World Religions: Hinduism
World Religions: Hinduism
Lisa M. Gardner
Hum 130- World Religions
Axia College of University of Phoenix
There are various religions in this world. Several are indigenous religions that have been passed down from generation to generation and remain unchanged by the people. Hinduism is one of the oldest known religions dating back in time. Though Hinduism lacks a uniting belief system there are aspects that define the Hindu religion, cultural and societal influences that have made Hinduism vital to the region in which it originated, and vast reasons why Hindu devotees desire liberation from earthly existence.
Hinduism is an umbrella term given to the religion by Europeans that involves numerous religious …show more content…
Primarily this desire for liberation is one of the founding basis for religious traditions, rituals, and self disciplines in the Hindu religion., According to the Axia College Week Two reading Hinduism (2009), to reach the goal of liberation it may take at least the entire life or many life times Hindu followers practice many teaching and rituals to strive towards the spiritual world. Among these are the practice of many forms or yoga and meditation that they [Hindu followers] believe allows them to concentrate completely and experience oneness with the divine or deities. Additionally Hinduism devotees make pilgrimages that can be life threatening to worship and honor their deities, gods, and goddesses. Religious practices, rites of passage, and festivals to honor their deities also are geared to express their desire for earthly liberation. Moreover the Hinduism belief in reincarnations embodies this desire to be liberated from earthy things. Expressing the belief that one’s soul is not of this earth but spiritual and is continuously reborn in different forms again show that their desires and beliefs are not found in worldly possessions in
Lisa M. Gardner
Hum 130- World Religions
Axia College of University of Phoenix
There are various religions in this world. Several are indigenous religions that have been passed down from generation to generation and remain unchanged by the people. Hinduism is one of the oldest known religions dating back in time. Though Hinduism lacks a uniting belief system there are aspects that define the Hindu religion, cultural and societal influences that have made Hinduism vital to the region in which it originated, and vast reasons why Hindu devotees desire liberation from earthly existence.
Hinduism is an umbrella term given to the religion by Europeans that involves numerous religious …show more content…
Primarily this desire for liberation is one of the founding basis for religious traditions, rituals, and self disciplines in the Hindu religion., According to the Axia College Week Two reading Hinduism (2009), to reach the goal of liberation it may take at least the entire life or many life times Hindu followers practice many teaching and rituals to strive towards the spiritual world. Among these are the practice of many forms or yoga and meditation that they [Hindu followers] believe allows them to concentrate completely and experience oneness with the divine or deities. Additionally Hinduism devotees make pilgrimages that can be life threatening to worship and honor their deities, gods, and goddesses. Religious practices, rites of passage, and festivals to honor their deities also are geared to express their desire for earthly liberation. Moreover the Hinduism belief in reincarnations embodies this desire to be liberated from earthy things. Expressing the belief that one’s soul is not of this earth but spiritual and is continuously reborn in different forms again show that their desires and beliefs are not found in worldly possessions in