Hinduism

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aspects of that supreme God, belief that the soul repeatedly goes through a

cycle of being born into a body, dying, and rebirth, belief in Karma, a force

that determines the quality of each life, depending on how well one behaved in

a past life. Most Hindus worship at home and have a shrine there. Hindu

temples are the focus of religious life, but there is not a strong tradition of

corporate congregational worship. Hinduism has not had a significant tradition

of seeking to convert people, although some modern Hindu sects now do seek

converts. Elements of Hinduism Hinduism is very different from religions

like Christianity, Islam, or Judaism. Hinduism is more an approach to the

universe, and a way of living in the universe than an intellectual system of

philosophy. There are many misconceptions about Hinduism which are the result

of Westerners trying to force it to fit their

ideas of what a religion should be like, and trying to push a lot of different

but related faiths into a single box. Hinduism includes a far wider range of

beliefs and practices than any of the faiths above. Hinduism does not offer

the same insistence on being the only "truth" as the faiths above. There is no

eternally dominant or "correct" form of Hinduism, (although old text books will

tell you that there is). Hinduism has no individual who is, or has become,

central to the faith and its practice-as Jesus, Muhammad, and Moses are for the

faiths elsewhere on the site. Hinduism doesn't have a central creed The

Hindu concept of the "good life" is not based on instructions from God.

Hinduism doesn't have a single scripture that is regarded as uniquely

authoritative. Hinduism gives more prominence to the oral tradition than

Western scholars

traditionally accept. (The Western portrait of Hinduism can over emphasize the

written tradition.) Hinduism doesn't have a personal god at its heart

(although individual Hindus may). Hinduism does not have a strong tradition of

corporate worship. Hinduism is not, at heart, a set of beliefs. Hinduism is

inextricably entwined in everyday life. Hinduism continues to develop through

the teachings of modern people of wisdom It's very difficult to separate the

religious elements of Hinduism from the political, racial, social, and other

elements, which also make up the Hindu culture. But that's not surprising; as

Hindus believe that God is in everything, it would not make sense to separate

religious things from everything else.Thank you Aravind

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