Origin of the word "Hindu"- The border between Persia and ancient India was the Indus River, which was called "Sindhu" in Sanskrit. ... This is why the Truths are also known as "Shruti", the Sanskrit word for "hearing." ... In Hinduism, a mantra is unlike any other word. ... The oldest and most important of Hinduism is the word "Om." This word signifies God, and is mentioned several times within the pages of the Vedas and some of the other Hindu texts. ...

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Hinduism is an ancient religion of people looking for explanations for the things that are beyond human power. Hinduism has many gods/goddess, scriptures that they hold to be true, rules they live by, belief in an afterlife, and rituals they perform whenever the time is right. Hindus follow the re...

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In sum, Hinduism does not exist as a single belief system with one textual explanation of the origin of the universe or the nature of God, and a wide range of philosophies and practices can trace their beginnings somewhere in the hymns of the Vedas. ... Upanishads and Vedas The word Upanishad has been derived from the root Upani-sad that means "to sit down near someone". ... Eventually the word began to be used for the secret knowledge imparted by the guru to his selected pupils. ...

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Egypt's and India's religious beliefs differed in that among the earliest civilizations of Egypt, polytheistic views were observed in contrast to India's monotheistic views of Buddhism. As its civilization developed, Egypt adapted the monotheistic views and took Islam as its state religion. India, ...

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World Religions - Term Paper Quiz Part 1: Comparison between Hinduism and Buddhism 1) Origin Hindu is an altered version of the word Sindhu which is a Sanskrit name for the Indus River. ... Hinduism that was also called the Vedic religion because of its origins has many gods and goddesses that are derived from the sacred texts. ...

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What is Hinduism exactly? A straight answer is almost impossible because of its complexity. Most of the definitions are either too narrow or too generalized. Hinduism is the name Europeans gave to the religious, cultural, social, political and philosophical beliefs that contribute to the Hindu way o...

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Hinduism by Darshan Patel What is the Origin of the World?... Until you allow this apparent universe to dissolve from you consciousness- until you have experienced Brahman-how can you find liberation just by saying the word" Brahman?" ...

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