2006-12-20 22:29:35 · 15 answers · asked by micky 9212019924 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
* Who believe in an all-pervasive Supreme Being who is both immanent and transcedent, both Creator and Unmanifest reality. The supreme reality becomes manifest in various aspects and forms, and is known by various names. There are various ways by which individuals, in accordance with his/her temperament can realize God.
* believe in karma, the law of cause and effect by which each individual creates his own destiny by thoughts, words and deeds.
* believe in Dharma, Righteousness and good moral and ethical practices. Includes all duties -- individual, social and religious.
* believe that the soul reincarnates, evolving through many births until all karmas have been resolved.
* believe that all souls are evolving towards union with God and will ultimately find moksha: spiritual knowledge and liberation from cycle of rebirth.
* believe in Humanism, Equality of all human beings, regardless of caste, color and creed.
* believe that all life is sacred, to be loved and revered, and therefore practice ahimsa or nonviolence.
* believe that no particular religion teaches the only way to salvation above all others, but that all genuine religious paths are facets of God's pure love and light, deserving tolerance and understanding.
2006-12-20 23:38:43 · answer #1 · answered by rav142857 4 · 5⤊ 1⤋
Hindus are the people living in Hindustan, geographically speaking. At the same time we all know that Hinduism is the name of a religion, which has very ancient rooting in this particular region. So, the people following the Hindu religion are referred to as Hindus.
2006-12-21 17:05:47 · answer #2 · answered by khatib 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The invaders coined the word 'Hindus' for the natives of 'Sindhu' valley as there was no alphabet which could equal the sound of 'S' of 'Sindhu', they started calling it 'Indus', which later on became 'Hindus'.
Thus every one living in India is a Hindu basing on this geographical nomenclature, including me , a muslim by faith.
Hinduism is not a religion as this term is not found in any of the scriptures, hence Hindus are what I have shared with you earlier.
The religion of Aryan was/ is Vedantic or Sanatan which has, besides others, given the world ,great Vedas, nameley, Yajurveda,Arthaveda, Somveda and Ayurveda.
2006-12-21 02:21:36 · answer #3 · answered by ♪¢αpη' ε∂ïß♪ ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
A Hindu, as per modern definition, is an adherent of the philosophies and scriptures of Hinduism, the religious, philosophical and cultural system that originated in the Indian subcontinent.
There are approximately 1 billion Hindus, making Hinduism the third largest religion in the world after Christianity and Islam, of whom approximately 890 million live in India. Other countries with large Hindu populations include Nepal, Bangladesh, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Mauritius, Fiji, Trinidad and Tobago, Suriname, Guyana and Indonesia. Hinduism is believed to be the oldest living religious tradition in the world. Ancient or Epic India was known as Bharat, named after Bharatha, the grand emperor during the time before the Mahabharata war. Later, after the Muslim Mughul invasion, it became Hindustan, meaning the "land of Hindus". Hindustan continues to remain a popular alternative name for the Republic of India.
2006-12-20 22:31:38 · answer #4 · answered by Shubho 4 · 3⤊ 2⤋
hiii rahul , we are hindus , you and me and so many of us answering this question , and there is nothing that is different , we jst follow the principles and norms that our ancestors used to , we are human beings who have separated the people of the society by making religions .but yeah if u want a genuine anser , hindu are the one belonging to the indian subcontinent ,
It is a diverse family of devotional and ascetic cults and philosophical schools, all sharing a belief in reincarnation and involving the worship of one or more of a large pantheon of gods and goddesses, including Shiva and Vishnu (incarnate as Rama and Krishna), Kali, Durga, Parvati, and Ganesh. Hindu society was traditionally based on a caste system.
2006-12-21 00:32:18 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
A person who follows "Sanadhana Dharma" is a Hindu..
The religion is more than 6000 years' old.
Hindus believe the existance of God.
2006-12-22 21:12:04 · answer #6 · answered by SESHADRI K 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Anyone who is in search of Truth and does not condemn others to hell for not believing his faith is a hindu in a broader term
in a more narrow definition, those who follow the philosophy of Gita, Upanisadhas, or Vedas are hindus
2006-12-20 22:44:37 · answer #7 · answered by ۞Aum۞ 7 · 4⤊ 1⤋
Your ancestors are Hindus
2006-12-23 08:53:34 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hindus are those who were living in the region of the Indus river and are now living in India and have developed a culture of their own from time immemorial and those who have total freedom to worship god in any form and call god by any name and see the presence of God in anything and every thing. They are people who do really believe in the Omnipresence of God faithfully and really and it is because of this true scientific belief they can worship God in any figure made of stone .they are people who believe that noting in this universe is without the presence of God and That everything is brimming with the energy of god . \to verify this fact just see the atom of which the stone or any dead wood or any trash is made of under an electron microscope , you will see the electrons spinning around the protons incessantly in the atom of any element which constitute even the inanimate things . they believe that God is in animate and inanimate beings .(vide Bhagavad -Gita ) If the electrons stop working in the atoms of elements what would happen to the world ? Krishna asks he same question to Arjuna in Bhagavad Gita .The electron is working without any expectation and unceasingly for zillions of years without dying They are unborn and undying and existed for ever and shall exist for ever .This is the proof of the omnipresence of God that the Hindu believes in ..
2006-12-21 05:46:34 · answer #9 · answered by Infinity 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
in simple terms who ever follows hinduism and its teaching are hindus, in deep just a person is hindu who cares for others and is in constant search for truth.
2006-12-20 22:56:18 · answer #10 · answered by senthil r 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Hindus are who believe in and follow Hinduism. (Simple but comprehensive definition ? )
2006-12-20 22:46:30 · answer #11 · answered by toknowmore 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋