Who founded Hinduism?

Question

anyone know who? im also in need of when it was founded, and what are the principal sacred texts.

much thanks!

Answer 1

It was already in existence in 6000 BCE... but founders????

I guess it was started by a Hindu.
(...or maybe it was Albert Hindu... LOL)

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Answer 2

A nice question ? But, sorry to say that your question isn't correct because "Hinduism" is not the name of a religion. "Sanatana Dharama" is the actual name of the religion which has been called, today, as "Hinduism". Do you mean the same ? If you ask for 'Sanatana Dharma', it was not founded by any one. It wasnt founded, it developed over the course of centuries- beginning with the basic Stone-age & even earlier. Followers of ancient culture under the blessings of Saints/Rishis came together with a determination of "Sarvebhavantu Sukhinah Sarve Santu niramayah". This group, slowly, was recognized itself as "sanatana" which means a sect/religion which is of permanent nature based upon the TRUTH. TRUTH IS ALWAYS ALIVE.
There are a few sacred texts - Veda (4-parts), 108-Upanishads, 18-Puranas, 3-Sutras (Brahma, Bhakti & Yoga), Ramayana (Authored by many Saints, oldest is "Valmiki Ramayana"), Mahabharata & the most importantly, "Shreemadbhagavadgita", which is a part of 'Mahabharata'.

Answer 3

The sacred text of Hinduism is Bhagvad Geeta. Other important texts include the 4 Vedas. Hinduism was not created by one person. As many users said before, it developed over a period of thousands of years and was an assimilation of various cultures. It has its roots in the Indus Valley Civilization where the first recorded idols and gods similar to Hindu gods were discovered. For example Lord Shiva and Goddess Kali. These two are prominent Gods in the Hindu mythology. The Indus Valley Civilization was further influenced by the Aryans who came from Central Europe. This continued over various years and starting from the Indus Civilization period to 4000-5000 years later around 4th 5th Century BC it developed into a full fledged religion. It was this period where the holy texts were being given their final touches. The Gupta kings of who reined during 4th-5th century AD were influential in giving these sacred texts their final touches. It is these texts that are now the basis of Hinduism. They started taking shape during Indus Civilization and influenced hundreds of generations. I hope this helps

Answer 4

Nobody founded Hinduism- it's more than a religion, it's a way of life dating back thousands of years. It's very similar to ancient Greek Mythology. Nobody asks who founded Helenism.. It wasnt founded, it developed over the course of centuries- beginning with the basic fertility goddess, and sky god, it evolved into a collection of myths designed to explain the natural phenomenon around them, as well as explaining great calamities i.e. Zeus and the two oak trees/the great flood Helios' son and the burning chariot/ a large meteor strike

Answer 5

Hinduism is a conglomeration of philosophy that evolved over a LONG period of time. More info about it than I can put in here. The Vedas are the primary texts. Check out www.hinduismtoday.com for a really cool site to learn about it.

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Answer 6

Hinduism was never founded by one. Indus River divides the Indian Peninsula from the Mediterranean region. The followers of Islam... who repeatedly attacked India from the West used to cross the Indus River before entering India. The always pronounced H for I! With passage of time they started calling people living across the Indus as Hindus.

Hinduism primarily is governed by the doctrine of Dharma. Hinduism is also known as Sanatana Dharma... something that exists from times immemorial. Truly Hinduism exists from times immemorial... the prime reason why India is the spiritual master of the world. Dharma can be defined as, "Your right to do what is just and right and not what was destined".

Even before any religion came into being... the time when Mahavira was not yet born... existed Dharma and only Dharma. Dharma is the elixir of life like the sap that exists in a tree. In the absence of Dharma the society could not have sustained on its own. It is only after advent of Mahavira, Gautama Buddha, Jesus Christ and Prophet Mohammed that religions came into being. What about 2600 years ago when religion did not exist at all?

In the Vedic times life was primarily governed by the four Vedas... the Rig Veda, Sama Veda, Yajur Veda and Atharva Veda. It was a time of rituals... for every occasion there was a sacrifice. To appease gods in whatever form was the necessity of the day. Vedas are Hindu revelations that are considered direct dictates from God. Through the process of Shruti any enlightened person can invoke the wisdom of the Vedas from Almighty God.

Vedas literally mean... the spoken word! At the time of Vedas there was no Lipi (the written form of communication)... everything percolated from the spiritual master (guru) to the student (shishya) through verbal communication.

Then followed Lord Krishna thousands of years after! In the times of Lord Krishna... even scholars were finding it difficult to assimilate the teachings of the voluminous Vedas. For the wisdom to reach the masses, Lord Krishna gave the gist of the Vedas to the humanity in form of the doctrine of Bhagavad Gita. Everything that is worth knowable in the whole of Cosmos is contained in Bhagavad Gita. The knower of Bhagavad Gita becomes one with God.

Bhagavad Gita is the most sacred document of Hinduism... the doctrine presented to mankind by Lord Krishna. For a serious seeker of spirituality... assimilating the pearls of wisdom contained in Bhagavad Gita is sufficient to gain enlightenment (kaivalya jnana) and finally salvation (moksha). Thereafter it is a straight journey to the kingdom of God (aka Baikuntha in Hinduism). More on hinduism - http://www.godrealized.com/Hinduism.html

Answer 7

Who started the first philosophy is a mystery. There was NO Aryan invaders or the likes who spread this wisdom.
It was by word of mouth that the philosophy was spread and passed on from Guru [teacher] to student for many centuries.
However the person who established and committed these ancient teachings to writing was Ved Vyas. He was one of Indians greatest writers. He’s story in brief will give you a good insight into how Hinduism was established and started.
Please take time to read it.

The place of his birth is near a town Kalpi in Jaluan district in Uttar Pradesh.
He was born several thousand years ago, on an island in the holy river Yamuna, to an illustrious Sage named Parashar and a humble fisherwoman named Satyavati.

The day that Vyas was born is celebrated as Guru Purnima.

His full name is Krishna Dvaipayana Badarayan Vyas.

Vyas divided the Vedas into four distinct compilations of inspired sacred verses.
Until then, they were an immense mass of verses in an unstructured form of (shrutis) verses, that were received and maintained in the sound form rather than in script.

After he classified the four Vedas, he was called Veda Vyasa, or "Splitter of the Vedas," the splitting being a feat that allowed mortals to understand the divine knowledge of the Veda. The word vyasa means split, differentiate, or describe. This title is the most popular way of referring to him.

Sage Ved Vyas retold the teachings of the Veda through a massive poem called the Mahabharata. The Mahabharata is glorified as the fifth Veda.

Of all Mahabharat's sections, the most important and its essence and crown jewel is the Bhagvad Gita.

The teaching of Mahabharata can be summed up as " Yato dharmah tato jayah." ie Where ever there is righteousness there will be victory.

He also collected ancient history of India, parables, passages on morality and instructions on piety in very readable and accessible texts called the Puranas. The 18 major Puranas alone have approximately 4 million verses.

His son Shuka is the narrator of the major Purana, The Bhagavata-Purana.

He is remembered in the Hindu tradition as 'vishaalabuddhi' or one of great intelligence, one who lit the lamp of wisdom with the oil of Mahabharat.

Significantly, one of his most influential texts on Hindu theology and philosophy is a very short work containing just about 550 short sentences. This text is called Brahma Sutras.

It is said that even after the satisfactory completion of all his great works of learning, the visionary sage was left feeling uneasy and dissatisfied, with his unhappiness increasing on every passing day until finally, the Sage of sages Narada appeared before him

Narada instructed Vyas to sing praises of Hari (Vishnu). He asked Vyas to spread bhakti, or devotion, through teaching his students to sing simple lyrics extolling the glory of God.

When Rishi Vyas followed this counsel, his heart burst with the surging love of Hari, and he attained immediate God realisation. At last his distress was relieved, being replaced with genuine bliss and contentment.
He wrote, the most important goal of life.

Alodya sarva shastrani, vicharya cha punaha punaha, Idamekam sunishpannam dhyeyo Narayano Harihi.
Meaning
"After repeatedly reflecting on all the shastras (philosophical teachings), I have drawn one conclusion, that life's goal is to realize Bhagwan Narayan (GOD)."

Answer 8

The Hindu relegion has no founder A christian says everthing is within a bible a Muslim says everthing is in the koran a hindu says know the vedas and go beyond them

Answer 9

Hinduism was compiled from tribal religions in India, there wasn't a specific founder.

Answer 10

No one founder, it was a combination of the conquering Aryan culture mixing with the native Indus river peoples that created the Hindu faith.

Answer 11

I have to disagree with the person who said the Bhagavad Gita is the most sacred. For me, it is the Ramayana.