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Permalink Reply by Jānis Ķimsis on January 8, 2010 at 11:54am

I can't say I know much (or anything) about Hinduism, but it seems that's it's more of a cultural thing than religuos, since most Hindus come from India.

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Permalink Reply by Misty: Baytheist Living! on January 8, 2010 at 7:32pm

The form of Hinduism I'm familiar with was explained to me from an Indian college student on holiday in Thailand.

I don't know much about it, but here are a few points of interest:

Buddha was Hindu.

The idea behind monotheistic Hinduism is that all the gods and goddesses are only just different facets and faces of the one true god. This god is broken down into smaller, easier to grasp personalities because the human mind cannot understand true omnipotence.

Some forms of Hinduism believe in a hell.

Some Hindus are vegan, vegetarian or omnivore, though none eat beef. (Cow's milk products are held in high esteem, though.)


Um... I can email my friend and pass on your information, if you want. He can answer questions far better than I can.

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Permalink Reply by Subzero on January 8, 2010 at 10:11pm

That would be helpful. Thanks.

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Permalink Reply by Subzero on January 8, 2010 at 10:10pm

No Hindu ever told so. Everyone knows it is the vedas and a few more but 9/10 people would not have read it or even know what is in it.

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Permalink Reply by Apple on January 9, 2010 at 9:54am

"Divine Teachings of Kyososama"

That sounds so authoritative!
Next time someone asks me if I know Jeebus I'll tell them that I follow the Divine Teachings of Kyososama. Wow. I should look that up just so I can ramble on about it in a Devil's Advocate kind of way.

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Permalink Reply by Subzero on January 10, 2010 at 4:19am

Thanks for the list - 5 books on Hinduism lol. The link is pulled out of krishna.org and doesn't reference to any legit census. Most Hindus in India do have a copy of Gita but no one reads it like Christians do every sunday except for Brahmins and remember phrases. I guess you are right in a way none of them are Actually Hindus. Is it a must to follow these scriptures?

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