who is the current religious leader of hinduism?
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Hinduism is not an organised religion and does not have a religios leader like a pope .\n\nBut there are Shankaracharya Peetha and their heads are called Shankaracharya in memory of a great philosophe Adi Shankaracharya. You can consider them as leaders upto some extent. But they are not also exactly pope of some kind. \n\nHinduism  is a culture, a way of life. We follow what we want and reject the beliefs we do not agree with.\n\nIt is a monotheist religion which at the same time uses extensive symbolism and allows idol worship.\n\nThere are too many different kinds of philosophies from Advait Vedant and Nirgun Brahm(formless god) to Sagun Brahm.\n\nSo a religious leader does not make sence. At the most they are scholars.
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Dr Manmohan Singh is the current and 14th prime minister of India. He was sworn in on May 22, 2004.
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Hinduism does not follow any particular book, there is no book equivalent to the christian  bible or the islamic koran. But the bhagvadgita is a holy book, u should maybe read that but it isnt really about hinduism...But read it anyway, its a good thing to read and u will start to get an idea abt hinduism.
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Hinduism........\n\nThe principle of Karma and Dharma are wonderful. If I lead a good life, I will be rewarded in my next life. :)
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Hinduism. It still has all the ancient features- shamans, mother goddess, annimism, sun worship..... \n\nIt is not an organised religion but an eternal one --Sanatan. it has developed all through civilisation and still keeps modifing , without negating its older versions. Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism all the paths are its branches.\n\nIt is monothesit religion which allows worship of god in the form of your choice. From formless Nirgun Brahm to local deities all are viewd as aspects of one devine gem.
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WHAT DO YOU MEAN HINDUS AS IN RELIGION OR DO YOU MEAN INDIANS IN INDIA, BECAUSE SEVERAL TIMES I HAVE SEEN QUESTIONS PERTAINING  TO INDIA REFERED TO AS HINDUS, WELL ADVANCEMENT IN HINDU RELIGION AS IMPROVED OVER THE YEARS NO MORE CHILD MARRIAGES, NO MORE COMPULSARY DOWREY, NO MORE SATI THAT IS BRIDE JUMPING INTO A FUNERAL PYRE, WIDOWS CAN REMARRY IN FACT THERE HAS BEEN A GREAT ADVANCEMENT,THERE IS NO UNTOUCHABILITY WHICH WAS RAMPANT IN EARLIER TIMES,BUT  EVEN WITH ALL THIS FAMILIES VALUES AND RESPECT FOR MOTHERHOOD HAS NOT CHANGED, AS FOR INDIANS IN HISTORY ,SOME OF THE MOST BRILLIANT SCIENTIEST ARE INDIANS,  DOCTORS BUSINESMEN, TEACHERS IN  IT INDUSTRY WE CAN COMPETE WITH THE BEST,WE HAVE A  FAST GROWTH RATE , ITS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME WE WILL BE THE BEST, AFTER BILL GATES COME STEEL INDUSTRIALIST MITTAL, THE LIST CAN GO ON AN ON
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Hinduism doesn't teach that. Religious Fundamentalists love all such crap. They all should be hanged.
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the man named Bhagwan Swaminarayan was an important person in the development of a branch of Hinduism.  You can find out more about him and his followers at:\n\nhttp://www.swaminarayan.info/
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Hinduism has no known founder.
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Most popular and worshipped hindu god is shiva. (Krishna was never a god but an avatar... god manifest in human form)-\n\n\nShiva lingam is the most worshipped entity in the Hinduism religion. We find Shiva temples having a Shiva lingam installed in them at every nook and corner of India nay world. Why?\n\nShiva who is considered as a part of the Trinity in hinduism represents the most powerful among all the three entities. The first being Brahma... the creator! The second being Vishnu the maintainer (preserver) and the last being Mahesh (Shiva) the destroyer!\n\nAnd why is the entity of Shiva considered as the most powerful? It is because one who finally makes the system go round is Shiva. Brahma creates and Vishnu maintains the creation but unless and until Shiva destroys one who is born... every entity would grow beyond limits.\n\n\nBased upon the theory of karma... when the time comes... it is Shiva who has to snuff out life so that there can be a new beginning... a new start! Unless and until the decaying body withers and dies out... a new life can never germinate.\n\nTo maintain balance in the whole of Cosmos is the responsibility of Shiva. And why is so much significance attached to the Shiva lingam that people worship it.\n\n\nThe reasons are absolutely clear... everyone fears death and none wants untimely death! To ward of the evil effects of death people worship Shiva lingam with total submission. It is the faith in the power of the Shiva that people pay their obeisance to the Shiva lingam.\n\nOn the other part Shiva lingam denotes the power of the lingam. It is symbolic of the creative power of the Cosmos. It is the lingam which is able to create a life on Mother Earth as God meant it to be.\n\nProperly used... this power can be transmuted into pure creative energy. It is this power which when subdued wisely leads to the awakening of the Kundalini in human beings and man in particular. The awakening of the Kundalini can never occur otherwise. More here- http://www.godrealized.com/shivalingam.html
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the hindu religion is basically a very conservative religion. It involves several gods,festivals,prayers,rituals and other such stuff. It is actually quite a fun religion too. I am hindu, and i love my religion.
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Hinduism is not a religion.\nIt is a collection of thoughts and beliefs gathered over thousands of years.\nThey have hundreds of Gods and hundreds of different theories.\nEvery region in India has a differnt following for a particular God and follow different rituals.\nHinduism has evolved with time. Because people have made changes according to thier wishes.\nEven Jesus and Mohammad (PBUT) are considered Avatars or forms of thier God.
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Yes, it is the oldest continuing religion on Earth. The Rig Veda is the oldest sacred text in the world (first written down in about 5000BCE, but before this time it was merely memorized and chanted). \n\nThe most liberal? Perhaps it should be said that it is the most tolerant. Some denominations and sects and subsects of Hinduism could definately be defined as liberal, but some denominations, sects, and subsects can be very conservative, or orthodox, or traditional. So it varies...but they are all very tolerant. In fact, tolerance and respect are the rule rather than the exception. It is rare that Hindu sects, denominations, and subsects are intolerant or disrespectful. In the past Hinduism was extremely liberal compared to many religions during its time, but with the invasions of other religions and cultures into India, and the eventual colonization of India by the British...the influence and sometimes forced acceptance of those cultures, laws, and norms did have some effects on Hinduism. Many of the sages who is said to have written the Rig Veda were women, as well as men. \n\nAgain, though, "liberal" depends greatly on the individual denominations, sects, and subsects...the individual gurus, the individual temples and priests. It varies as to just how liberal they are. Many in India are trying to preserve the traditions while at the same time feeling the forces of western materialism taking its effects. This has caused there to be "fundamentalist" Hindus there. Hindus in the west (both of Indian origin and those who adopt Hinduism but aren't from India) often are much more liberal than even the "liberal" Hindus in India (although there are exceptions to some groups here in the west and even to those in India where there are groups there that are sometimes even more liberal than those in the west..so there are exceptions). \n\nSome great resources on Hinduism:\n\nhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/religion\nhttp://www.religioustolerance.org\nhttp://www.galva108.org\nhttp://www.westernhindu.com\nhttp://www.beliefnet.com\nhttp://www.sacred-texts.com
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yes if not India at least a category for Hinduism
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Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Buddhim, Hinduism
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One ...there is no modern Hinduism. Two there is no difference between any religion and Hinduism.  Hinduism is the mother of all religions.  Bhakti yoga of hinduism can be found in Christians, Karma Yoga is Muslims and Sankhya Philosophy in Buddhism.\n\nQuantum physics can be better understood by Tantra !\n\nBudhism is an off-shoot of Hinduism...there is nothing new which Hindus did not know!\n\nAnd yes tell all that Hindus do believe in One God with different manifestation, as liked by individual as per his mental status.\n\nAnd yes we do not reject any belief...we accept all !!
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I dont see a question in there,,But thank you so much for the interesting quotes. Unfortunately the Vedas have been percieved in different ways thus resulting in todays confused hindu behaviour who have no clue what they do & why they do it! I strongly believe Hinduism being the oldest religion has paved way to the others & is the most comprehensive & profound religion in existence