What are the main points of hinduism?

Question

People, places, holidays, basic beleifs, big gods

Answer 1

In the Vedic religion these following qualities are attained and displayed by a first class person.

Peacefulness, self-control, austerity, purity, tolerance, honesty, knowledge, wisdom and religiousness — these are the natural qualities of a self realised soul.

The first premise within Vedic philosophy is to understand the difference between matter and spirit, matter is inferior temporary energy called prakriti and due to the presence of the spirit soul, the symptom of which is consciousness, the material body is animated, the conclusion is that the material body which is a biological machine is operating due to the presence of the real person, the spirit soul, so it is the soul that is the person, not the body.

As there is an individual soul in each and every body, there is also a supreme soul or God, that is realised in three features, impersonal Brahman, localised Paramatma and the supreme personal aspect Bhagavan, the supreme personal primary source of Paramatma (Vishnu) and Brahman (The white light or impersonal effulgence) is known as Krishna, Krishna means "all attractive."

As living spirit souls, our real home is the spiritual world, the material world is not our real home, therefore we experience so many difficulties, so it is vitally important to purify the subtle or astral body, which consists of mind, intelligence and ego through spiritual activities, when this is done, the purified mind and intelligence can perceive the spiritual body, which is constituted of eternality, self awareness and is full of bliss, consequentely a self realised soul is very happy, this is the goal of self realisation, that everyone become happy, this standard of real happiness is only available on the spiritual platform, the happiness experienced on the material platform is not real happiness, what is known as happiness on the material platform is only temporary relief from the suffering, due to the onslaught of material nature.

If the individual soul uses free will to engage in worldly activities, then the mind will develop a type of mentality that is materially absorbed, which means two things, the first is that the soul is never perceived due to this polluted covering and secondly at the time of death, the mind will replay those worldly events that will carry the soul through the culmination of those collective desires and activities to another material body, perfectly suited to match the mentality that has been created, this is known as reincarnation or transmigration of the soul.

These are the elementary componants of Vedic philosophy.

There are many places of pilgrimage within the Vedic religion, these sanctified places,which contain an atmosphere known as Vaikuntha, which means "a place that is free from anxiety", are very peaceful and are purified from material contamination, look up your nearest ISKCON centre to experience an atmosphere of real peace and bliss.

The main holidays (Holy days) celebrated can be viewed in detail by following this link:- http://www.iskcon.com/

To discuss further:-Sriman Sankarshan Das Adhikari ([e-mail])

Answer 2

The religion was formed when the current race of India enslaved the previous people (the Dravidians, some of their ancestors are now "Untouchables") and borrowed concepts of their religion but incorporated some of their own. The dravidians believed in a single god and form of enlightenment as the means of salvation. The other people believed in many gods and that salvation was achieved through some form of long-term merit. The Brahman priests eventually created Hinduism to have a caste system incorporated with Reincarnation and established three main gods.

There are three main gods, Shiva, Vishnu, and Brahma.
Their doctrine is the Vedas.
Reincarnation is the process by which "salvation" from earthy life is achieved.

Answer 3

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 4

Despite popular beliefs, hinduism is a monotheistic religion, they believe in one universal lifeforce called Brahman that manifests itself as every living thing. This god has many aspect represented by other gods. The main three are Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva, which represent the creator, preserver, and destroyer aspects. They believe in reincarnation and Karma. They also think that the world is caught in a cycle of destruction and creation. The goal is Moksha, which involves realizing the power of Brahman within you and everything else.

Answer 5

hinduism as a faith develop into no longer depending through anybody man or woman unlike christianity or islam,it developed in a span of many thousands of years.Hinduism teaches as that the universe originated from om kara(sound skill).......cutting-edge technology tells tht its from the tremendous bang(back sound skill)....parallels will be drawn in christanity too.. mythology has it that vishnu incarnated as matsya(fish),koorma(amphibian),varaha,et... all of us learn about people developed from fish like ancestors....

Answer 6

I fergit so I'll be watching.

Answer 7

to be good?