What Hinduism does have is an amazing array of beliefs and practices creating a unique tradition spanning over a long and rich history chocked full of mythology. The Hindu tradition has been evolving over 3,000 years and accepts " significant contributions entering the tradition continually." ... Mythologizing: Hinduism reaches literate and illiterate equally through the oral traditions of "old stories" called puranas (Earhart, p. 780). ... Needless to say, this process of thoroughly mythologizing the universe and continuing the oral tradition has been a major factor in bonding Hinduism togeth...

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After the Buddha's death, his teachings were orally transmitted until the first century B.C., when they were first committed to writing. ... A third school, the Vajrayana, has a long tradition in Tibet and Japan. ...

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