Hinduism
interesting religion
founder
No Founder
Higher Power
none
Date Founded
Earliest forms date to 1500 BC or earlier
Adherents (followers)
900 million
Size Rank
Third largest in the world
Sacred text (Holy Book)
Vedas, Upanishads, Sutras, Bhagaved Gita
Spiritual Leaders
Guru or Sage
Ultimate Reality
Brahman
Major Holidays
Mahashivarati, Holi, Diwali,
Beliefs about Afterlife
If Karma unresolved, soul is born into a new body;if Karma resolved, to attain moksa (liberation)
Beliefs
1) Human Nature-in bondage to ignorance and illusion but able to escape.
2) Purpose of Life-to attain liberation (from the cycle of reincarnation)
3) How we live -order life according to the dharma
Diwali - Festival of Lights
places to worship
this is a hindu temple where they go to worship
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