PLEASE ANSWER THIS!

[Guest guest]

excactely what s the Hindu religion? what do you believe in?

[Guest guest]

that we are spiritual souls and not bodies

[Guest guest]

The word Hindu is not a religious word. It is secular in origin. It is derived from the word Sindhu, which is the name of a major river that flows in the northwestern region of the Indian subcontinent. The ancient Greeks and Armenians used to refer the people living beyond the river Sindhu as Hindus and gradually the name struck. When the Muslims came to the sub continent they called the people living in the region as Hindustanis to distinguish them from the foreign Muslims. Subsequently when the British established their rule, they started calling the local religions collectively under the name of Hinduism.

 

It is interesting to note that the word is neither Sanskrit nor Dravidian and did not originate in India. It was not used by Indians in their descriptions or writings till the 17th century. If we go by the original definition of the word Hindu, any one who lives in the subcontinent is a Hindu and whatever religion he or she practices is Hinduism. The word Hindu is a secular word and literally translated it means Indian and the word Hinduism denotes any religion or religions that are practiced by the multitude of people living in the land beyond the river Indus.

[maadhav]

why you want to know?

 

you attitude shows you probably are a Xian and cannot stand the existance of hinduism.

 

 

[Guest guest]

Madhav - If you dont have any patience to answer (if at all you know it) the person, you do not have the right to snub them either.

 

[Tirisilex]

maadhav always had something negative to say..

In all the posts that I have read or posted at he has been very pessimistic..