Hinduism questions?

Question

Does Hinduism have any proofs?

Do Hindus have a book? (Like the Bible, Quran, etc)

Answer 1

Hinduism, the world’s oldest religion, has no beginning--it precedes recorded history. It has no human founder. It is a mystical religion, leading the devotee to personally experience the Truth within, finally reaching the pinnacle of consciousness where man and God are one. Hinduism has four main denominations--Saivism, Shaktism, Vaishnavism and Smartism.

Sanatana Dharma, meaning “Eternal or Universal Righteousness” is the original name of what is now called Hinduism. Sanatana Dharma comprises of spiritual laws which govern the human existence.

HINDU HOLY BOOK

The Veda is the Hindu holy book. The four books of the Vedas—Rig, Yajur, Sama and Atharva—include over 100,000 verses. The knowledge imparted by the Vedas ranges from earthy devotion to high philosophy. Their words and wisdom permeate Hindu thought, ritual and meditation. The Vedas are the ultimate scriptural authority for Hindus. Their oldest portions are said by some to date back as far as 6,000 bce, orally transmitted for most of history and written down in Sanskrit in the last few millennia, making them the world’s longest and most ancient scripture. The
Vedas open a rare window into ancient Indian society, proclaiming life’s sacredness and the way to oneness with God.

For untold centuries unto today, the Vedas have remained the sustaining force and authoritative doctrine, guiding followers in ways of worship, duty and enlightenment. The Vedas are the meditative and philosophical focus for millions of monks and a billion seekers. Their stanzas are chanted from memory by priests and laymen daily as liturgy in temple worship and domestic ritual. All Hindus wholeheartedly accept the Vedas, yet each draws selectively, interprets freely and amplifies abundantly. Over time, this tolerant allegiance has woven the varied tapestry of Indian Hindu Dharma. Each of the four Vedas has four sections: Samhitas (hymn collections), Brahmanas (priestly manuals), Aranyakas (forest treatises) and Upanishads (enlightened discourses). The Samhitas and Brahmanas affirm that God is immanent and transcendent and prescribe ritual worship, mantra and devotional hymns to establish communication with the spiritual worlds. The hymns are invocations to the One Divine and to the Divinities of nature, such as the Sun, the Rain, the Wind, the Fire and the Dawn— as well as prayers for matrimony, progeny, prosperity, concord, protection, domestic rites and more. The Aranyakas and Upanishads outline the soul’s evolutionary journey, provide yogic philosophical training and propound realization of man’s oneness with God as the destiny of all souls. Today, the Vedas are published in Sanskrit, English, French, German and other languages. But it is the popular, metaphysical Upanishads that have been most amply and ably translated.
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Answer 2

They have many sacred texts such as

Vedas - the Rig Veda, Sama Veda, Yajur Veda and Atharva Veda.
Upanishads
Puranas
Mahabharata
Ramayana
Bhagavad Gita

Answer 3

I do not know what do you mean by Proof? does other religions have any Proof/ if so what kind?

Sanathana Dhramam(Religion from Time immemorial)---misnomer Hinduism---the word "Hindu" was coined by Arabs and "ism' was coined by Europeans"-has quite a lot of very ancient religious texts .Bible is 30 to 70 years less tha 2000 years and Quran is Just 1400 years old.---Hindu Religious Texts are 10,000 years old according to sri Bala Gangadhara Tilak(an Eminent Indian Hindu Religious Authority) and atleast 6000 years old accoring to European Indologists (Max Muller(German) and sir Monier Williams (British).Qoute:-"Rk Vedham is the oldest Repository of Human knowledge"

(1)Vedham (4 of them) Rk-Yajus-Saaman-Atharva were "Revealed" by God. They are Supreme Authority(Supreme court) in hindu religious matters,which can over-run any other Hindu religious texts if they are not in cosonance with Vedham---it is called "Sruthi"= God had told and "Arshas" had heard(Sruthi =Telling and hearing)
Other religious texts made by human beings to explain elaborately the Vedhic teachings in simpler language are:-
Smruthis(man made) :- Saastram(6 in number)---Puraanam (18 in number)---Aagamam(Sivaagamam=28---Vishnu Aagamam=2)--Aithikaasam(2)---Kalpam---Sutram(one is Revealed called "Mahendra Sutram"---Sooktham(4 are Revealed)---Shat darsanam (6- one of which is the highly mis-represented "YOGA) and 100s of Prayers etc--All before the birth of Sri.Jesus Christ(BCE)---1000s of litreature in A.D.

Sutram-one ir revealed called "Mahendra Sutram is missing in the main Post.