The Hindu(Hinduism) is the world's oldest religion, unlike Christianity, Islam, Buddhism and other religions, Hinduism and not its creation, the spirit of the main origin can be traced back to an ancient and unknown authors Vedas (Vedas).The vedas is derived from the Aryan nomadic worship common ancestor (Nordic) sing hymns.The Aryan people about when Moses led the israelites out of Egypt, which is around one thousand five hundred BC, in India, will be embraced by the vedic teaching brought in.

Of Hinduism and brahminism

Hindu tradition is on the basis of the Aryan classic, but the important conception in earlier than the Aryan immigrants living in India's original indians, called DE la Vida (Dravidians).Therefore, if we say, Hinduism is foreign the Aryan religious products, than by the concept of the Aryan stimulate modified into domestic DE la Vida religion, namely the brahmans (ancient).

Five, in six hundred BC, Buddhism, and jainism (claims to suppress desire and get real knowledge method to obtain the liberation of the soul, advocate extreme asceticism.)Widely popular in India, caused the demise of the brahmans.By around four hundred BC, the brahmans and absorption of Buddhism and jainism and across India folk beliefs.Shankara and reform in 8, nine hundred years BC, the embryonic form of modern Hindu, also known as the new brahmins.

Hindu combination in India around the cultural background, social structure, religion, philosophy, etc., the formation of different denominations.Hundreds of sectarian have different doctrines and beliefs, think that their own sect is the best.These sectarian although there is no unified doctrine, but there are two doctrines are widespread in various denominations: one for polytheism pantheism;Another for cycle (reincarnation), namely the regeneration and reincarnation of the soul.

Thirty million god

Hindus for unitarian, about thirty million more than god (press, three hundred million), but they only to worship a god.At this point of view, and like a unitarian, perhaps should say polytheism color of monotheism.

They think all things as well as the divine nature, mountains, rivers, trees, flowers and plants, insects, animals, and even home shrines the water in the jar, all may be worthy of worship.As a result, most hindus to vegetarian, do not eat meat as much as possible not to kill.

Sacred animal, the cow is the most familiar, cattle can be arbitrarily in the busy modern city traffic, and even can be entered only monks can entertempleArea.Even in the land of the famine, but also any food they want.Other such as monkeys,The mouseAnimals, such as, although high status than holy cow, but it was special.

Brahma (brahman), peres was slave, Vishnu and Shiva (Shiva) for India three god, representing the "creation" of the universe, "guardian" and "destruction".

More than three thousand, in ten thousand the gods have to people, animals, birds, trees, etc on the combination of image of god only, such as style, such as head person, the man's head reptiles body of god.

The caste system

Hinduism by profession will be divided into four levels (caste) : brahman (Brahmans), kshatriya (Kshatriyas), barking up (Vaisyas), sudra (Shudras).

Strictly speaking, the caste system is gradually formed the social system, is not belongs to the religious system.

Brahman is the highest in the four class, specifically to the priest, in charge of religious affairs of the people.Kshatriya with brahman, belongs to the noble class, usually refers to the ruler of the world, such as king of regional soil, warrior aristocrat.The bark of the third class, including the merchants and craftsmen.Work in the beneath the people in the society, such as street sweeper, cobblers, etc., is located in the fourth class, are usually slaves of other three castes.

In addition to the four castes, the lowest class in society is untouchable (theUntouchable), also called Panchamas, literally explanation is the meaning of "v", for the four caste formation from people outside, is classified as "outsiders" or "outside class".(video: interpretation of ancient India's caste system)

Samsara and nirvana

Hindus believe in the immortality of the soul, that life is not to have to start, to die for, but an endless cycle.God, people, animals, is this a part of the cycle, the new role of the cycle of life is decided by the man of the past as and pursues a Hindu religious degree, namely the hindus, "industry" (karma) and the industry of this life and decide the position of the next cycle, so that in god and man (caste) and the circulation between animals.

Hindus to be saved, it is necessary to practice three requirements: (1) the righteous behavior (2) religious beliefs (3) the pursuit of knowledge and meditation.

Whether because of good ascension or improper become brutish, such life cycle again, therefore, pursued by the devout hindus, but from samsara, into the individual and the eternal "holy One" (Divine One, also known as "the Vatican" "Brahma") becomes One of the state.This is a constant state of rest, known as "the unity," Vatican I or "nirvana".

Yoga and pilgrimage

Devout hindus abide by party ceremony at sunrise, and ablution of morning or evening.Before sunrise began to worship of the individual, at noon, all do it again before sunset.They are at home or in the temple, such as food, money, prayer, as a sacrifice, offered on the altar, to god, hope to take this away from the evil spirits of compelling, get the peace of god.In order to successfully to concentrate more on Monday, they in a specific method, such as body posture, gestures, to achieve the unity of brahman I state, this is also the purpose of the hindus worship.

Another can achieve the unity of brahman I way is yoga, yoga practice.

Use of all kinds of body position, focus on physical energy, make the individual psychology, spirit and soul through such training combined with the Vatican.

Hindu festival is various, pilgrimage is one of the important ceremony, main shrine is the birthplace of the Ganges and three tributary of the Ganges, Benares (Benares) is often the center of the hindus worship.Penance, request for the wrong behavior change your fate, or just to divine a dedication of the dedication, they often have to travel long distances to the bay of Bengal in the sea, to the source of the Ganges river in the Himalayas to the holy land pilgrimage, they believe the Ganges water can wash them all your iniquities.【 the 】