questions on Hinduism and their belief?

Question

What god do they believe in?
Where is their place of worship?
What Sacrad Writings do they have?
Who are the Founders
What sects are there?
Any Religious places/things?
Any Symbols?
Do they have a Doctrine/Practices?

Answer 1

Hindus do not believe in God...they are athiests.
1.Name: Hinduism
2.Founders: The roots of Hinduism have been traced back to the Indus Valley Civilization and the Indo-Aryan culture. Indo-Europeans extended the name of the province of Sindh to the whole country lying across the Indus river. The inhabitants were simplycalled Hindus, Persian for "sindh" and their religion was thus called Hinduism. 1
3.Year Founded: Hinduism does not owe its existence to any single historic event. Rather, it is a complex religionthat has continually evolved and transformed over the course of milleniums. Because the Indus Valley practiced a religion possessingseveral features common with modern Hinduism, the beginnings of Hinduism has been dated back to the time in which the civilization flourished,approximately 2500 B.C. 2
4.Sacred or Revered Texts:
The sacred literature of Hinduism can be divided up into two distinct categories: sruti and smriti . Shruti , that which is heard or divinely revealed, consist of the Vedas , the most ancient of the scriptures, the Upanishads , the Brahmanas , and the Aranyakas . Shrutis refer to the manifestation of the divine in the world, and more specifically, the truths revealed by the dieties to the early sages or rishis . There are four collections which comprise the Veda , the Rig Veda, Sama Veda, Yajur Veda , and Atharva Veda . The Veda contain accounts of creation, information on ritual sacrifices, and prayers to the dieties. The Upanishads are considered to be the most important of the remaining three scriptures of shruti literature. It is believed that these texts were secret scriptures taught by a sage to a disciple. 3
The other type of Hindu literature, smriti , that which is remembered or handed down. These texts are also considered to be based upon revealed truths, however, theyare of human composition as opposed to that of the divine. The Epics, the Sutras and the Puranas comprise the bulk of the Smriti literature. The earliest of theseepics are the Mahabarata , which includes the Bhagavad Gtia , and the Ramayana . These sacred texts are lenghty poems which narrate episodes in the lives of the great warriors. Krishna appeared in the first, and Rama had a central role in the second of these great epics. The Sutras contain a number of important texts concerning subjects such as dharma, yoga and Vedanta. The most important of these texts was the Manusmriti or Laws of Manu, which dealt with Hindu law and conduct.The Puranas are mythological texts which often told the stories of the gods and goddesses
Hinduism is more than a highly organized religious and social system, it is a way of life. Hinduism is also called Santana dharma , the eternal tradition orreligion. The central beliefs of Hinduism revolve around two key concepts, dharma and moksha. Dharma emphasizes the social and physical world in its demand upon human destiny to uphold and preserve the physical world and society as a whole. On the other hand, moksha refers to the ultimate release from the world, or salvation, that can only be obtained by transcending all physical and social limitations. 25 The underlying ideas behind moksha and dharma are karma and samasara. Hindus hold karma as the moral law of cause and effect, in that every action has a moral consequence. Samsara refers to the cycle of births and deaths in which every living organism is involved in. 26 Aside from dharma and moksha, Hindus also strive for artha , material happiness, and kama , sensual pleasure. Taken together, thesegoals are seen as the four ends of man.
Although it is agreed that obtaining moksha is the ultimate goal of any practicing Hindu, there is much disagreement on the ways or paths( magna ) which should be taken to obtain release from the cycles of life and death.There are three paths to salvation that have been presented in Bhagavad Gita , based on the desired results. The first path, karma magna , the path of duties, allows discharge from social and ritual obligations. Those who chose to take jana-magna , "the path of knowledge", as their path to salvation strive to realize the unity between the external Brahman and internal atman as being one and the same. 27 Finally, bhakti-magna , "the path of devotion", is obtained simply by devotion to the a personal God.
The principle of Brahman , or ultimate reality or One that is All, is fundamentally central to the Hindu tradition. Hindus believe that the entire universe is one divine entity who is at one with the universe, while simultaneouslytranscending it. This deity takes the form of three different gods, Brahma, Vishnu , and Siva . Brahma is the supreme creator who continually creates new realities in this world. Vishnu or Krishna is the preserver of these new creations and he helps to maintain dharma or social and religious order. Finally, Siva is the destroyer. Taken together, these three figures constitute the Trimurti or Hindu Trinity. Hinduism can be categorized into four primary denominations, Shivaism, Vaishnavism, Shaktism, and Smaritsm . However, the majority of Hindus either follow Vaishnavaism , which regards Vishnu as the ultimate deity, or Shivaism , which regards Shiva as the ultimate deity.

A nutty religion!... endlessly trying to reach something that does not exist... via reincarnation

Answer 2

Hinduism is a broad label and is difficult to define with any exactness, but it is used by scholars today to refer to the traditional religious beliefs of the people in India, both past and present. The term "hindu" itself means the inhabitants of the "land beyond the indus river," and was used by the invaliding Muslim armies of the 8th and 9th centuries who entered India from the northwest.

Hindi has no actual word for "religion" - Hinduism is not a compartmentalized belief system so much as it is a way of life. As a result, some argue that Hinduism isn't really a religion afterall. It is, however, more like a religion than anything else, but it is important to keep in mind that it isn't a "religion" just like Christianity or Judaism are religions.

It is because Hinduism has developed over the course of 3000 years that it is difficult to define, but scholars are able to distinguish several forms and stages. Among some of the categories are: Vedic Hinduism, Brahmanic Hinduism, Philosophical Hinduism, Devotional Hinduism, and Reformed Hinduism.

Most people regard Hinduism as polytheistic - an idea which is both true and false. It is true that Hinduism has polytheitic elements, but it also as monotheistic and atheistic elements as well. It is diffiicult to describe, but polytheism is simply one way for a person to look at Hinduism. The variety of deities provides people with a variety of ways to fulfill their spiritual needs. Some go further and regard all of the deities as merely aspects of a few, or perhaps of just one deity. Some fo further yet and regard it all as manifestations of a single, impersonal ground of being - not theistic at all. In the end, Hinduism is what one makes of it.

Also Known As: Brahmanism
Alternate Spellings: Hindooism (much older spelling)

Answer 3

they believe in the supreme creator, whos many different aspects are represented by different dieties (which is why many poeple think they are polytheist)
they have temples
the first ones are the Vedas, the second ones are the Unpanishads
they dont really have any particular founder(s) that im aware of
thats about as much as i can answer, since im not hindu

Answer 4

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hinduism

Answer 5

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