RELIGIONS
HINDUISM
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Question
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How did Hinduism develop as a religion?
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Indian leaders were considered to be gods, and they established Hinduism.
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Aryan invaders brought their religion to India, and it combined with other local religions to form Hinduism.
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A prophet lived among the people and taught them the basic beliefs of Hinduism.
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The first people to settle in India had a creation story that developed into Hinduism. (gods and goddesses) associated with nature and social order, Over time, these rituals became more complex. A class of priests and religious scholars, called Brahmins, grew increasingly important. They were responsible for correctly interpreting the Vedas and performing the required rituals. Brahmins eventually became the dominant class in India. Later Vedic religion is often called Brahmanism. The word Hinduism, the term for the traditions that grew out of later Vedic religion or Brahmanism, came much later.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -How did the early Aryan religion grow into Hinduism? Aryan prayers were passed down for generations. As Aryan culture mixed with India’s existing cultures, new ideas and beliefs became part of the Vedas. The blending became Hinduism.
Detailed explanation-2: -Hinduism has two major roots. The more familiar is the religion brought to South Asia in the second millennium BCE by speakers of Aryan or Indo-Iranian languages, a branch of the Indo-European language family.
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