Hinduism is an ancient religion. A Hinduism religion is dominant in the countries like India and Nepal. Hinduism is a religion with no founder or the date of origin is unknown. In addition, there is no single scripture and the set of teachings is not commonly agreed. Hinduism is derived from the word “India,” refers to variety of religious traditions and philosophies that have developed in India over thousands of years. In the world, Hinduism is the oldest living religion. Conceptually and historically, it is associated with the other religions like Buddhism, Sikhism, and Jainism. It includes wide variety of laws and directions of daily morality based on Karma, Dharma, Samsara, and Moksha. The Hinduism religion has many ways of teaching from different philosophies and number of writings in holy books. Writers often refer Hinduism as a way of life or a family of religions rather than a single religion, based on these reasons.
Hindu came from the Sanskrit word Sindhu that means; those who lived in Idus River at the other side. Sindhu is pronounced as Hindus by the Persian. Even the people who live at the other of the river pronounced it as Hindus. The term Hindu originates culturally, politically, and geographically. Although the definition is subject to much debate, the term Hindu is widely accepted. Hinduism is truly a religion of origin though in thousands of years it is rooted and formulated. Nowadays there are many Hindus that are non-Indian descent and some claim that one is “born a Hindu.” Criticism arises from outsiders that Hindus are polytheistic and others claim Hindus are monotheists. In modern definition, Hindus are persons who adherent the philosophies and scriptures of Hinduism religiously, philosophically, and in the cultural system in the Indian subcontinent.
Generally, Hindus in its prominent themes believe and accept the doctrine of ethics or duties (Dharma), the continuing cycle of birth, life, death, and rebirth (Samsara), action and subsequent reaction (Karma), liberation from Samsara (Moksha), and the various paths or practices (Yoga). Freedom from rebirths and union with God Almighty is the belief of salvation in Hinduism. Those who do not achieve salvation but have lived as good human beings are reborn as gods or human in important position. In Indian religion, the term Dharma is important.
In Hinduism religion, it means virtue, obligation, and morality. It is a power that maintains society, it enables the grass to grow, the sun to shine, and above all the people become moral and allow the humankind to have the opportunity to act righteously. Samsara is a Sanskrit word that means course of life. Liberation from Samsara gives Moksha and enables him to become one with Brahman.
Hindus believe that Karma works both this lifetime and across lifetimes. The result of the actions is experienced only in a new life after the present life. Human beings, from their actions create bad and good deeds. Rewards of actions are reaped in the present lives, in the future rebirth or in heaven or hell realms in which the selves are reborn. Samsara is the process of reincarnation, a continuous cycle; soul is reborn repeatedly in accordance to the law of action and the reaction respectively. During death, Hindus believe that the soul is carried by a delicate body to a body that is new physically. This could a human form or a non-human form, an animal or a divine being. The goal of Moksha is liberation for freedom from the cycle of action and its reaction and from rebirth.
In Hinduism, Samsara is the continuous cycle of life, death, and reincarnation. Hindus and some traditions that share the concept believe that Samsara is an existence formed from which believers search for an escape. Until a person lives in accordance with the illusion called Maya, he always dwells in the realm of Samsara.
In addition, a person own self is separated from the rest of reality instead of being united or one with it. If the person believes in the illusion of separateness that persists throughout Samsara leads the one to act in ways that generates karma and it leads to rebirth. A full grasp of the unity or oneness of all things, then believers shuttered the illusion where Samsara is based upon and Moksha is achieved, the liberation from Samsara.
The absolute meaning of Samsara is voluntary force. The actual reincarnation does not mean that a person is born repeatedly as dogs and monkeys. There is either loss or gain in voluntary force whenever an activity is executed by a person. This loss or gain of Voluntary force makes the activity manifest in a new form. The manifestation of an activity in a new form is symbolically the reincarnation itself. This is when to abolish reincarnation activity to attain Moksha. When an individual has a true knowledge of the illusion of life then that is the time that the spiritual release is possible to happen. According to the written words in Svetasvatara Upanishad, that by knowing God, man has the freedom from all bonds. Returning to God is to overcome separation. Self and God is an ultimate unity, Brahman-Atman doctrine.
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