HINDU DHARMA

(HINDUISM)
Presented by Group 1

What Is Hindu Dharma (or Hinduism)?

Hinduism is a modern term, but it represents

the ancient most living thought and culture of
the world.
The concept of 'Hindu-ism' (categorically
termed 'Hinduism' in the narrow sense
'religion') being asingle monolithic religion
is recent, dating back only to the 19th
century.
Thus Hinduism is rightly called adharmathat
was evolved by the greatrishi(sages and
seers) of ancient India.

Hinduism is a modern term, but it represents the

ancient most living thought and culture of the
world.

Thus Hinduism is rightly called adharmathat was

evolved by the greatrishi(sages and seers) of
ancient India.

It emphasizes thedharma(right way of living)

rather than a set of doctrines, and thus embraces
diverse thoughts and practices.

The word 'Hindu' has its origin inSanskrit

literature. In theRigveda,Bharatis referred to
as the country of 'Sapta Sindhu', i.e. the
country of seven great rivers.

The word 'Sindhu' refers to rivers and sea and not

merely to the specific river called 'Sindhu'. In
Vedic Sanskrit, according to ancient dictionaries,
'sa' was pronounced as 'ha'. Thus 'Sapta Sindhu'
was pronounced as 'Hapta Hindu'.

Hindus themselves prefer to use

theSanskrittermsantana dharmafor their
religious tradition.
Santana Dharmameans eternal and universal
law or principle that governs everyone
irrespective of culture, race, religion, belief and
practices.
Hinduism describes dharma as the natural
universal laws whose observance enables
humans to be contented and happy, and to save
himself from degradation and suffering.

Hinduism describes dharma as the

natural universal laws whose observance
enables humans to be contented and happy,
and to save himself from degradation and
suffering.

What is buddhism?

Buddhism

Buddhism/budzm/[1][2]is areligion [note 1][3]

anddharmathat encompasses a variety of
traditions,beliefsandspiritual practiceslargely
based onteachingsattributed tothe Buddha.
Buddhism originated in India, from where it
spread through much of Asia, whereafter it
declined in Indiaduring the middle ages. Two
major extant branches of Buddhism are
generally recognized by scholars:Theravada(
Pali: "The School of the Elders") andMahayana(
Sanskrit: "The Great Vehicle").

Life of the Buddha

Buddhism is an Indian religion attributed to the
teachings of Buddha.[14][15]The details of
Buddha's life are mentioned in many early
Buddhist texts but are inconsistent, his social
background and life details are difficult to prove,
the precise dates uncertain.[16][note 2]
The evidence of the early texts suggests that he
was born as Siddhrtha Gautama in Kapilavatthu,
a town in the plains region of modern Nepal-India
border, and that he spent his life in what is now
modernBihar[note 3]andUttar Pradesh.

Early Buddhist canonical texts and early

biographies of Buddha state that
Gautama studied underVedicteachers,
such as Alara Kalama (Sanskrit: Arada
Kalama) and Uddaka Ramaputta
(Sanskrit: Udraka Ramaputra), learning
meditation and ancient philosophies,
particularly the concept of "nothingness,
emptiness" from former, and "what is
neither seen nor unseen" from latter.