WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Throughout India’s history, religion has been an important part of the country’s culture and the Indian subcontinent is the birthplace of four of the world’s major religions, namely, Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism, which are collectively known as native Indian Religions or Dharmic Religions.

Detailed explanation-2: -Ancient India gave birth to two major world religions, Hinduism and Buddhism. Both had common roots in the Vedas, a collection of religious hymns, poems, and prayers composed in the Sanskrit language thousands of years ago.

Detailed explanation-3: -Buddhism and Hinduism have common origins in the culture of Ancient India. Buddhism arose in the Gangetic plains of Eastern India in the 5th century BCE during the “second urbanisation” (600 BCE-200 BCE).

Detailed explanation-4: -It is the birthplace of four religions, Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism, and has also assimilated two major faiths that were imported to its shores, Islam and Christianity.