Hindu:
The word "Hindu" is a corrupt form of the word "sindhu," a region watered by river Indus.
Hinduism:
A fusion of Aryan (Fair-Skinned Indo-European race which entered India from the north-east) and Non-Aryan religious ideas.
Founder of Hinduism: None
Major Beliefs:
Belief in Vedas
Practice of Caste system
Sanctity of Cow and other animals
Belief in One or many gods.
Reincarnation
Incarnation of gods
Vedas: Supreme authority. Written about 2000 BC in Sanskrit, a collection of hymns, prayers, etc.
Rig Veda
Sama Veda
Yajur Veda
Atharva Veda
Bhagavat Gita: Legends, romance, heroes in deities, etc.
Ramayana and Mahabharata.
Caste System:
Rig Veda 10:90, 'The cosmic man was sacrificed, Brahmins were made from his mouth, Kshatriyas from his arms, Vaishyas from his thighs and Shudras from his feet.'
No inter-marriages between castes.
No fixed days of the week are set apart for religious duties.
Holidays:
Holi: Fertility festival
Dashera: Ten days of festival celebrates the triumph of Rama
Divali: Celebration of victories of their gods, heroes over demons, etc.
Polygamy is allowed: 'If after one damsel has been shown, another be given to the bridegroom, he may marry them both' (Law of Manu 8:204)
Pilgrimage: Ganges river and the city next to it, Barnabas, are sacred places. Hindus bathe and pray, ashes of dead are scattered there.
Women in Hinduism: 'The husband is the wife's god, and he is her refuge. Indeed there is no other refuge for her' - Mahabharata 3:231. Also Mahabharata 1:174
EVIDENCE:
Bhagavat Gita 7-24: "The ignorant believe that un-manifest Para Brahma (One God) incarnates or takes manifestations, because they do not completely understand My highest, immutable, incomparable, and transcendental existence."
Bhagavat Gita 7:19-21: "All those who do idol worship, All those who worship demigods are materialistic people."
Yajur Veda 3:32: "...Of that God you cannot make any images."
Yajur Veda 32:3: "God is formless and bodiless"
Yajur Veda 40:8: "All those who worship the uncreated things, they are in darkness, and you'll enter more into darkness if you worship the created things."
Rig Veda, Vol.8,1:1: "All Praise are to Him alone"
Rig Veda, Vol.6,45:16: "There is only One God, worship Him."
ALHAMDOLILLAH....
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