HISTORY
ANCIENT INDIA
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Question
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Hinduism
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Buddhism
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Both
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Hinduism is the world’s oldest religion, according to many scholars, with roots and customs dating back more than 4, 000 years. Today, with about 900 million followers, Hinduism is the third-largest religion behind Christianity and Islam. Roughly 95 percent of the world’s Hindus live in India.
Detailed explanation-2: -By total number, India has the most Hindus. As a percentage, Nepal has the largest percentage of Hindus in the world followed by India and Mauritius.
Detailed explanation-3: -At more than 1.2 billion, Hindus are the world’s third-largest religious group after Christians and Muslims.
Detailed explanation-4: -Buddhism. Buddhism and Hinduism have common origins in the Ganges culture of northern India during the “second urbanisation” around 500 BCE. They have shared parallel beliefs that have existed side by side, but also pronounced differences.
Detailed explanation-5: -India’s overall population more than tripled between 1951 and 2011, though growth rates have slowed since the 1990s. Hindus make up 79.8% of India’s population and Muslims account for 14.2%; Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists and Jains account for most of the remaining 6%. More items •21-Sept-2021