About Hinduism
Who is God?
Original Hinduism does not worship god. There are three main impersonal gods Brahma (Creator God), Vishnu (Maintainer God) & Shiva (Destroyer God) and 330 million+ other Gods.
How is it similar to other religions?
Hinduism believes in penance, austerity and good deeds in attaining salvation which is similar to Christianity, Islam and Buddhism that one should do good works.
How is it different from other religions?
It is a multifaceted belief system. Believes that there is no heaven or hell and that there is only reincarnation. Once you die, you do not go to heaven or hell but you will be reincaranted with the end goal of becoming one with the universe or Godlike together with the 330 million+ of impersonal Gods.
What is the ultimate goal?
Good Works and Constant Reincarnation = Reincarnate into the universe or Godlike
What is the main belief and goal of the religion?
Hindus believe in many different forms of Gods and self deification. Through constant reincarnations, the final goal is to become one with the universe or a God yourself. To escape the cycle of continuous reincarnations, it is through penance (prayashchitta), austerity (tapas) and good deeds (sukritya).
What are the wrong interpretations of the present day people?
The original belief is that one wants to strive to become one with the universe but present day Hindus now interpret the different forms of Gods as different Gods that they worship and pray to in exchange for worldly things.
What are the consequences if the religion you believe in is wrong?
If Christianity is correct and Hinduism is wrong, not accepting and believing in Jesus as dying on the cross as payment for our sins will make the person go to hell upon death. If Islam is correct, worshipping multiple forms God will warrant the person to go to hell too. If Buddhism is correct, Hindus will still get a good reincarnation since Hindus are expected to do good works.
Who is the founder?
No founder or confirmed date of origin
What is the character of the founder?
Not applicable or no founder that can be traced
What is the origin of the founder?
Not applicable or no founder that can be traced
What are the recorded miracles of the founder?
Not applicable or no founder that can be traced
What are the criticisms about the founder?
One of the Gods, Krishna, is playful and has many stories about sexual exploits with the milkmaids in the Bhagavad-Gita.
What are the food restrictions?
Vegetarian. Examples of disallowed food: Beef as cows are considered sacred
When did the religion start?
1500 B.C. or earlier
How many martyrs died for their religion as of 2016?
Over 20 million
What is the definition of sin?
Sin is not viewed as act against God but acts against Dharma or moral order and against one's own self.
What happens when you die?
Reincarnation
What is the divine book that is the main basis of the religion?
Four Vedas, 108 Upanishads and Vedanta Sutra
How many divine books are in circulation as of 2016?
No source of data
What is estimated no. of words in the divine books?
All Vedas and Upanishads combined will be over 10 million words. There are different themes
When was the divine books written?
2000 B.C. to 1000 B.C. over 40 generations
What is the general background on how the divine books was written?
Different Authors with different themes but the message is from different Gods. This has been compiled by Vyasa Krishna Dwaipayana
What is the strongest point about the divine books?
Oldest religion and divine book written and recorded
What is the main criticism of the divine books?
The different books have different themes and seems to be more superstitious in nature with no factual basis. There is no actual proof of reincarnation happening. If reincarnation is true, then with an increasing population, only the good can be reincarnated as humans but as we see the world is becoming more and more evil day after day.
Who are the famous men and women who believes as of 2016?
Beatles, Mahatma Gandhi, Julia Roberts, John Mclauglin, Lakshmi Niwas Mittal, Amartya Sen, Satyajit Ray, Sachin Tendulkar, Christopher Isherwood, Sri Chinmoy
Who are the infamous men and women who believes in 2016?
Hardeep Singh, Rohtak’s Chorasi Khap President, Asaram Bapu, Swami Nithyananda, Jagadguru Kripaluji Maharaj, Swamiji Pramukh Maharaj, Kaliya Baba
What should you do?
All religions are very different from each other. Christianity believes Jesus is God while Islam does not. Hinduism believes in different faces of one God or possible multiple God while Buddhism does not talk about God at all. If you are serious about eternity or infinite never ending time after death, go search the truth as this is the biggest bet of your life. Then make a choice on what religion to believe in as all religions are different from each other. If you do not choose right, the end result is that you are giving up the hope or salvation after death and the truth is you only get one chance and choice in life.