These Hinduism Facts

Will Blow Your Mind!

1. No founding father
Hinduism had no single founding father but
evolved over time through different texts and
scriptures. There are many priests and saints
who promoted the religion but no single founding
father.
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2. No single religious text

Hinduism is made up of multiple texts and
scriptures and it is the combined teaching of all
these texts that make up the religion.

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3. Third largest religion

Hinduism is the third largest religion in the world
after Christianity and Islam but 95 percent of
Hindus live in a single country, India!
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4. Wealth is not a sin

Hinduism does not look down upon the pursuit for
wealth. Infact, the religion has Gods of wealth like
Lakshmi and Kubera.
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5. Rig Veda passed on orally

Rig Veda, the first sacred text of Hindus was
written more than 3800 years ago and for over
3500 years, the text was passed on orally
through generations! Surprisingly, the current
form has no major discrepancies and matches
the original text.
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6. Flexible religion and changes

with time
Hinduism is an adaptive religion and is flexible to
change with time. Also, the teachings of
Hinduism have held to be true over centuries and
even in modern times.

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7. 108 is the Holy number

Forget 42, Hindus consider the number 108 as
the holy number. They believe in chanting God's
name 108 times and have 108 beads on their
prayer threads. 
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8. No mourning festivals
Hinduism is all about celebrating life and being
happy. There are no mourning festivals in
Hinduism.
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9. No specific time or day to visit

temples
While Hindu deities have their specific days (like
Lord Shiva is worshipped on Monday), there is no
particular time or day to visit a temple. A temple
can be visited at any time. 
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10. Juggernaut is derived from

the Hindu Chariot Jagannath
The English word Juggernaut is derived from the
big chariot of the Jagannathtemple which
reportedly crushed hundreds of devotees under
its wheels during a Rath Yatra.
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11. Gender equality

Hinduism is perhaps the only religion which
boasts of an almost equal number of male and
female deities. Deities of both gender are
worshipped with equal passion.
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12. Accepts Atheism
The only religion which presents and accepts the
concept of atheism! 

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13. Considers sound sacred

Hinduism considers the sound of Om, bells
ringing and chanting sacred.
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