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REL 320: History Of Hinduism In America And India

Decent Essays

Timothy Paul Winters
Bludworth
REL 320

23 April 2016
Portfolio Essay Two In Chapter ten the history of Hinduism is discussed in America and India. Instead of illustrating the religious doctrines of Hinduism. The author lists statistics about the livelihoods of Asian Indians. For example, there are eighteen different official languages in India. As the author emphasizes that doctrines have nothing to do with Hinduism, but the actions that individuals commit. The orthodoxy is a set of responsibilities that Hindus must carry out. If they wish to be reincarnated into a higher caste. In addition, the origin of Hinduism is mentioned within the chapter. That Hinduism is the only major religion that does not have a founder and has no beginning as there is not a specific known date of when it originated. Moreover, Hinduism is the oldest major religion and is the only polytheistic faith among the five popular creeds. …show more content…

As having more than one language can cause strife among a nation's population since most people will not be able to communicate with other natives. Consequently, this could cause the citizens of India to segregate themselves from different inhabitants and only associate with fellow Indians that speak the same dialect. Therefore, establishing a single official language would bring unity to India as there would be no verbal barrier among individuals, which would make assimilation easier. In addition, I support the practice of Orthodoxy by the Hindu’s as it encourages family relations and social behavior. For Hinduism’s origin, I think that not having a founder or a time table of when the religion was established is a flaw. As lacking content about a religion's founding loses from a historical perspective. It would be the equivalent of Christianity losing the Bible or Islam’s

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