HINDU RELIGION AND TRADITIONS

Hinduism

            Religions can be treated as a major part of the culture as they are largely seen to dictate the members’ methods of living and also their norms, thus establishing a particular culture based on their beliefs. Hinduism is considered to be one of the largest religions all over the world. The countries where Hinduism is mostly practiced are within India and Nepal. This religion has its own distinction from other religions present around the world, and also continues to be one of the oldest ( 1981: 83)..

            As is expected with the various religions, differences with regards to the beliefs, traditions, practices, and cosmology of Hinduism are obvious due to the background. It is with a thorough investigation of their background that there will be a clearer understanding of the practice.

 

Cosmogony

            The beginnings of the Hinduism practice can be found in several sources, one of which is the  . Other accounts may vary although there are still some similarities in the ways in which they are portrayed. One of the most common is the presence of the Vaak which is the cosmic womb from which everything comes from and from which the god Brahma comes from—or sometimes Brahma himself. The entire premise of the Hindu idea is the cyclic terms of life in which Brahma is to live for 100 years before dying and being reborn, taking the universe with him.  (1994) has also pointed out that the rise of the female goddesses take root in the Hindu texts with several passages, one of which is the material force and the structure that they bring to the universe.

 

Cosmology

            The Hindu cyclic belief has been discussed as based on their belief in which the good Brahma will become reborn and as such depend on sidereal astrology wherein the time period is mostly focused on the cosmic bodies such as the stars, moon, and stars. The orbits of these bodies help with keeping track of the eventual days and the years before the destruction of the universe and the recycling of the world.  Evolution of the things in the world are based on the cyclic events and the material lines that help with the transformation or evolution of the things within the world (1999).

 

Analysis of Hinduism

            As based on the findings in this essay, the practices, the perspectives, and the beliefs of the Hindus can thus be assessed, from which assessment of the type of religion it can be classified to can be taken. There are three types of religion, and the one where Hinduism belongs to is the historic type of religion wherein the culture and the practices are based on the traditions that are being dictated upon them. There is also the greater emphasis on how they must be able to work in relationship with each other, and it is through this that the Hindu ideas are also given their eventual direction.

 

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