Term Papers on Hinduism

Term Paper Title	Hinduism
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Hinduism

     Statistically, there are over 700 million Hindus, mainly in Bharat (India), and
Nepal. Hinduism is referred to as Sanatana Dharma, the eternal faith. Hinduism is not
strictly a religion. It is based on the practice of Dharma,the code of life.  Since Hinduism
has no founder, anyone who practices Dharma can call himself a Hindu.
     Vedanta, the basis of Hinduism, asserts that Brahman, the 'impersonal' God and the
universal soul, is the Absolute Truth. Brahman has multiple roles to play: the creator, the
maintainer, and the destroyer all in one. (This can be viewed as the origin of the trinity
Gods namely Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva, respectively). Vedanta states that the individual
human soul(jiva-atman) originates and merges with the Brahman.
     Indian tradition has the Religion existing before 6000B.C.E., and the Vedes being
written down in 3102B.C.E.This would have been during the original Indus Valley
civilization. Historians gegerally place the Vedes first being written down in 1580 after the
Aryan invasions.
     The oldest of the Vedes, and perhaps the oldest scripture of all the worlds’
religions, is the Rig eda. It praises and implores the blessings of  The Devas “the shinning
ones”, the controlling forces of the universe.
     Vedic worship centered around the fire sacrifice. Ritual use of fire to offer
clearified butter and grains to the Devas is still central to contempory Hindu worship.
Over time elaborate fire rituals were created ans controlled by Brahmin priests. Chants,
verbal formulas and actions were used by the priests to invoke thebreath behind all
existence(later known as Brahman, the Absolute, the supreme reality). The verbal
formulas are called mantras.
     The Vedic rellligion included a clear division of labor, which later became known
as castes.
     The Upanishads evolved around 1000 to500 B.C.E. These writtings represented
the mystical insights of rishis who meditated in the forests, Reincarnation and karma
became concepts then.
     After a peroid when Brahmanic ritual dominated Dharma, the Bhaki approach
came to prominence about 600C.E. It opened spiritual expression to both shudras (the
unclean caste) and women, and has been the initial way of the people since, ...

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