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Hinduism is the Oldest Religion of The World. Hinduism has been Explained with its Origins, Beliefs, Way of Life, Sacred Texts, Gods and Goddesses, Holiest Things, Interesting Facts and Hinduism as it is Today. If You Enjoy The Video Please LIKE, COMMENT and SUBSCRIBE for More... https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCM_E7lk4AQTqYe9H2Bk9A7Q?sub_confirmation=1 Also Watch Our Other Videos: 1.) Hinduism - 12 Most Common Myths And Misconceptions - https://youtu.be/HRJLgTMyWBs 2.) Hinduism - 10 Avatars of Vishnu and Darwin's Theory of Evolution - Parallels. https://youtu.be/L0X4dM1ve4g 1. ORIGINS: #Hinduism is the worlds oldest known religion. History of Hinduism can be traced back to 5,000-7,000 B.C. #Hinduism originated around the Indus Valley near the River Indus (INDIA). #Hindu is derived from the Sanskrit word Sindhu used by the ‘Aryans’. The word Hindu or Indu was used by Greeks and Persians to denote the country and people living beyond the Indus river. #Unlike most other religions, Hinduism has no single founder, no single scripture, and no single governing body. 2. BELIEFS: #Hinduism is known as 'a way of life' or 'a family of religions' rather than a single religion. It is referred as the Sanātana Dharma, "the eternal law" or the "eternal way” beyond human origins. #Hindus believe that existence is a cycle of birth (samsara), death, and rebirth, governed by Karma. #All living creatures have a soul – the spirit or true "self" of every person, called the ātman. The soul is believed to be eternal. #The goal of life in Hinduism is to attain salvation, or MOKSHA.. 3. OBJECTIVES OF LIFE (Puruṣārtha) #DHARMA (righteousness, ethics) - The foremost goal in Hinduism. Dharma makes life and universe possible and includes duties, rights, laws, conduct, virtues and "right way of living”. #ARTHA (livelihood, wealth) - Objective and virtuous pursuit of wealth for livelihood, obligations and economic prosperity. #Kāma (Desire, Sensual Pleasure) - Desire, wish, passion, longing, pleasure of the senses, the aesthetic enjoyment of life, affection, or love, with or without sexual connotations. #Mokṣa (liberation, freedom from samsara) - The ultimate goal in Hinduism. Moksha is associated with liberation from sorrow, suffering and saṃsāra (birth-rebirth cycle). 4. SACRED TEXTS #All the books related to Hinduism are written in one common language, Sanskrit - the oldest known language in the world. #Vedas, form the earliest record of the Hindu scriptures', and are regarded as eternal truths revealed to the ancient sages. #The Upanishads are the foundation of Hindu philosophical thought, and have profoundly influenced diverse traditions. #The epics consist of the Mahabharata (10 times larger than Iliad and Odyssey combined together) and the Ramayana. #TheBhagavad Gita (part of the Mahabharata) is one of the most popular sacred texts of Hinduism. If You Enjoy The Video Please LIKE, COMMENT and SUBSCRIBE for More... https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCM_E7lk4AQTqYe9H2Bk9A7Q?sub_confirmation=1 5. GODS & GODDESSES #Hinduism has many gods and goddesses, all manifestations of the Supreme Being – Brahman. Depending upon belief the Brahman can be one of the …... #BRAHMA - The creator of all Universe. #VISHNU - The Preserver or Protector of the Universe. #SHIVA - The Destroyer of the Universe. 6. HOLIEST… #Place - Varanasi (Kashi) - The oldest city of India and also considered as the most holy of the places. #Symbol – OM - The sound heard at the time of creation of the universe. #Animal – COW - Symbol of the Earth. It always gives and feeds, representing life and the support of life. #River – GANGES - Bathing in the river causes the remission of sins and facilitates Moksha (liberation from the cycle of life and death). 7. INTERESTING FACTS #‘Kumbhamela’, a Hindu Festival is the largest gathering of humans in the world. #Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism originated from Hinduism, all these religions share lots of common philosophies. #The largest Hindu temple in the world is surprisingly not in India but is in Angkor Wat, Cambodia. #The holiest number in Hinduism is 108. Most of the prayer beads have 108 beads. 108 is the ratio of Sun’s distance from Earth to Sun’s diameter or Moon’s distance from Earth to Moon’s diameter. #Yoga, the World’s most practiced form of spiritual and physical fitness procedure, originated from Hinduism in the Indus - Saraswati civilization 5000 years ago. 8. HINDUISM TODAY #Hinduism has over 1.1 Billion followers today which is over 15% of the world population. #Nepal, India and Mauritius have majority Hindu population. #Majority Hindus live in South East Asia. Music Credits: ‘Eastern Thought’ Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ SUBSCRIBE and LIKE for More... https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCM_E7lk4AQTqYe9H2Bk9A7Q?sub_confirmation=1