“Pride is still aiming at the best houses: Men would be angels, angels would would be gods. Aspiring to be gods, if angels fell; aspiring to be angels men rebel.” - Alexander Pope. Shays’ Rebellion was a protest against the government for charging people with so little money huge taxes and was led by Daniel Shays. The Shays’ Rebellion occurred in Massachusetts in January of 1787.
This religion believes in the art of reincarnation, which is being reborn into another creature. Hindus believe in multiple gods, but the most important one is Brahma, the Hindu God of creation. They also believe in karma, a law of cause and effect by which an individual creates their own destiny by their actions. According to Document 7, Hinduism is constructed by a caste system that is also followed in India. The system divides Hindus into hierarchical groups based on their karma and duties.
Shiva is friendly and is pictured as a sweet and happy child with a wrathful and loving personality. And the great goddess Mahadevi has a divine feminine energy and a mix of mild and wild incarnations: Parvati, Radha, Sita, Kali, and Durga. Prothero also notes that most Hindus worship Shakti. In every religion there is a problem and a solution in life.
Hinduism has given much freedom to people in worship. Hinduism says God has as many forms as there are trees, animals, etc. In fact, all of the creation and everything in it is a part of God, so it seems to be polytheistic. As the Gita says "The one who sees me everywhere and everything in me is wise. " In short, Hinduism is monotheistic, with one supreme being.
Shiva is a part of the Hindu Trinity, and the destroyer of everything. As you can see the Hindu religion teaches key ideas that were adopted from previous civilizations/ faith, which makes them a very unique
There are many different forms of god in the Hindu religion, and each has their own significance. In many Hindu traditions, the main form of god is said to be Vishnu and all other forms are an incarnation of Vishnu. The eighth incarnation of Vishnu, according to the Bhagavat Purana, is Shree Krishna. When the name of Lord Krishna is mentioned, more often than not, people automatically think of his childhood pastimes and lilas, as well as, his teachings in the Bhagavad Gita. All of the stories from Krishna’s descension onto this earth from his divine abode explain the loving qualities that a divine personality possesses and the selfless nature of god.
The name of Hinduism's god they worship, well they got 3 names, Brahma, Vishnu, and Siva. Hinduism also have their have the most followers in India or Asia, because Hinduism started in India, and India is in Asia, so it just spread around through a lots part of Asia and it is just like Buddhism. Hinduism is usually worship in a Temple or they can worship at anywhere. The sacred text of Hinduism is called Vedas, and Bhargava Gita. Vedas is the oldest and the ancient Hindu scriptures.
It's the 3rd largest religion, with 750 million followers that are called Hindus. Hinduism doesn't have one particular founder, it started as a philosophy and went into a religion. One of its most known sacred texts are the Vedas. The Vedas is one of the oldest texts in Hinduism, it contains philosophies, hymns, and guidance on rituals and priests. Hinduism has 33 gods.
They are highest class of priests who are well educated and believe that spirituality is essential to be one with G-d. They also believe that cleanliness brings them close to G-d, so they wash their face, hands and legs every time they step in the bathroom and don’t eat meat. Brahmanism gives extreme important to education and not wealth. Further more, Brahman Hindu follows many gods but the main god was Brahma, where the name Brahmanism or Brahman comes form.
The spiritual aspect of Hinduism shows the overbearing power of the “Brahman”. The Brahman also known as the World Soul comes from the sacred text of the Bhagavad Gita given to Lord Krishna. The Brahman is ones deepest self, the identity that remains beneath one’s changing self (Griffen). In Hinduism, this God is the basis of all creation, and all power worshipped in the religion. The Brahman lies at the root of all who show devotion to other gods.
Definition of Hinduism: Hinduism refers to the majority of religion in India. It was not founded by one person or a group of persons and has no unified system of belief, no single doctrine of salvation and no centralized authority. Hinduism goes back beyond the second the millennium BCE, then the book talked about the Indus valley civilization that shows the earliest traces of Hinduism from 2500 to 1500 BCE. However, there are controversies around the Indus Valley civilization because people believe that the Indus Valley civilization was replaced by the Aryans who are migrants from the Caucuses religion. Their language was Sanskrit.
The first reading from Hindu scriptures was The Thoughts of Brahma. In this creation myth, Brahma, who is the Creator in Hinduism, uses different bodies to create different parts of the world. From the first body, darkness and demons were created. The second body became daytime and gods. Dusk, dawn, and spirits came from the third body.
This allows for diverse religious practices and beliefs that are specifically catered to individual followers’ spiritual needs. It is up to an individual to choose the deities to worship, having specific devotional practices, rituals, and ceremonies dedicated to them. The polytheistic nature of this religion promotes a multifaceted nature of the divine; believing that different deities can promote guidance, protection, and blessing in a follower’s life. The belief in multiple gods and goddesses shows a principal concept of Hinduism, interconnectedness. This is acknowledging that all beings, and elements are interconnected and work with a greater cosmic order.
Hinduism was the first to start here in India. According to Document A, Hindu people believed in many gods and they believed in the process of reincarnation. There was also a caste system in Hinduism. This system separated the people into groups where they had different jobs. Also they believed in karma and dharma.
Brahma is also known as the Grandfather of Prajapati, the primitive first god. In early Hindu origins such as the Mahabharata, Brahma is ultimate in the trinity of great Hindu gods which includes Shiva
