30 Facts About Hinduism You Should Know

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IN HINDUISM, OM IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT SPIRITUAL SOUNDS. IT REFERS TO ULTIMATE REALITY, ENTIRETY OF THE UNIVERSE

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Fact About Hinduism -2

HINDUISM IS OLDEST SURVIVING RELIGION.

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ORIGINAL NAME OF HINDUISM IS "SANATANA DHARMA" WHICH IS A SANSKRIT WORD THAT DENOTES THAT WHICH IS ETERNAL AND EVERLASTING

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HINDUISM IS SYNTHESIS OF VARIOUS INDIAN CULTURE AND TRADITIONS AND IT HAS NO FOUNDER

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HINDUISM IS WORLD THIRD LARGEST RELIGION WITH AROUND 1 BILLION PEOPLE

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THE RIGVEDA IS THE FIRST AND MOST IMPORTANT VEDA AND IS ONE OF THE OLDEST RELIGIOUS TEXTS.

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THE ULTIMATE GOLA OF LIFE IN HINDUISM IS MOKSHA

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THE FOUR MAIN DIVISIONS OF HINDUISM ARE THE

VAISHNAVISM - VISHNU AS THE SUPREME LORD
SHAIVISM -SHIVA AS THE SUPREME BEING.
SHAKTISM - ADI PARASHAKTI IS SUPREME
SMARTISM -DOMESTIC WORSHIP OF FIVE SHRINES WITH FIVE DEITIES, ALL TREATED AS EQUAL – VISHNU, SHIVA, BRAHMA, GANESHA AND DEVI

#9

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SWAMI VIVEKANANDA WAS A KEY FIGURE IN INTRODUCING VEDANTA AND YOGA IN EUROPE AND THE UNITED STATES, RAISING INTERFAITH AWARENESS AND MAKING HINDUISM A WORLD RELIGION

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A WEDDING IS THE MOST EXTENSIVE PERSONAL RITUAL AN ADULT HINDU UNDERTAKES IN HIS OR HER LIFE. A TYPICAL HINDU WEDDING IS SOLEMNIZED BEFORE THE VEDIC FIRE RITUAL.

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Fact About Hinduism -11

HINDUISM IS SOURCE AND ORIGIN OF YOGA AND MEDITATION

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HINDUISM EMBRACE VEGETARIANISM TO RESPECT HIGHER FORMS OF LIFE

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HINDU SOCIETY CONSIDERS COW AS SACRED AND HONORS HER AS A SYMBOL OF UNSELFISH GIVING

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MOUNT MERU IS CONSIDERED TO BE TO BE THE CENTER OF ALL THE PHYSICAL, METAPHYSICAL AND SPIRITUAL UNIVERSES.

MOST TEMPLES HAVE BEEN BUILT AS SYMBOLIC REPRESENTATIONS OF THIS MOUNTAIN.

#15

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IN HINDUISM TRADITION THE LIFE OF A HINDU IS DIVIDED in FOUR LIFE STAGES.

BRAHMACHARYA (STUDENT),
GRIHASTHA (HOUSEHOLDER),
VANAPRASTHA (RETIRED)
SANNYASA (RENUNCIATION)

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)MOKSHA– tHE ULTIMATE GOAL OF LIFE IN HINDUISM is moksha

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HINDU MONK IS CALLED A SANYĀSĪ, SĀDHU, OR SWĀMI. A FEMALE RENUNCIATE IS CALLED A SANYĀSINI. THEY RECEIVE HIGH RESPECT IN HINDU SOCIETY BECAUSE OF THEIR SIMPLE AHIMSA-DRIVEN LIFESTYLE AND DEDICATION TO MOKSHA1

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A RARE-TYPE ASTEROID CLASSIFIED AS NEAR-EARTH OBJECT AND POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS ASTEROID OF THE APOLLO GROUPIS NAMED AFTER THE HINDU DEITY VISHNU - 4034 VISHNU

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IN HINDUISM -THERE ARE FOUR GOALS DESCRIBED FOR HUMAN LIFE -

DHARMA (ETHICS/DUTIES)

ARTHA(PROSPERITY/WORK),

KAMA (DESIRES/PASSIONS)

MOKSHA (FREEDOM FROM THE CYCLE OF DEATH AND REBIRTH)

THE MAJOR TRADITIONAL RITES

PREGNANCY

RITE BEFORE THE FETUS BEGINS MOVING AND KICKING IN WOMB

PARTING OF PREGNANT WOMAN'S HAIR, BABY SHOWER),

RITE CELEBRATING THE NEWBORN BABY),

NAMING THE CHILD,

BABY'S FIRST OUTING FROM HOME INTO THE WORLD,

BABY'S FIRST FEEDING OF SOLID FOOD),

BABY'S FIRST HAIRCUT, TONSURE,

EAR PIERCING,

BABY'S START WITH KNOWLEDGE,

ENTRY INTO A SCHOOL RITE),

FIRST SHAVE FOR BOYS, MENARCHE FOR GIRLS,

GRADUATION CEREMONY,

VIVAHA (WEDDING,

FASTING, SPIRITUAL STUDIES

CREMATION FOR AN ADULT, BURIAL FOR A CHILD

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MAHABHARAT HAS BEEN DESCRIBED AS "THE LONGEST POEM EVER WRITTEN"

The LONGEST VERSION CONSISTS OF OVER 200,000 INDIVIDUAL VERSE LINES AND LONG PROSE PASSAGES. AT ABOUT 1.8 MILLION WORDS IN TOTAL

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GANGA RIVER WORSHIPED BY HINDUS WHO BELIEVE THAT BATHING IN THE RIVER CAUSES THE REMISSION OF SINS AND MAKES MOKSHA EASIER(LIBERATION FROM THE CYCLE OF LIFE AND DEATH), AND THAT THE WATER OF THE GANGES IS CONSIDERED VERY PURE AND SACRED.

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KUMBH MELA FESTIVAL IS THE LARGEST PEACEFUL GATHERING IN THE WORLD AND CONSIDERED AS THE "WORLD'S LARGEST CONGREGATION OF RELIGIOUS PILGRIMS" WITH ON AVERAGE OF 30 MILLION PEOPLE ON A SINGLE DAY

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A devotional representation of the Supreme God Shiva who is formless Is called Jyotirlinga. A Jyoti means 'radiance' and lingam the 'Image or Sign' of Shiva; Jyotir Lingam thus means the Radiant Sign of The Almighty Shiva. There are twelve traditional Jyotirlinga temples across India.

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PADMANABHASWAMY TEMPLE IS THE WEALTHIEST TEMPLE IN THE WORLD. IT IS CONSERVATIVELY ESTIMATED THAT THE VALUE OF THE MONUMENTAL ITEMS IN TEMPLE IS CLOSE AROUND TO US$17 BILLION.

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ONE OF IMPORTANT HINDU FESTIVAL DIWALI SYMBOLISES THE SPIRITUAL "VICTORY" OF LIGHT OVER DARKNESS, GOOD OVER EVIL AND KNOWLEDGE OVER IGNORANCE ." LIGHT IS A METAPHOR FOR KNOWLEDGE AND CONSCIOUSNESS.

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Kamasutra is the oldest surviving Hindu text on erotic love

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Most Hindus use MALAS of 108 beads for prayer and meditation as the number is considered sacred.

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TULSI IS A SACRED PLANT IN HINDU BELIEF. HINDUS REGARD IT AS AN EARTHLY MANIFESTATION OF THE GODDESS TULSI; SHE IS REGARDED AS A GREAT WORSHIPPER OF THE GOD VISHNU. T HE OFFERING OF ITS LEAVES IS MANDATORY IN RITUALISTIC WORSHIP OF VISHNU AND HIS AVATARS LIKE KRISHNA

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THE SHAKTI -PEETHAS ARE PLACES OF GODDESS DURGA, THE MAIN DEITY OF SHAKTI TRADITION.THERE ARE 51 OR 108 SHAKTI PEETHAS BY DIFFERENT ACCOUNTS, ON WHICH BETWEEN 4 AND 18 ARE NAMED AS MAHA IN MEDIEVAL HINDU TEXTS.

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ANGKOR WAT IS A TEMPLE COMPLEX IN CAMBODIA AND ONE OF THE LARGEST RELIGIOUS MONUMENTS IN THE WORLD, ON A SITE WITH 402 ACRES. IT WAS CONSTRUCTED AS A HINDU TEMPLE DEDICATED TO THE GOD VISHNU FOR THE KHMER EMPIRE,

BUT THEN IT WAS GRADUALLY TRANSFORMED INTO A BUDDHIST TEMPLE TOWARDS THE END OF THE 12TH CENTURY.

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