Jumat, 07 Desember 2012

Hinduism

Hinduism (Sanskrit: Sanatana Dharma सनातन धर्म "Eternal Truth" [1]), and Vaidika-Dharma ("Knowledge of the Truth") is a religion originating from the Indian subcontinent. Religion is a continuation of the religion of the Vedas (Brahmanism) which is the belief of the Indo-Iranian (Aryan). Religion is thought to arise between the years 3102 BC to 1300 BC and is the oldest religion in the world that still survive to this day. [2] [3] Religion is the world's third largest religion after Christianity and Islam by the number of people as much as nearly 1 billion people . [4]

Hindus are mostly found in the Indian subcontinent. Here there are about 90% followers of the religion. This religion had spread in Southeast Asia until about the 15th century, more precisely during the collapse of Majapahit. From then on it was replaced by the religion of Islam and Christianity. At the present time, the majority of Hindu people of Bali in Indonesia is, but it is also spread on the island of Java, Lombok, Kalimantan (the Dayak Kaharingan), Sulawesi (Toraja and Bugis - Sidrap).

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