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The history of Hinduism goes as far back as 1500 BCE. “Evidence of Hinduism’s early antecedents is derived from archaeology, comparative philology, and comparative religion (Encyclopedia Britannica, 2017).” The earliest source is called the Rigveda which is a compilation of poems dating back to the first century. The Encyclopedia Britannica continues with a plethora of information, the Rigveda contains religious rituals and worshiping of gods similar to gods in Greek mythology. Hinduism is one of the oldest and largest religions in the world consistently changing between countries, class, tribe, language, rituals and gods.

The primary belief of Hinduism is truth is never ending. Hindu’s believe in karma which is the belief in cause and effect. They also believe in reincarnation. “"The Hindu is completely filled with his religion all of the time. It is a religion of love. The common bonds uniting all Hindus into a singular spiritual body are the laws of karma and dharma, the belief in reincarnation, all-pervasive Divinity, the ageless traditions and our Gods, (Subramuniyaswami, S., 2009).” …show more content…

In my opinion, Hinduism is a religion just like Christianity or Islam with a different set of scripture, beliefs and rules. According to Sweetman in 2003 in "Hinduism" and the History of "Religion": Protestant Presuppositions in the Critique of the Concept of Hinduism. Method & Theory In The Study Of Religion, “First premise: Christianity is prototypically what religion is. Second premise: Hinduism does not share all (or perhaps any) of the relevant properties of Christianity. Conclusion: Hinduism is not a religion.” This criticism has been an evaluation for thousands of years and continues to be battled back and forth with religion scholars

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