Who founded hinduism?
INTRODUCTION TO HINDUISM: The most popular among the Aryan religions is Hinduism. ‘Hindu’ is actually a Persian word that stands for the inhabitants of the region beyond the Indus Valley. However, in common parlance, Hinduism is a blanket term for an assortment of religious beliefs, most of which are based on the Vedas, the Upanishads and the Bhagavad Gita. II INTRODUCTION TO HINDU SCRIPTURES. There are several sacred scriptures of the Hindus. Among these are the Vedas, Upanishads and the Puranas. 1. VEDAS: The word Veda is derived from vid which means to know, knowledge par excellence or sacred wisdom. There are four principal divisions of the Vedas (although according to their number, they amount to 1131 out of which about a dozen are available). According to Maha Bhashya of Patanjali, there are 21 branches of Rigveda, 9 types of Atharvaveda, 101 branches of Yajurveda and 1000 of Samveda). The Rigveda, the Yajurveda and the Samveda are considered to be more ancient books and are know
