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Oct 6, 2017 · Angelo Hornak/Corbis/Getty Images. Hinduism is the world’s oldest religion, according to many scholars, with roots and customs dating back more than 4,000 years. Today, with more than 1 billion...
2 days ago · Hinduism is a major world religion originating on the Indian subcontinent and comprising several and varied systems of philosophy, belief, and ritual. If the Indus valley civilization (3rd–2nd millennium BCE) was the earliest source of Hindu traditions, then Hinduism is the oldest living religion on Earth.
Jun 8, 2020 · Peter F (CC BY-SA) Hinduism is the oldest religion in the world, originating in Central Asia and the Indus Valley, still practiced in the present day. The term Hinduism is what is known as an exonym (a name given by others to a people, place, or concept) and derives from the Persian term Sindus designating those who lived across the Indus River.
- Joshua J. Mark
- Hinduism is both a religion and a philosophical system advocating a belief in Eternal Order and Ultimate Reality which an individual must recognize...
- "Hinduism" derives from the Persian term "Sindus" referencing those who lived across the Sindus River in India and practiced a certain form of reli...
- The one God in Hinduism is Brahman, the Supreme Over-Soul and Creator; all other gods in Hinduism are manifestations/avatars of Brahman.
- No. Hinduism is monotheistic as there is only one Eternal Source of life (Brahman) but can be considered polytheistic because of the many avatars o...
The history of Hinduism is often divided into periods of development. The first period is the pre-Vedic period, which includes the Indus Valley Civilization and local pre-historic religions, ending at about 1750 BCE.
Apr 11, 2018 · According to historians, the origin of Hinduism dates back to 5,000 years or more. At one time, it was believed that the basic tenets of Hinduism were brought to India by the Aryans who invaded the Indus Valley civilization and settled along the banks of the Indus river about 1600 BCE.
- Subhamoy Das
The history of Hinduism. The history of Hinduism in India can be traced to about 1500 bce. Evidence of Hinduism’s early antecedents is derived from archaeology, comparative philology, and comparative religion. Sources of Hinduism Indo-European sources
Hinduism's varied history overlaps or coincides with the development of religion in the Indian subcontinent since the Iron Age, with some of its traditions tracing back to prehistoric religions such as those of the Bronze Age Indus Valley Civilisation.
