WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Vedic religion was the product of “a composite of the Indo-Aryan and Harappan cultures and civilizations".

Detailed explanation-2: -In fact, Aryan religious practices merged with the customs of people already living in the valley to form the basis for Hinduism, which remains one of India’s primary religions to the modern day.

Detailed explanation-3: -Buddhism developed in reaction to the established religion in India at the time-Hinduism (Brahminism). Buddhism, in contrast to Hinduism, has a single founder and while there is no singular text there are texts that outline the teachings of the Buddha as the great and exemplary teacher.

Detailed explanation-4: -Hinduism developed with a group of tribes who referred to themselves as Aryans. Disputes surround where they originated from; some say they were already present in western India, others that they came from Central Asia, or further west.