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Wednesday, April 12, 2006

Who is a hindu?

What is Hinduism?
Who is a hindu?

Some abstracts from my favourite gurus: If you really want to know, read all 13 pages.
The name Hindu was given to the people who were following the Vedas and had a unique religious culture. When some Persians from across the Himalayas came to North India where the river Sindhu flows, they saw a people living a highly civilized life with a unique religious culture. They called these people Sindhus. The letter s was pronounced in their language as h, so the word became Hindu. We are told that that is how we have come to be known as Hindus. In fact we didn’t have a name. The people were following a body of knowledge called Veda. Perhaps you have heard about the Vedas. It is important for you know the names of the Vedas because the Veda is the most ancient body of knowledge. The Vedas are four in number—Rig Veda, Yajur Veda, Sama Veda and Atharva Veda. Like the Bible for the Christians, for the Hindus these are the Bibles. All together they form the scriptures.

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