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Thanks ! The Panchatantra is the oldest collection of Indian fables surving today.

Buddha means “The Awakened One.” Siddharth Gautama, the founder of Buddhism, was born in the city of Lumbini and brought up in Kapilavastu (current day Nepal, north of India). His birth is placed at around 500 BC. His mother died in childbirth. Upon his birth, a wise man visited his father, King...

Indians and Iranians shared a common religious past, which led historians to sometimes even term the common ancestral religion as Proto-Indo-Iranian religion. Have we ever understood the implications of this common religious past on the historical studies of the two regions? It is probable that...

History of Hinduism went through three phases. We are currently into the third incarnation of Hinduism. Each phase of hinduism led to some very important developments with respect to the religion, almost completely changing the characteristics and the culture of the religion. The three phases...

The following are some questions that often tend to engage not just historians, but Hindus themselves. When did Hinduism start? Where did Hinduism start? Hinduism of India is a highly complex religion that was formed by the integration of a large number of cults from across civilizations...

Here is the first ever correct definition of Hinduism, being written down for the first time after 4200 years. What is Hinduism? Answer: Hinduism is the worship of deities present in or associated with Vedic Samhitas When asked to define what Hinduism is, Hindu scholars tend to tie themselves...

Origins of Hinduism were laid down by an ancient institution of sages called Saptarshis, who founded Hinduism by integrating a large number of cults. Just as there has been a huge amount of migration in the last two centuries from all over the world to United States and other North American...

Who founded Hinduism is a question that puzzles not just scholars, but Hindus themselves. Buddhism is based on Buddha’s teachings, while Christianity is based on those of Jesus. Islam was founded by the prophet, while Judaism is largely based on efforts of Abraham and Moses. Zoroastrianism was...

Who Founded Hinduism ? Founder of Hinduism is an institution of sages called Saptarshis. Just as we have Pope for Christianity today, Hinduism, from the beginning, had an institution of seven sages who were the patriarchs of the Vedic religion. They very strictly guarded the Vedic body of...

A note here about Mother Goddess worship. Apart from this Purusha/Prakriti theology that we had just discussed, there are two other theologies related to Mother Goddess worship—Shakti and Maya. The God that is visible to us is normally in male form—either as Vishnu or Siva. However, these gods...

A wicked person called Kans gets greedy, dethrones his father Ugrasen, and ascends the throne of Mathura (in northern India). He is warned by a divine voice that the eighth child of his sister Devaki, a son, would be his nemesis. He gets angry about this and imprisons his sister and her husband...

An extremely wicked king, Ravan, ruled the city of Lanka (current day Sri Lanka to the south of India). By virtue of severe austerities done in propitiation of Lord Brahma, he and his clan attain several boons from Brahma, by virtue of which he becomes invincible. Devas in heaven tremble at his...

Four Vedas—Rig Veda, Yajur Veda, Sama Veda, Atharva Veda—considered to be the most sacred scriptures of Hindus, are the basis for these religious beliefs. These Vedas are considered as given to humanity; they were not composed by men. These Vedas are nothing but compendiums of hymns. Three...

As per the beliefs of Hinduism, this universe continues in perennial creation and destruction. This universe is first created; it is then maintained for millions or billions of years; it is then destroyed. After a while, it is again created, maintained, and destroyed, and this cycle keeps...

Brahman is manifest in this creation in primarily two forms—Purusha, the male form, and Prakriti, the female form. For example, take the human body—the soul in the human body is the Purusha component, and the human body itself, made up of mundane elements, is the Prakriti component. Similarly...

The Supreme God of Hinduism - also termed Sanatana Dharma, Hindu Dharma, or Hindu Religion - is called Para-Brahman, or simply Brahman. He is eternal, formless, timeless, neither male nor female, and is manifest in every nook and corner of this creation. Many a times, the word “it” is used to...

Mind is very clever, in fact it is one of the most clever mechanism ever developed in the world. The more we fight with mind, the more energy we give to the mind. One should never fight with mind. Fighting is not the way. One should never try to control the mind. Fighting is also not the way...

There is no word of Nakshatra in english and sanskrit word is only used in form of english. since everyday new word is added to english I guess this sanskrit word is also part of now modified english dictionary. In Sanskrit it is written as नक्षत्र and in english it would be Nakshatra which is a...

The is no Mythology in Hinduism.There is history, story or science in sanatana Dharma. Below is the list of 28 Nakshatra's in Hinduism:- Ashwini Dhanishtha Punarvasu Shravana Ardra Hasta Pushya Shatbhisha Abhijit Jyeshtha Purvaphalguni Swati Ashlesha Krittika...

STORY OF GOMAYU Once, a jackal named Gomayu felt very hungry and was roaming in the forest in search of food. Suddenly, he stumbled upon a battlefield where two armies were standing face to face ready for a war. Incidentally, a branch of a tree struck the drum that had fallen besides the tree...