Origin and History of Hinduism | 5 MINUTES

Hinduism is considered by some to be the world’s oldest existing religion. Its early origins are ambiguous: with no single founder or definite starting point –in fact, many Hindus believe the religion is eternal, as old as time itself. It has many different meanings depending on who you ask and what form of Hinduism they practice. So what exactly makes up Hinduism? Here’s a brief history of the religion that can help shed some light on its beginnings and evolution into the present day form practised by so many people all over the globe.

Explore the roots of Hinduism with this brief history of the religion.

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[vishnunaidoo]

My mother as a Hindu taught me so much about the religion.She passed on in 2013.Two years later my dad also passed.I miss them both in these troubling times.

[daivagya-]

Note : there is no mention of Dalit in our Shastras, it is a modern term

[thomascollins]

Karma is not good for good and bad from bad. It simply means the chain of cause and effect. It's the consequences of results of any of your actions.

[revolutionist]

Hail Sanatan Dharma (Hinduism)


Respect from Bangladesh

[klkw]

There are so many beautiful aspects of this relegion. I try to incorporate the concepts of dharma and karma, into my own life. I believe in them both very much. We most definitely get what we put into life.

[aktv]

Hinduism is all about knowing our true nature (who am I)

[Sweden]

The Vedas does not mention "hinduism" at all - The word Hinduism derives from a Persian term denoting the inhabitants of the land beyond the Indus, a river in present-day Pakistan. By the early nineteenth century the term had entered popular English usage to describe the predominant religious traditions of South Asia, and it is now used by Hindus themselves.
Veda means knowledge or to know, like we have Ayurveda - to oldest known science of medicine for example.

[-june]

Sanskirit is very tough language. I am not hindu but it was in my school and i hardly pass by being on border.

[nutier]

Awesome video ! I love it so much . Thank you for sharing it with pleasure . Hare Krishna !

[nihalmaariuf]

Beautiful and very informative. Thank you

[forchrist]

"They have mouths, but cannot speak, eyes, but cannot see. They have ears, but cannot hear, nor is there breath in their mouths". 
"Those who make them will be like them, and so will all who trust in them".
Psalm 135:16-18 bible

[Joeseanag]

I like it, I'm excited to see where this goes

[SS-wdsg]

False. Caste system is a British concept. We had the Varna system that was curated by Krishna as jobs to keep society afloat and there is no hierarchy nor are you born into it.

[ChoppingLyrics]

seems like it makes the most sense to literally every single human to me, especially considering how it was the founding point of damn near every religion today, which were helped form by more common day humans

[giselledequeen]

I'm a Christian wanting to convert to a hindu any advice ?

[Curious-Mr.-Lee]

So in the first 30 seconds, contradiction. Great job

[kiranparmar]

Brahma is not the origin for the Caste system. It was system known as the Varna system --simply a classification. This classification became corrupt and later magnified by invaders. The commentry leads one astray and needs proper expansion or leave it out.

[josephinebitor]

This has helped me understand rhe subject.simplyfying this very meticulou subject is no joke.

I am truly rhankful i came across this however im so sad to view this just now.

Kindly continue your work

[williematheis]

Who’s the dude on the right of that Beatles photo?! That ain’t Ringo! Where’d you get that pic?!