They differed in their general beliefs and the location where each religion ended up becoming established. Hinduism and Buddhism are similar in that both of their origins are in India. It is believed that the religion of Hinduism…

Hinduism is the major religion in India and has developed from the Vedic religion. Hinduism can be said to be an indigenous religious because it has been around for such a long time. This religion has been around longer than 2000 years and has been well developed throughout India. Hinduism is considered to be of the oldest religions and as long as it been around there has been no major changes dealing with the religion or the culture. In the world religion book in the Hinduism chapter it states…

Hinduism in America In this paper I am going to talk about the religion of Hinduism and its role in the United States and in the city of Philadelphia. As a Hindu it is a great opportunity to learn more about my religion because Hinduism is complex and interesting religion to research about. In this paper I will talk about Introduction of Hinduism, Sacred texts, Notion of Karma and Reincarnation, Sacred symbols, Hinduism in the United States, Hindu temples in Philadelphia, Hindu Festivals and…