I need to know when and where Hinduism spread(started spreading) Also I need to know where large numbers of Hindus are today.
2007-09-03 10:06:54 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Approximately 900 million Hindus live in India. Significant numbers of Hindus reside in Indonesia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Fiji, Guyana, Nepal, Mauritius, Suriname, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Singapore, South Africa, and Trinidad and Tobago. In Nepal and Bali, Hinduism is the major religion. There are also sizeable Hindu populations in Sri Lanka (3.62 million), Pakistan (2 million), Philippines (1,757,150), United States (1,478,670), the Middle East (1.4 million) and the United Kingdom (558,342).
This is not through "spreading" or conversion, but through immigration.
2007-09-03 21:36:31 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
there is nothing stating when did hinduism started... it was frm the origination of the earth... but it never says that hindu gods created earth.
and dont say that india is the only country with hindus. abt one year ago, nepal used to be the only "hindu kingdom of the world". but now its not. the majority of hindus live in nepal and india.
2007-09-04 14:37:59 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The only Hindu countries in the world are Nepal and India.
2007-09-04 11:11:05 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
hinduism did not start spreading. the % of converts to hinduism is just abt the same. a large num. of hindus r in india.
2007-09-03 10:13:51 · answer #4 · answered by Al Qiyamah{top lawyer inshAllah} 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Shri Ramanujacharya and Shri Shankara are diamonds in the crown of Bharat Mata and eye-opener to hinduism, hindus. Both debated with various people and won. Both struggled in spreading Bhakti culture and established hinduism in a great place. Shankaracharya and Ramanuja fought fake religions, fought for the hindus and we proud for having these Acharyas in our country. Shri Ramanuja gone ahead a step more spreading secret mantras to be known to everyone.
2016-04-03 01:38:23 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
In Vedic texts there is no concept of "conversion"--only in very recent years in Euro-American countries some people have initiated "Naama Karanam"=Giving a name rituaal as equivalent to "Baptism" in Christianity--so ther is no spreading by "conversion" but only by migration.About one billion Hindus are there in the world.Parvathi has listed the countries
2007-09-06 14:09:13 · answer #6 · answered by ssrvj 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
India.
2007-09-03 10:12:18 · answer #7 · answered by BAL 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋