2006-07-04 20:58:48 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Not in the western sence but broadly speaking -yes.
Its a culture, a philosophy and a life style.
Thats why people of non Hindu origin can practice it along with their native religion wiothout converting.
Its a name collectively given to all Indian philosophies. Buddhism. Jainism, Sikhism, Charvaks all are very much branches of Hinduism., whether they accepot Vedas or not.
2006-07-05 00:41:03 · answer #1 · answered by Karma 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Ism canotes the ideology of thoughts. Hinduism has all merits of the religion and have large population to follow. It has historic dominance over other religions and has varities of good things for the changing modern world. Hindu relegion is widely accepted religion of the world.
2006-07-05 04:06:44 · answer #2 · answered by Raja 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hinduism is not a religion, but it is a culture. A perfect culture with everything related to life:
Spirituality - Bhagawad Geetha
Health - Ayur Veda
Sex - Kamasutra
Ramayana - Rulers' ethics and wisdom.
But the present world has made it a Religion and that is the problem among Hindus today and with other religions.
2006-07-05 04:16:30 · answer #3 · answered by latterviews 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, not in the sense that it was invented, established, or propagated (at least not till late medieval period)
I think the beauty of Hinduism is that scriptures were not written for it, rather, collective wisdom of centuries started precipitating as veds, upanishads, purans, mahakavyas, & the followers of these scriptures were given a name by outsiders as Hindus.
2006-07-05 04:00:08 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
no. Hinduism is not a relegion but it is teh concept of life that is to be followed bu Hindus
2006-07-05 04:04:40 · answer #5 · answered by vsk 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hinduism is a religion as well as a way of life.
2006-07-05 08:44:33 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course. Hinduism is one of the world's five major religions.
2006-07-05 04:03:03 · answer #7 · answered by Tim 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes it's a religion, but it's a religion that is in question many times around the world
2006-07-05 04:04:56 · answer #8 · answered by aceofheartjoker 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, of course it is. Look it up in the Encyclopedia.
2006-07-05 04:00:48 · answer #9 · answered by Crowfeather 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hmm, depends on who you talk to really, to some people Buddhism is a philosophy
2006-07-05 04:00:55 · answer #10 · answered by das_ubermann 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋