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  Hinduism - Crystalinks
Hindus generally accept the doctrine of transmigration and rebirth and the complementary belief in karma, or previous acts as the factor that determines the condition into which a being, after a stay in heaven or hell, is reborn in one form or another.
Although those Hindus who particularly worship either Vishnu or Siva generally consider one or the other as their "favourite god" (istadevata) and as the Lord (Isana) and Brahman in its personal aspect, Vishnu is often regarded as a special manifestation of the preservative aspect of the Supreme and Siva as that of the destructive function.
Hinduism arose from the continued accretion of further elements derived from the original non-Aryan inhabitants, from outside sources, and from the geniuses of individual reformers at all periods.
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 Hinduism: a general introduction
The classical theory of the origins of Hinduism traces the religion's roots to the Indus valley civilization circa 4000 to 2200 BCE.
Hindu sacred texts are perhaps the most ancient religious texts still surviving today.
The primary sacred texts of Hinduism are the Vedas: the Rig Veda, Sama Veda, Yajur Veda and Atharva Veda.
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 Hinduism
Hinduism, as we talk about the main religion of India, is often compared to a mighty river into which are flowing many tributaries.
For the twice-born Hindu male, there would be an ideal (seldom realized in practice) of different life stages beginning and ending with more intense religious practices, and for the adult in the stage of the householder there would be the key values of duty (dharma), success (artha), pleasure (kama), and spiritual freedom (moksha).
Hinduism was exported to the United States at the turn of the century by Western-educated Indians who downplayed the complexity of Hindu philosophy and religion on their own country.
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 The Lonely Canadian: Hinduism and Other Religions   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Hinduism is most closely related to the subsequent Dharmic faiths of Jainism, Sikhism and Buddhism.
Thus, while Hinduism and Islam, on the face, have irreconcilable differences in ideology, the common ground was extensive enough to result in a large-scale blending in India.
The Hindu kingdoms of West Asia of the second millennium BC precede the rise of Judaism, and the commonality between Hinduism and Judaism has been traced as a remembrance of the Hindu past.
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 BHAG - Hinduism
Hinduism is one of the oldest religions of the world.
Hinduism differs from Christianity and other Western religions in that it does not have a single founder, a specific theological system, a single system of morality, or a central religious organization.
The most important of all Hindu texts is the Bhagavad Gita which is a poem describing a conversation between a warrior Arjuna and his charioteer Krishna.
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 Hinduism   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The origins of Hinduism trace the religion's roots to the Indus valley civilization circa 4000 to 2200 BCE.
In many Hindu texts their gods are described as having mastered air and space travel by means of flying machines of all sorts and descriptions.
The Hindu pantheon is actually a schematic representation of the cosmic order in which various universal forces are organized and operate as a part of the Divine Will, comprising God in His purest and Highest form, all His incarnations, emanations, manifestations, partial incarnations, with varying degrees of energies and capabilities.
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 Hinduism
To the Hindu, this idea has been an active force in defining the 'Eternal Dharma.' It has been for Hinduism what the infinite Divine Self of Advaita is to existence, remaining forever unchanged and self-luminous, central and pervasive, in spite of all the chaos and flux around it.
Hinduism has often been confused to be polytheistic as many of Hinduism's adherents are monists, and view multiple manifestations of the one God or source of being.
Hinduism rests on the spiritual bedrock of the Vedas, hence Veda Dharma, and their mystic issue, the Upanishads, as well as the teachings of many great Hindu gurus through the ages.
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 Hinduism and Islam a comparitive study
Hinduism believes in the worship of God in every conceivable way, both as a supreme formless and universal self, as the self with in and also as individual gods and goddesses with different forms.
Hinduism is based upon the teachings of God in the form of His incarnations and manifestations, the Vedas, Upanishads and the Bhagavad gita.
Hinduism is more a group of religions that share some common beliefs and traditions and is not in favor or against a particular belief or religion.
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 Hinduism
Hindu monists see one unity, with the personal Gods, different aspects of only One Supreme Being, like a single beam of light separated into colors by a prism, and are valid to worship.
The Uttara ("later") Mimamsa school is perhaps one of the cornerstone movements of Hinduism and certainly was responsible for a new wave of philosophical and meditative inquiry, renewal of faith, and cultural reform.
Thus, Hindu image worship is a form of iconolatry, in which the symbols are venerated as putative signs of divinity, as opposed to idolatry, a charge often levied (erroneously) at Hindus.
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 Hinduism in the Electronic Passport
Hinduism is a polytheistic faith, with many gods and goddesses.
A Hindu who neglected their duties would be reborn in a lower form, perhaps as an animal or insect.
Hindus and Buddhists believe Nirvana is a state of happiness without change or pain.
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 RELIGIOUS TOLERANCE AND HINDUISM
Hinduism is not based on the teachings of a single Prophet or a single Book.
Hinduism has much to contribute to build a pluralistic global system that is peaceful and compassionate.
The Hindu view that every method of spiritual growth, every path to the Truth is worthy of reverence has much to commend itself.
www.uwf.edu /lgoel/html/religioustoleranceandhinduism.htm   (1841 words)

  
 What is Hinduism? by Ed Viswanathan
In Hindu scriptures, you are actually studying about the history and culture of India, like in 66 books of the Holy Bible you are actually studying about the culture and history of the Jews.
Hinduism never ever banished any one, since he or she wrote a wrong scripture or did not observe a particular ritual.
Hinduism has the strange capability to absorb and grow from all quarters and that is why in it you can see relics of all other civilizations like Egyptian, Celtic, Mayan, Greek, Roman etc. To me it does not matter the exact date it was born, since nobody can prove or disprove the exact date.
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 Heart of Hinduism: Famous Women within Hinduism
Hindu scripture, particularly of the earlier period, places great value on contributions of women.
For many Hindus, Sita is the ideal example of womanhood and a dutiful wife.
Sita is considered to embody all the virtues of a traditional Hindu woman and has been held up as a role model for Hindu girls to follow.
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 Hinduism Today | Dec 1993
In a series of Hinduism Today columns, Dr. Devananda Tandava unearthed a history and facts of AIDS that have largely been buried by government health agencies and the media.
Russia's bear-hug embrace of deep spirituality after the death of communism is reaching out to Asian faiths and techniques.
Hinduism Today takes great pleasure in announcing Mataji as the 1993 recipient of it's Hindu Renaissance Award, an annual prize for the 'Hindu of the Year.' Mata Amritanandamayi is the first woman to receive the award-begun in 1990.
www.hinduismtoday.com /archives/1993/12/1993-12-23.shtml   (1463 words)

  
 HINDUISM
Hinduism is derived from the Persian word for Indian.
Hinduism grew to become the world's third largest religion, claiming about 13% of the world's population.
Transcendental Meditation was derived from a Hindu technique of meditation.
www.caic.org.au /world/hinduism.htm   (859 words)

  
 Russian religion, religion in Russia, Russian Orthodox religion, religious christianity, hinduism, judaism beliefs in ...
The chief religion of Russia is Russian Orthodox Christianity, which is professed by about 75 percent of citizens who describe themselves as religious believers.
Because the concept of separation of church and state never took root in Russia, the Russian Orthodox Church, a branch of Eastern Orthodoxy, was a pillar of tsarist autocracy.
According to various Soviet and Western sources, however, more than one-third of the citizens of the Soviet Union regarded themselves as believers in the 1980s, when the number of adherents to Russian Orthodoxy was estimated at more than 50 million--although a high percentage of that number feared to express their religious beliefs openly.
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 Profile of a Belief System -- Hinduism
One of the most important of all Hindu texts is the Bhagavad-Gita, a lengthy poem describing a conversation between a warrior Arjuna and his charioteer Krishna.
For many Hindus this is the equivalent of the Holy Bible or Holy Qur'an, although it belongs within a body of literature known as Smriti, which is generally accorded a somewhat lesser status than the canon known as Shruti.
Hindu Dictionary is an an extensive online lexicon provided by Hinduism Today which explains English and other language terminology applicable to Hinduism.
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 Hinduism   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Humans are perceived as being trapped in samsara, a meaningless cycle of birth, life, death and rebirth.
Each follower of Hinduism belonged to one of the thousands of Jats (communities) that existed in India.
The Vivekananda Centre London is a non-commercial Hindu educational organization which follows the teachings of Sri Ramakrishna and Swami Vivekananda.
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It is necessary to demolish the myth that caste system is an intrinsic part of Hinduism.
is propagated by elements outside Hinduism with the mischievous intent of proselytising.
Even Vedic and classical Hinduism – not only does not support the caste system, but has taken lots of pains to oppose it both in principle and practice, making it obvious that caste system is not an intrinsic part of Hindu canon, philosophy and even practice.
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 Hinduism History | Hinduism | | Ozone Ball
The Hindu holy day begins at sunrise, the Jewish holy day begins at sunset, and the Christian holy day begins at midnight.
The essence of Hinduism is that the path may be different, but the goal is the same.
The mullahs of the Islamic world and the mullahs of the Hindu world and the mullahs of the Christian world are all on the same side.
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 Hinduism Today | Sep 1993
After the communist rule in Russia was destroyed, many, many people wanted to return to religion, but not just to the traditional Orthodox Russian Christian church, or another Christian sect.
As I see it nowadays in Russia, the traditional sects of orthodox Hinduism cannot exist in Russia the same way they do in India, for the tradition of Russia is very specific.
Hinduism is a revival and renaissance of the ancient Russian religions that were in Russia before Christianity.
www.hinduismtoday.com /archives/1993/9/1993-9-04.shtml   (888 words)

  
 The Rumi Forum: Hinduism
At the heart of Hinduism is the monotheistic principle of Brahman, that all reality is a unity; the entire universe is one divine entity.
It is derived from early Hindu stories of struggles between a Goddess and a demon.
Diwali, the Indian Festival of Lights is held in mid November.
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 Defend Russian Hindus Campaign
Consequently, hundreds of Russian Hindus were thrown into prisons, labour camps and psychiatric hospitals and underwent tremendous suffering and torture at the hands of people who were intent on breaking their unflinching faith in Lord Krishna and His words in Bhagavad Gita.
The Inter-religious Council of Russia opposed the construction of a large Hindu temple in Moscow, as it does not conform with the historical and cultural tradition of the Russian capital
Defend Russian Hindus Campaign launched at the House of Commons by British Parliamentarians from all parties with the support of Hindu Forum of Britain, National Council of Hindu Temples, Hindu Council UK, Hindu Council of Australia, Hindu American Foundation, Hindu Conference of Canada and Vishwa Hindu Parishad.
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 Hinduism
Traditionally, a person who followed the rules of their caste would be reborn to a higher form in the next life.
Hindus believe that all living things have souls, so almost all Hindus are vegetarians.
Some Hindus are vegan, which means they will not eat any animal products, including eggs and cheese.
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Remember that Hinduism is officially recognised and registered both by the Russian authorities, and the United Nations, as a bona fide religion, and therefore should be treated as such.
Request that Russia, being a truly modern and democratic state capable of taking over the Presidency of the G8 group of countries, reaffirm its commitment to human rights obligations by ensuring that the most fundamental right of religious freedom amongst minority faith communities without fear or persecution, is safeguarded.
The Hindu faith is one of the oldest religious traditions in the world, and is intrinsically peaceful, tolerant, and accommodating.
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The Hinduism Quiz questions are craftily compiled and will enable you to gauge how well you know about the history, development, customs, traditions, practices, deities, and holy places related to Hinduism.
The world's first university was established by the Hindus in Takshila (India) in 700 B.C. a.
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 Hinduism - Free Encyclopedia of Thelema
Aum, the most sacred syllable and quintessential symbol of Hinduism, represents the first manifestation of the unmanifest Brahman.
Thus, Hindu thought distinguishes itself by strongly encouraging tolerance for (http://web.amnesty.org/library/index/ENGASA200031999) different beliefs since temporal systems cannot claim sole understanding of the one transcendental Truth.
Each of its four sects shares rituals, beliefs, traditions and personal Gods with one another, but each sect has a different philosophy on how to achieve life's ultimate goal (moksa, liberation) and on their views of the Gods.
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 The Sampradaya Sun - Independent Vaisnava News - News
Thanks to the vision and statesmanship of Gorbachov, the Russia of Lenin and Stalin & Co was consigned to the dustbin of history.
We have to substitute ISKCON in Russia today to the Protestants in France in 1572 and the Archbishop of Russian Orthodox Church today to the Roman Catholic Pope in the Rome of 1572.
Religious intolerance in Russia is shocking and persecution of Hindus continues even in the 21st century.
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 BBC - Religion & Ethics - History: Early history
It is a blend of ancient legends, beliefs and customs which has adapted, blended with, and spawned numerous creeds and practices.
The 'traditional' view of Hindu history, as described in this section, has been challenged by modern scholars.
There is ongoing controversy over which version of Hindu history is the correct one.
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 The Spiritual Sanctuary on Hinduism
Shivaism: generally regard Shiva as the ultimate deity.
Depending upon ones view, Hinduism can be looked upon as a monotheistic, or polytheistic religion.
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