Hinduism

Hinduism


**//A Hindu Chronology//**
3,000–1500 BCE: Indus Valley Civilisation (Old Chronology), or 6,000–1900 BCE: Indus-Sarasvati Civilisation (New Chronology) 1500–500 BCE: Vedic Period (some say, beginning with the Aryan migration) 500 BCE–500 CE: Epic, Puranic and Classical Ages 500 CE–1200 CE: Early and Middle Medieval Period Early development of //bhakti //(esp. in South India). Formation of //sampradayas //contesting internally and externally Theological establishment of Vedanta. 1200–1757 CE: Muslim Period //Bhakti //saints and the cultivation of personal piety Development of the theistic traditions 1757–1947 CE: British Period The reform movements and birth of neo-Hinduism 1947 CE–present: Independent India Migration to Britain Hinduism established as a world religion  Hindu Beliefs ~Brahman: the three-in-one god consisting of Shiva (the destroyer), Vishnu (the preserver), and Brahma (the creator) ~the Caste System ~Karma: what goes around comes around, everything has consequences, and what is done in this life affects the next life ~Reincarnation: also known as "samsara" and means that you will be reborn as something or someone else in the next life depending on your actions in the present life ~Nirvana: release of the soul from the cycle of rebirths, equivalent of heaven

Hindu Religion ~all things are Brahman, or god. Enlightenment is attained by becoming tuned to the Brahman within ~3 Possible ways to attain salvation
 * karma yoga: way of works
 * inana yoga: way of knowledge
 * bhakti yoga: way of devotion