Hinduism

[Donald Trump]

The religious doctrines and rites of the Hindoos;
Brahmanism.

[Dianne]

Hinduism is a modern reference to the many religious paths of India deriving from the Persian word for an Indian. Hindus themselves now use the term, though it is more traditional to refer to the [Sanatana Dharma]—the Eternal Law. The religion is centered on the [Vedas] (the 4 Hindu holy texts) and the caste system related in it. Outside that core is a vast and rich world of texts, teachings, stories, rituals, behaviors, experiences, etc. A pious Hindu will rise early, to meditate on the god or goddess, pray and ritually bathe before the morning meal. Hinduism has many gods/goddesses such as Vishnu, Krishna, Shiva, [Rama], and Kali, to name a few.

[Ernesto]

Nine beliefs of hinduism
[Hindus] believe in the divinity of the [Vedas], the worlds most ancient scripture, and [venerate] the Agamas as equally revealed. These primordial hymns are Gods word and the bedrock of [Sanatana Dharma], the eternal religion which has neither beginning nor end.
Hindus believe in a one, all-pervasive Supreme Being who is both [immanent] and transcendent, both Creator and Unmanifest Reality.
Hindus believe that the universe undergoes endless cycles of creation, preservation and dissolution.
Hindus believe in karma, the law of [cause and effect] by which each individual creates his own destiny by his thoughts, words and deeds.
Hindus believe that the soul reincarnates, evolving through many births until all karmas have been resolved, and [moksha], spiritual knowledge and liberation from the cycle of rebirth, is attained. Not a single soul will be eternally deprived of this destiny.
Hindus believe that divine beings exist in unseen worlds and that temple worship, rituals, sacraments as well as personal devotionals create a communion with these [devas] and Gods.
Hindus believe that a spiritually awakened master, or satguru, is essential to know the Transcendent Absolute, as are personal discipline, good conduct, [purification], [pilgrimage], self-inquiry and meditation. Hindus believe that all life is sacred, to be loved and revered, and therefore practice [ahimsa], noninjury.
Hindus believe that no particular religion teaches the only way to salvation above all others, but that all genuine religious paths are facets of Gods Pure Love and Light, deserving tolerance and understanding.
Five Obligations of all Hindus
Worship, [upasana]: Young Hindus are taught daily worship in the family shrine room--rituals, disciplines, chants, yogas and religious study. They learn to be secure through devotion in home and temple, wearing traditional dress, bringing forth love of the Divine and preparing the mind for serene meditation.
Holy days, utsava: Young Hindus are taught to participate in Hindu festivals and holy days in the home and temple. They learn to be happy through sweet communion with God at such auspicious celebrations. Utsava includes fasting and attending the temple on Monday or Friday and other holy days.
Virtuous living, [dharma]: Young Hindus are taught to live a life of duty and good conduct. They learn to be selfless by thinking of others first, being respectful of parents, elders and swamis, following divine law, especially ahimsa, mental, emotional and physical noninjury to all beings. Thus they resolve karmas.
[Pilgrimage], tirthayatra: Young Hindus are taught the value of pilgrimage and are taken at least once a year for darnana of holy persons, temples and places, near or far. They learn to be detached by setting aside worldly affairs and making God, Gods and gurus lifes singular focus during these journeys.
[Rites of passage], [samskara]: Young Hindus are taught to observe the many sacraments which mark and [sanctify] their passages through life. They learn to be traditional by celebrating the rites of birth, name-giving, head-shaving, first feeding, ear-piercing, first learning, [coming of age], marriage and death (and that my friends are the basic beliefs and obligations of hinduism)

[Jessica]

The word Hindu first appeared in the Old Persian language and most likely was derived from the Sanskrit word [Sindhu], the historic local appellation for the [Indus] River in the northwestern part of the Indian subcontinent. The usage of the word Hindu was further popularized by the Arabic term al-Hind referring to the land of the people who live across river Indus.
Hinduism is the predominant and indigenous religious tradition of [South Asia]. Hinduism is often referred to as Sanā[tana] [Dharma] (a Sanskrit phrase meaning the eternal law) by its adherents. Generic types of Hinduism that attempt to accommodate a variety of complex views span folk and [Vedic] Hinduism to [bhakti] tradition, as in Vaishnavism. Hinduism also includes [yogic] traditions and a wide spectrum of daily morality based on the notion of karma and societal norms such as Hindu marriage customs.
Hinduism is formed of diverse traditions and has no single founder. Among its roots is the historical Vedic religion of Iron Age India, and as such Hinduism is often called the oldest living religion or the oldest living major tradition.
Demographically, Hinduism is the worlds third largest religion, after Christianity and Islam, with approximately [one billion] adherents, of whom approximately [828] million live in the Republic of India. Other significant populations are found in Nepal (23 million), Bangladesh (14 million) and the Indonesian island of [Bali] ([3.3] million).

[Luis Fok]

[The culture] that literally wrote [the book] on [neat] ways to have sex!

[Justin Bieber]

Oldest religion. Based on [reincarnation] based on [karma]. If you are bad, you will reincarnate as something bad. Same with being good. But if you are perfect, you go to the top of [the universe].

[exinilu]

A major religious and cultural tradition of South Asia, which developed from Vedic religion.