Rel 133: Contemporary Issues In Hinduism
Contemporary Issues in Hinduism
Anthony Fierro, Elvira White, Matthew Anthony, Rosalie Loveland
Rel/133
January 21, 2013
Michael Raburn
Contemporary Issues in Hinduism
Many people say that Hinduism is the product of melding different religions and cultural influences. Around the 5th or 6th centuries, two religions emerged in India that had heavy influence on the formation of Hinduism (Kinnard, 2013). Those two religions were Jainism and Buddhism, and are of course not new, but formulated newer ideas through Hinduism (Kinnard, 2013). Like Hinduism, there are many other Eastern Religions that worship more than one god. However, it is believed by many that Hinduism has the most gods that are worshiped. There are over 300 million Hindu …show more content…
The influence of misinterpretation or miscommunication is much greater this day and age because more people have more to say and have the ability to be heard on many different levels from a variety of outlets. The suspecting problem to this is mostly ignorance or arrogance to some degree, which is viral and cancerous. The same can be said for Hinduism equally. The scriptures like the Vedas’ or the Upanishads need to be continuously visited and learned then taught to the up-and-coming youth. This can prove to be more difficult especially if elders adhere to the birth based caste system still used to this day. Hindu leaders should also think of transforming completely to a casteless society. Possibly even go as far as treating women and men equally, as the adherent’s in Saivism and Christianity …show more content…
There could be a decline in Hindu activity. Yet, I couldn’t imagine the secular leftist political activists imbedding themselves so deep it would actually uproot that much history without a fight. Hindu leaders must gather upon the millions of adherents to serve publicly up and down the hierarchy and stand up to the bullying of India’s secular government. Once stated by Shouler so perfectly (n.d.), “Human action has cosmic significance, according to the Bhagavad Gita. Action is the force that sets the cosmic wheel in motion and keeps it going. Sacrificial action leads to rain, which in turn leads to food, which leads to creatures, which begins the process all over
Anthony Fierro, Elvira White, Matthew Anthony, Rosalie Loveland
Rel/133
January 21, 2013
Michael Raburn
Contemporary Issues in Hinduism
Many people say that Hinduism is the product of melding different religions and cultural influences. Around the 5th or 6th centuries, two religions emerged in India that had heavy influence on the formation of Hinduism (Kinnard, 2013). Those two religions were Jainism and Buddhism, and are of course not new, but formulated newer ideas through Hinduism (Kinnard, 2013). Like Hinduism, there are many other Eastern Religions that worship more than one god. However, it is believed by many that Hinduism has the most gods that are worshiped. There are over 300 million Hindu …show more content…
The influence of misinterpretation or miscommunication is much greater this day and age because more people have more to say and have the ability to be heard on many different levels from a variety of outlets. The suspecting problem to this is mostly ignorance or arrogance to some degree, which is viral and cancerous. The same can be said for Hinduism equally. The scriptures like the Vedas’ or the Upanishads need to be continuously visited and learned then taught to the up-and-coming youth. This can prove to be more difficult especially if elders adhere to the birth based caste system still used to this day. Hindu leaders should also think of transforming completely to a casteless society. Possibly even go as far as treating women and men equally, as the adherent’s in Saivism and Christianity …show more content…
There could be a decline in Hindu activity. Yet, I couldn’t imagine the secular leftist political activists imbedding themselves so deep it would actually uproot that much history without a fight. Hindu leaders must gather upon the millions of adherents to serve publicly up and down the hierarchy and stand up to the bullying of India’s secular government. Once stated by Shouler so perfectly (n.d.), “Human action has cosmic significance, according to the Bhagavad Gita. Action is the force that sets the cosmic wheel in motion and keeps it going. Sacrificial action leads to rain, which in turn leads to food, which leads to creatures, which begins the process all over