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The purpose of life - is Dharma-Artha:prosperity,Karma:pleasure,
Moksha:enlightenment.
The major beliefs of Hinduism-is Reincarnation and Karma.
Practices - Yoga, meditation, worship, devotion to one god
Prayer - They pray in the morning, midday, and evening. They also pray at every meal.
Major rituals-are Shrauta and Samakars.
Holidays - Diwali, Thaipusam, Onum, Vishnu
Celebrations - Holi, Deepwali, and Rakhi
Holy books - The Vedas
Code of Conduct - Dharma
The Top Ten Historical Events
1.2800-2000BCE-Indus Valley civilization.
2.1200-900BCE-Early Vedic period-earliest Vedas are compiled.
3.900-600BCE-Late Vedic period –Brahmanical religion developes,
Emphasizing ritual and social obligation.
4.800-300BCE-The 11 major Upanishads are written, which include the ideas of reincarnation and karma
5.500 BCE- 1000CE - Epics and Puranas are written, reflecting the rise of devotional movements dedicated to Shiva, Vishnu and Devi.
6.5th Century BCE - Buddhism and Jainism founded in India.
7.c. 320 - 185 BCE - Mauryan Dynasty founded by Chandragupta.
8.c. 320 - 500 CE - Gupta empire
9.c. 500 - 650 CE - Gupta empire divides into several kingdoms
10.c. 600-1600 CE - Rise of devotional movements, puja (worship) rituals, and idea of equality of devotees
Reincarnation is the most grossly misunderstood concept of Hinduism! Wikipedia dictionary defines reincarnation as rebirth of the soul atman in a new body! How can that be? When the soul atman is indestructible... how can it rebirth in a new body?
ReplyDeleteAs per sacred Bhagavad Gita of Hinduism... every soul atman manifests the human form to work out its karma... remove dross impurities within! For a soul atman... the entire life cycle of 8.4 million manifestations is one single span of life!
Body after body... manifestation after manifestation the journey of life continues uninterrupted for every soul atman! After death of body the soul atman simply manifests another life form based on residual balance of karma! Death carries no meaning in spiritual world... in the world of souls' atmans!