Thursday, February 3, 2011

Hinduism facts

1) "Oldest living religion" or the "oldest living major tradition".
2) World's third largest religion with 1 billion followers (999999999+1)
3) Religion in which karma-" the deeds" are more important than worship to god. 
4)Hinduism's vast body of scriptures is divided into Śruti (which means "revealed") and Smriti (which means "remembered"). These Hindu scriptures discuss theology, philosophy and mythology, and provide information on the practice of the Hindu dharma
5)The fundamentals of Ayurveda-the scripture on health and medical science can be found in Hindu scriptures called the Vedas, which are considered as the ancient Indian books of wisdom.
6)Classical Hindu thought accepts four important objectives of human life, known as the puruṣārthas, which include dharma (righteousness), artha (livelihood, wealth), kāma (sensual pleasure) and moksha (liberation, freedom).
7)There are four methods of yogas for Hindus, which have been laid down by sages as means to reach the goal. These methods or paths are Bhakti Yoga (the path of love and devotion), Karma Yoga (the path of right action), Rāja Yoga (the path of meditation) and Jnana Yoga (the path of wisdom).
8)The popular Hindu epics Mahabharata and Ramayana serve as both religious scriptures and a rich source of guiding principles of philosophy and morality.
9)Although Hinduism has its origins in India, there are a large number of Hindus in several countries across the world.
10)Hindus advocate the practice of ahimsa (non-violence) and respect for all life

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