In a April 8 circular, the Gujarat government said it considers Buddhism, Sikhism and Jainism "a separate religion" from Hinduism and has asked Hindu's seeking to convert to any these three to seek ...

About 1 billion people around the world belong to this faith. Hinduism embraces a diversity of beliefs. Our beliefs determine our thoughts and attitudes about life, which in turn direct our actions.

When freed (from the senses) the wise, on departing from this world, become immortal. The eye does not go thither, nor speech, nor mind. We do not know, we do not understand, how any one can teach it.

Hinduism’s focus on joy and God contrasted with Buddhism’s austere practices and lack of a personal deity. Additionally, Buddhism’s monastic demands disrupted societal structures, making it ...

All Hindus agree on the same nine days and 10 nights in autumn, but after that, the observances in different regions contrast quite a lot Many have often wondered how the ancient Indic religions, ...

IT is a sign of the times that a “Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge” should undertake a series of works on “non-Christian religious systems.” Nor is it a less striking characteristic of our ...

We are living in a historical moment. In less than a hundred days the daughter of an Indian scientist and mother could become the first female president of the strongest country in the world. In a ...