me and my fam were talking about it the other night and were wandering what the oldest religion was. if you could give me the dates when the religion started that would be great.
2007-12-25 09:36:04 · 14 answers · asked by *Ruffian* 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Hinduism. See the referenced link.
2007-12-25 09:42:44 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 2⤋
You are blessed to be born in India , you have the most sacred holly places in the world, the mahabarata, the Ramayana., and so many sastras that mention Sanatana-Dharma.The English world religion is a little different fromSanata-Dharma.
Only the Lord can manufacture a system of religion:the .Vedas are also accepted as originally spoken by the Lord Himself to Brahma, from with in his heart, therefore, the principals of Dharma, or religion, are the direct orders of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, The time of course is inmemorial.
2007-12-25 18:15:43 · answer #2 · answered by ۞Saravit۞ 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
The oldest is the religion followed by the tribal aborigines of Australia ... some 40,000 years old.
The oldest organised religion is Hinduism with Krishna 'appearing' some 5000 years ago.
2007-12-25 17:50:15 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
Sanatana Dharma....The Eternal Religion...ie. Hinduism..
Predates any Known Religion...
2007-12-26 11:17:17 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The oldest known religion that is currently in existence today is widely considered to be Hinduism. They have scriptures thousands of years old and the origin of this faith itself kinda vanishes into the background of time with no clearly defined starting point.
2007-12-25 17:44:04 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 1⤋
Sanatan Dharma, or 'Hinduism'. Krishna first appeared on this Earth in his most recognised form thousands of years before God came to be known as YHWH by the Israelites, and at least 3000 before the 'birth' of Jesus Christ; the word 'Christ' itself is merely a derivative of 'Krishna';
Krsna - Krsta - Chrsta - Christ.
And paperback_writer, true Hinduism is completely monotheistic. It's only in recent years that people have started worshipping many devas as gods; truthfully, Krishna is all, and no different to who you call Jehovah.
2007-12-26 20:55:23 · answer #6 · answered by SleepingJiva 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Religion has always existed in one form or another. The oldest religious concepts we can trace might be some of the aboriginal Australian beliefs (only some concepts) are similar to drawings from 40,000 years ago. That is just what we know. Man however has always needed to believe in something more.
2007-12-25 17:41:53 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋
The oldest religion known in the world is Paganism. It dates from the stone age.
2007-12-25 17:43:23 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 4⤋
Abraham/ Judaism 1800 BCE
Confucius 500 BCE
Buddha 500 BCE
Christianity 40 AD/ CE
Islam 800 AD/ CE
2007-12-25 17:53:09 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 4⤋
It's hard to know for sure, but I would wager that some of the pagan religions are the oldest, but they have essentially been blotted from history by Christians.
2007-12-25 17:42:19 · answer #10 · answered by VeggieTart -- Let's Go Caps! 7 · 2⤊ 3⤋