Social Hinduism.2

Topic: “Hinduism”
Teacher: José Palacios
Students: Aleksander Lanuza, Himani Ahir

and Camila Ogliastri
Subject: social studies
10sci
05/16/22
Introduction
In this investigation we are going to talk about the Hinduism, origins, beliefs and the
religions behind it. Hinduism is not a specific religion. Is a bunch of certain
characteristics such as rituals, philosophies, etc. That some religions share.
Hinduism is practiced in the entire world being the third religion most practiced in the
entire world. Hinduism is very complex and have many religions behind it. For
example: Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhis.
What is Hinduism?
Hinduism is a group of religions from India that share some characteristics such as
their philosophy and doctrines. Some of these religions are Buddhism, Jainism,
Sikhism, etc. It is the third most practiced religion in the world with approximately 1.3
billion believers. It is also the oldest religion in the world.
Hinduism began in the 500s B.C. and followed the guidelines of the Vedic religion,
now extinct.
Hinduism lists the four Puruṣārthas, the goals or objectives of human life:
❖ Dharma (ethics/duties).
❖ Artha (prosperity/work).
❖ Kāma (desires/passions) and
❖ Moksha (liberation/freedom from passions and the cycle of death and
rebirth).
❖ Karma (action, intention and consequences).
❖ Saṃsāra (cycle of death and rebirth).
Hinduism prescribes eternal duties such as honesty, refraining from hurting
living beings (ajimsa), patience, self-control, virtue, and compassion, among
others.20
Hindu practices include worship (puja), fire rituals (joma/javan), recitations
(pravachan), devotion (bhakti), chanting (yapa), meditation (dhiana), sacrifice
(iagña), charity (dāna), selfless service (sevā), homage to ancestors (śrāddha),
family-oriented rites of passage, annual festivals, and occasional pilgrimages
(yatra).
Hinduism, like every religion, has sacred scriptures:
❖ The Vedas
❖ The Ramayana
❖ The Bhagavad-gita
❖ The mahabharata
❖ The Puranas
Hinduism is the most professed faith in India, Nepal, Mauritius and Indonesia.
Origins and Beliefs
Most scholars believe Hinduism started somewhere between 2300 B.C. and 1500
B.C. in the Indus Valley, near modern-day Pakistan. But many Hindus argue that
their faith is timeless and has always existed. Unlike other religions, Hinduism has
no one founder but is instead a fusion of various beliefs. Unlike most world religions,
there is no singular founder of Hinduism, so no one knows who started Hinduism.
Since the tradition is so ancient, there are few facts known about its origins and early
history.
A Hindu view the entire universe as God's and everything in the universe as God.
Hindus believe that each person is intrinsically divine and the purpose of life is to
seek and realize the divinity within all of us. The Hindu belief is totally non-exclusive
and accepts all other faiths and religious paths.
The 4 basic Hindu beliefs are:
• Dharma
• Karma
• Samsara
• Moksha
The three main gods are:
• Brahma
• Vishnu
• Shiva
Inside Hinduism
At present, the four main denominations of Hinduism are: Hinduism has four major
denominations: Vaishnavism, Shivaism, Shaktism and Smartism.
The Visnuism is one of the main branches of Hinduism that focuses on the worship
of the god Vishnu and his various forms or avatars, such as Rama and Krishna.
Vishnu is considered one of the most important and revered gods in the Hindu
pantheon.
Followers of Visnuism believe that Vishnu is the supreme being and the creator,
preserver, and destroyer of the universe. They also believe in reincarnation and the
law of karma, which establishes that a person's actions in one life determine their
destiny in the next.
Visnuism has various
traditions and branches,
including Vaishnavism, which
focuses on the worship of
Vishnu in his various forms
and avatars, and Krishnaism,
which specifically centers on
the worship of Krishna as the
supreme form of Vishnu.
There are also other
branches and sub-branches
within Visnuism, which vary
in their practices and beliefs.
The Shaivism is one of the major branches of Hinduism that centers on the worship
of the god Shiva as the supreme being. Shiva is considered the destroyer or
transformer of the universe, and is often depicted as a meditating ascetic or a dancer
in the cosmic dance of creation and destruction.
Shaivism is characterized by its emphasis on yogic practices and the pursuit of
moksha or liberation from the cycle of rebirth. Followers of Shaivism believe in the
concept of karma and reincarnation, and seek to attain union with Shiva through
various means such as meditation, yoga, and devotional practices.
Shaivism has various traditions and sub-traditions, including Kashmir Shaivism,
Lingayatism, and Natha, among others. These traditions vary in their practices,
beliefs, and rituals, but all share a common devotion to Shiva as the ultimate reality
and source of all creation.
Conclusion
Concluding the work, we have that Hinduism is a set of Indian religions that share
some characteristics such as its philosophy and doctrines, it is the third most
practiced religion in the world and followed the guidelines of the Vedic religion, now
extinct.
As for its origins we find the belief that it began somewhere between 2300 B.C. and
1500 B.C. in the Indus Valley, near present-day Pakistan. Here we find the 4 basic
Hindu beliefs: Dharma, Karma, Samsara and Moksha.
And finally, we have that Hinduism has four major denominations: Vaishnavism,
Vaishnavism, Vaishnavism and Vaishnavism.
denominations: Vaishnavism, Shivaism, Shaktism and Smartism.

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Topic: “Hinduism”

Teacher: José Palacios

Students: Aleksander Lanuza, Himani Ahir

Subject: social studies

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