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This 3 page paper discusses Hinduism and why it seems to encompass so many different religious viewpoints; whether or not these viewpoints have enough in common so that they can be grouped together in the Western category “Hinduism”; and whether Hinduism is a world religion or one belonging exclusively to Asia. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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not these viewpoints have enough in common so that they can be grouped together in the Western category "Hinduism"; and whether Hinduism is a world religion or one belonging exclusively
to Asia. Discussion Perhaps the reason Hinduism is so varied, and has so many viewpoints, is that it "claims to have many founders, teachers and prophets who claim first hand
experience of God" (Hinduism). In addition, it has no specific theology, no single "system of morality," and no "central religious organization" (Robinson, 2006). Hinduism in fact consists of "thousands of
different religious groups that have evolved in India since 1500 BCE" (Robinson, 2006). With such a variety of groups and individuals involved, its not surprising that it offers a great
many viewpoints. However, it seems that the differences may lie more in the history of the religion than in current practice. Today, "most forms of Hinduism are henotheistic religions," meaning
that they "recognize a single deity" but also worship other gods and goddesses, who are considered to be other "manifestations or aspects" of that deity (Robinson, 2006). We might consider
this as similar to the Christian concept of God the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit; in Christian dogma, God is the Trinity, both the father and son, as
well as the pure spirit. This is a very difficult concept (how can anyone be both father and son?) but the multiple aspects of the Christian God seem comparable to
the various avatars of Hinduism. The Hindus deity is Brahma, who is "the eternal origin" and the "cause and foundation of all
existence" (Hinduism). The other gods of the Hindu religion "represent different expressions" of Brahma; three of these principle gods are Vishnu (the preserver), Shiva (the destroyer) and Shakti (Hinduism). The
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