Hinduism
Submitted by bzack32 on April 24, 2009
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Hinduism
Hinduism is not your normal, church based religion, but it is a set of traditions and beliefs evolved over a long period of time. There are different sects of Hinduism, but they all admire the ancient scriptures called Vedas. Upanishads are more philosophically inclined Vedic texts. The ancient Indian scholars called Rishis' search for the knowledge, that would make man kind to be free from the cycle of reincarnation can be seen in Upanishads.
The fundamental concept of Hinduism is the belief in the ultimate reality called Brahman and its identification with the Aatman. All creatures go through a cycle of birth and re-birth. The status of the being in each birth is determined...
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