World Religion Essay: Hinduism

             Scholars cannot say when Hinduism began, but they believe that it started about 1000B.C. Hinduism finds its roots in the Aryan people who migrated to Greece and India around 1000B.C. Many of their customs, traditions, rites, symbols, and myths contributed to Hinduism. Hindus view the world as arising through divine activity. Hindus believe there is one main god, Brahman, the highest deity or the Absolute, but they also believe there are lesser gods with other powers. Due to their beliefs, there are divisions among Hindus on the paths of their devotion. Hindus agree that the human soul becomes more attached to death and rebirth according to its thoughts and deeds. One is born into life according to one's merits in former lives. Escaping from the endless turning of the wheel of rebirth, known as the samsara, is an individual quest, which all Hindus share. The paths of salvation may differ, but the goal they are reaching is the same. This paper will contain the beliefs, culture, and lifestyle of Hinduism and its followers.
             Reincarnation can be defined as when the soul leaves one body at death and is reborn into a new body. Although bodies are replaced, the soul remains essentially the same. One of Hinduism's greatest beliefs is in reincarnation, namely in the Law of Karma. The Law of Karma is the inexorable principle in Hinduism that a person's thoughts and deeds are followed eventually by deserved pleasure or pain. Hinduism emphasizes that people get exactly what they deserve in life. Humans cannot change the fact that they are exactly what they are supposed to be in life. In this life, however, people can change what they will become in future lives. A person's Karma resides within the soul. The idea is to accumulate good Karma so that when the body dies, the person's Karma determines whether they are reborn and in what caste they will be reborn. According to Hinduism, the Law of Karma is a reliable system of justi...

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