Hinduism Research Paper
Hinduism Paper
Donna Hebner
Hum/130
Axia College University of
Phoenix
Hinduism derived in the Indian subcontinent where other religions like Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism was developed in a unified religious system. Unlike these other religions, Hinduism was categorized as if they were a single tradition. The name Hinduism was applied to the people who at the time, was living by the Indus River, by the foreigners who then introduced the name in a category for the British census-taking in the nineteenth century. Hinduism is one of the oldest living religions in the world today, and was not founded by one individual person. It grew over the following 4000 years beside the cultural and religious movements of the Indian subcontinent. …show more content…
The Veda is where the liturgy and interpretation of the sacrifice was comprised. The speculative works state the doctrine of the Brahman is the absolute reality that they believe the soul is the self of all things and its identity is in the individual soul. They also believe that karma is where the individual soul reaps from the good or bad actions from itself to the soul and carried on through different lifetimes. The alternate label for Hinduism today is Sanatana Dharma. Sanatana means that the ways have always existed, “ageless” or “eternal”. The word Dharma comes from the translation of religion, meaning the transcendental realization of natural law, social welfare ethics and health and corresponding in order in the cosmos. There is a great many different ways of the religion that there is no central tradition that can be called proper …show more content…
The Hinduism has many divine and gods that they worship that is all throughout the subcontinent of India. There is many Hindus who pilgrimage each year to many spots throughout India to the places that the great saints and teachers have lived and later passed on. It is believed that they have left many of their sacred parts in pilgrimage spots all around. Hindus also believe in the goal of moksha or mukti, which is when we pass on from this world and are liberated from pain and suffering and go on to rebirth. It is believed we are then in the eliminations of passions and found in union with God. They look forward to existence far beyond this earth. The beliefs they have in their gods and divines have them believing in reincarnation, and that there next life will be a much better
Donna Hebner
Hum/130
Axia College University of
Phoenix
Hinduism derived in the Indian subcontinent where other religions like Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism was developed in a unified religious system. Unlike these other religions, Hinduism was categorized as if they were a single tradition. The name Hinduism was applied to the people who at the time, was living by the Indus River, by the foreigners who then introduced the name in a category for the British census-taking in the nineteenth century. Hinduism is one of the oldest living religions in the world today, and was not founded by one individual person. It grew over the following 4000 years beside the cultural and religious movements of the Indian subcontinent. …show more content…
The Veda is where the liturgy and interpretation of the sacrifice was comprised. The speculative works state the doctrine of the Brahman is the absolute reality that they believe the soul is the self of all things and its identity is in the individual soul. They also believe that karma is where the individual soul reaps from the good or bad actions from itself to the soul and carried on through different lifetimes. The alternate label for Hinduism today is Sanatana Dharma. Sanatana means that the ways have always existed, “ageless” or “eternal”. The word Dharma comes from the translation of religion, meaning the transcendental realization of natural law, social welfare ethics and health and corresponding in order in the cosmos. There is a great many different ways of the religion that there is no central tradition that can be called proper …show more content…
The Hinduism has many divine and gods that they worship that is all throughout the subcontinent of India. There is many Hindus who pilgrimage each year to many spots throughout India to the places that the great saints and teachers have lived and later passed on. It is believed that they have left many of their sacred parts in pilgrimage spots all around. Hindus also believe in the goal of moksha or mukti, which is when we pass on from this world and are liberated from pain and suffering and go on to rebirth. It is believed we are then in the eliminations of passions and found in union with God. They look forward to existence far beyond this earth. The beliefs they have in their gods and divines have them believing in reincarnation, and that there next life will be a much better