Hinduism

Scholars cannot say when Hinduism began, but they believe that it started about the year 1000B.C. Hinduism finds its roots from the Aryan people who migrated to Greece and India around 1000B.C. Many of their customs, traditions, rites, symbols, and myths contributed to Hinduism. Hindus view the world as arising through divine activity. Hindus believe there is one main god, Brahman, who is the highest deity or the Absolute, but they also believe …

…social level. Hinduism has combined the most sophisticated philosophies and theologies with the most practical directions for fulfilling practical duties. Non-Hindus are welcome to draw on its ideas and practices, but a Hindu is born as such, not converted. This study of the historical development and believes of Hinduism help us understand how its beliefs and practices of today represent a mixture of permanent and changing ideas of how best to live in the world.