Hinduism

Brief history

• Hinduism has no founder nor a specified date of orign
• It is the religion of the people of India
• Hinduism dates back to 2000 B.C. making one of the oldest religions
• because of its old age, the origins are unclear.
• Recently Hinduism has become more political and involved with government

RITUALS

• Building temples and making rituals
• Grastha- The middle years when you get to focus on personal wants
• Meditation- Meditating
• Prayers- Prayers
• Puja- Religious drink

Books and Holidays

• No book
• Holidays:
• More than 1000 Hindu Festivals a year
• Holi- Festival of colors
• Mahashivaratri- night sacred to Shiva(Main God)

BELIefs

• Karma- What happens to one will happen again
• 330 million Gods- Polytheistic
• Reincarnation- The process of dying and then being reincarnated
• Levels of authority- Bhramans(High)