Was Hinduism really the 1st religion? Historically?

Answer 1

No. The first religions, historically, are ones based on animism (from the latin anima, meaning the life force). These are religions that are in an oral tradition and are generally based on a worship or attention to the spirits that live in the natural world, like the ones that give rain or drought, the ones that live in the animals the people hunted.

Homo neandertalensis and homo heidelbergensis, in particular, have left behind funerary burial sites, artwork, and stacked animal bones or skulls (notably a carefully constructed pit of rocks and arranged cave bear skulls with the neandertals), that support ritualized behavior or an attempt to control the natural world around them through supernatural means. In other words, religion.

Aside from biblical accounts, Judaism is considered to have begun with Abraham, dated about 1800 BCE. Hinduism can be traced to archeological discoveries in the Indus River valley to what's now called the Harappa culture, dated before 2000 BCE.

Answer 2

No. But it has its roots in Sanatana Dharma, which is the eternal religion for all souls. Hinduism is a fairly new conception. The philosophy behind it is ancient.
Krishna says in Bhagavada Gita that He first instructed this imperishable science to Vivisvan, millions of years ago. It was being passed from teacher to student faithfully for ages, but after some time it was lost. He told that He is again telling the same science to Arjuna.
This science is spoken of in the Bhagavad Gita.
It explains the nature of the soul, the function of the soul and the nature of God and the creation.
Hinduism derives its tenets from this knowledge which Krishna says is ageless and eternal.

Answer 3

No.
The first true religion was when Adam walked with God in the cool of the Garden. It was more of a direct communion than a religion.
After the Fall, the first RECORDED true religion was when Abel offered a sacrifice of a lamb to God. I'm sure he learned this from Adam.
The first false religion was when Cain offered a sacrifice of fruits.
He lacked revelation from God so his sacrifice was in vain.
But his kind continue to offer these vain sacrifices til this day.

'Mustafa' has obviously been chewing too much kot, or smoking too much hashish.
Or maybe a genie whispered in his ear...?

Answer 4

No,In our Cycle there r plenty of Religions AFTER the Sinking of ATLANTIS>Land of Kronos>Father of 12 gods of Ancient Greece(aka ELLAS>EL LAS{City of Light}[smthing like EL Dorado maybe?we also had more or les the same Gods with 'em])

Oh...About History?
yea..Dont really Trust everything u hear or read...
Try do a Complete search with any means u have

Answer 5

I don't think so. But Hinduism has been one of the bloodiest religions in history, and the one most responsible for the most poverty on earth. Look at India...

Answer 6

I don't know about being the first religion. I doubt anyone could accurately say what that is really.

Hinduism could the the oldest religion that's still practiced. But I'm just guessing.

Answer 7

No. During the Stone Age, people worshipped animal spirits. This is shown on many cave paintings.

Answer 8

Islam is technically the first and last religion. It is the faith of Adam and Eve.

Answer 9

Judeism is about 6000 years old. Hunduism is only 3000 or 4000 years old.

Answer 10

no you retard... if you observe closely... god was there first before anything else which would obviously make christianity the first religion. not the people who worship cows with the dots on their forehead.