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Hinduism, an ancient religion with no founder or known date of origin, is one of the oldest religions of humanity. Hinduism has not got any identifiable founder and calls itself a revealed religion. It is sometimes called sanathana dharma, the eternal path or ancient wisdom. Hindus believe everything is Brahman, the eternal, beginning less, unmodified basis of all. Generally, a Hindu is anyone who is born into a Hindu family, and has received the Hindu sacraments called samskars and follows Vedanta as their way of life. A Hindu is a person who is devoid of violence, who loves and sympathises, who helps and saves, who keeps away from inflicting injury on others. The four pillars of Hindu thought on human life are Karma (action), Janma (birth), Dharma (righteousness, right conduct) and Brahman (the unmodified basis of all). Karma causes Janma. Janma occurs for the purposes of pursuing Dharma. The pursuit of Dharma through Karma, eventually leads to the realisation of Brahman.
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Hinduism's greatest strength remains its diversity and its ability to incorporate all belief systems. Indeed, one can literally argue that Christianity, Islam and all other religious systems are part of the Sanatana Dharma or Universal Way of spiritual practice.
Together with these and other beliefs, Hindu has totally influenced the Indian society, and perfectly fits the country. Without Hindu, India would be a totally different place than it is now.
Author- Mactavish 23
Date- 05/07/2010
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