um how and where did hinduism start????????? Also who was the first to practice this faith????
2006-09-27 14:54:55 · 9 answers · asked by YoItzJimmy 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
To answer that probably v will hv to go back in a time machine 5000 yrs minimum. Bcoz no archaeologists hv been able to determine the exact beginning. The Mahabharata (one of the epics) is believed to hv occurred 4000-5000yrs ago and an earlier epic ramyana well 1000's of yrs even before that. And Hinduism was there since those times atleast (even before that actually). Believed to hv started in India. It is the oldest of all religions, or rather the parent religion. A few articles might help you. The link is below. There are many articles, about the name hindu: how did it originate, vedic philosophies, hinduism etc. Choose the one that will suite ur needs.
http://www.stephen-knapp.com/articles_to_read.htm
2006-09-27 16:51:30 · answer #1 · answered by rav142857 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
India. It started when Man first thought about Concept of God. It Still has shamans, Mother goddess worship[, Sun Worship, Fire worship , nature worship.... all aspects of ancient beliefs....
"Hinduism is a process - for this reason, Hinduism must be studied not as a fixed body of doctrine, but as a developing tradition that has changed considerably throughout the centuries and which is still changing in a creative direction. Everything in India makes sense in the light of the changing process. Nothing makes sense without it. Hinduism is still a living, changing process and must be seen as such."
(source: Religions of India: Hinduism, Yoga, Buddhism - Thomas Berry
The word "Hindu" literally means Indian. Percians called Bharat / Aryavarta as Sindhu after the name of the River Sindhu(Indus). But they had no "S" sound and changed it to Hindu.
Then Greeks turned word Hindu into Indian.
Hinduism is not a religion founded by any single person. Its a way of life, a culture, a group of people. There was no single person who started Hinduism or practiced it first.
Hinduism is among the oldest of the world's faiths.
It is a dharma or way of life evolved by the great sages and seers of ancient India. Its traditions extend back before recorded history. The early phase of the Vedic tradition in India is dated between 10,000 - 7,000 BCE. Yet, in spite of the fact that it first evolved more than 5,000 years ago, Hinduism (Sanatana Dharma) is also very much a living tradition. And as such, Hindus are arguably the most intensely religious people on the earth.
For thousands of years India has been a veritable laboratory of religion: everything imaginable has been tried out, and nothing ever has completely been rejected.
Its ethos has evolved down the ages through its the ancient Hindu traditions, customs, philosophy and culture.
Chek this site out for your project. Its in short but covers many different aspects of Hinduism and its tradition.
http://www.hinduwisdom.info/contents.htm
2006-09-29 06:10:52 · answer #2 · answered by rian30 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mirage has given you one theory about the start of Hinduism. There are many people who question this theory, and instead believe that Hinduism developed within the Indus valley region, and was not brought in by Aryans.
For some very interesting and informative thoughts on this, read Rajiv Malhotra's blog at www.sulekha.com.
2006-09-27 15:16:19 · answer #3 · answered by Yogini108 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hinduism is possibly between the oldest documented religions on earth and we have not have been given any record of a founder. I realize little or no approximately it as unfavourable to that's first witnessed interior the Indus valley in north west India.
2016-10-01 10:56:05 · answer #4 · answered by vanderbilt 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hinduism is one of the oldest documented religions in the world and we have no record of a founder. I know very little about it other than it is first witnessed in the Indus valley in north west India.
2006-09-27 14:59:36 · answer #5 · answered by Rabbi Yohanneh 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It was not started by a single person, it began when the Aryans came into India from the north and melded their religion to the one of the Indus Valley civilization.
2006-09-27 15:02:29 · answer #6 · answered by Shinkirou Hasukage 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I did a paper on this once so here it is...
origin: india, about 1500 B.C. to 2500 B.C.
founder: no one single person
2006-09-27 14:58:47 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
India
Hindu person
2006-09-27 14:58:43 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
http://www.religioustolerance.org/hinduism.htm
See if that helps.
2006-09-27 14:59:02 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋