Thursday, October 29, 2009

Hinduism!


INTRO: Hinduism's has been around for a very long time and has spread across the world and has more than 900 million
followers! It is practiced in many places around the world.

FOUNDER:
First off I should tell you that Hinduism isn't founded by anyone. Hinduism was accually influenced by a group of people called the Aryans. The Aryans traveled to India and inspired the Indian people to become Hindu. The Aryans definitely made Hinduism's followers rise. That lead to the spread of Hinduism.

FOLLOWERS:
Hinduism has about 900 million followers today. The main locations of the Hinduism people are located in India, The United States of America, and the Un
ited Kingdom. Hinduism spread far from just originating and becoming popular in India.

HOLY BO
OK(S)/ SACRED TEXT(S):
Hindu's have many sacred text because it originated from a long time ago, but some of the more important ones are Darshanas, Itihasas, Ramamyana, Tantras, and Vedas. Those are the most important sacred texts for the Hindu Religion. Vedas are accually from the Aryans. The Aryans are the ones who influenced Hinduism.

RELIGIOUS HOLIDAYS:
Some of the religious holidays for Hinduism are Diwali, Holi, and Mahashivaratri. Those are the most important holidays to the Hindu's.

RITUALS/CUSTOMS:
Some of the very important rituals and customs to the Hindu's are Hatha Yoga, Kundalini Yoga, and meditation. Hindu's like to do relaxing things as you can see like meditating and Yoga.

DRESS/CLOTHING:
The clothing the Hindu's wear are mostly long robes and those robes are called Bindi. The Bindi is Unisex. Unisex means that both men and women can wear it, and both men and women do wear them.

HIERARCHY/ORGANIZATION:
Hinduism's Hierarchy has a Sage and Guru.