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Founding of Hinduism
Hinduism was first founded around 2000BC- 1500BC. Hinduism originated from the country India and is a polytheistic deity. -
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The Meaning of Hinduism
Hindus believe in the following: Dharma. Karma. Reincarnation.Brahma. Shiva. Vishnu. Hindus have been believeing in these teachings since 1500BC when it was first founded. -
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Hindu Groups
Between the year 200 BCE- 320 CE, Hinduism was seperated into two groups: Vaishnaism and Shaivism. -
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The First Hymns
The Rigvedic hymns of the Rigveda Samhita was first written down. Around this time, the primary text of the Rigveda Samhita was thought to have been compiled and recorded first. -
Apr 24, 700
Another Hindu Group Develops
In this time, Shaktism, devi worship, was recognized as one of the other Hindu groups. This worship focuses on the Godhead, or the Hindu Divine Mother. -
Apr 25, 700
An Important Man to All of Hinduism is Born
Adi Shankara, a Hindu philosopher and theologian was born. Shankara is a role model for the future generations of Hindus such as Madhva and Ramunja to establish schools of Vendanta to teach people of their ways. -
Apr 25, 1017
The Birth of Ramunja
The Hindu theologian Ramunja was born in the year 1017 and died in 1137. He is well known for founding the Visistadvaita, a sub-school of Vendata. His teaching include that people are to unite with the divine while acknowledging that the divine are far more powerful than us and should not be taken lightly. -
Apr 25, 1100
School of Advaita Vedanta
One of Shankra's disciples, Padmapada, is the person who runs one part of the school of Advaita. The second part of the school of Advaita follow the ideologies of Vacaspati. -
Apr 25, 1150
The Great Hindu Temple is Constructed
In Angkor, Cambodia, the Temple of Angkor Wat was completed in the year 1150. The temple was built under the reign of King Suryavarman II. The great temple is one of the world's largest religous buildings. -
Apr 25, 1199
Madhva is Born
The Hindu philosopher Madhva, born 1199 and died 1278, was the founder of the Dvaita sub-school of Vedanta. His teachings include the divine, humans must be a completely separate entity. This differs from the Vedanta ideologies that suggest humans should try to unite with the gods. -
Apr 25, 1485
The Vaishnava School
A Vaishnava Hindu theologian, Caytania, establishes the Gaudiya Vaishnava school. -
Monotheistic Hinduism
Ram Mohun Roy creates the Brahmo Sabha as an official monotheistic part of Hinduism. This most important attempt to form a monotheistic Hindu group. -
The Birth of Ramkrishna
Ramakrishna, died Aug. 16, 1886, was born in Bengal, India. He is well known for interpreting many religions throughout the world as fundamentally the same, all similarly correct paths to the same goal. -
Gandhi
Mohandas Gandhi was a great Hindu pacifist, civil rights activist, and social reformer was born on September 2, 1869. This man has influenced many people's beliefs throughout the world. -
Hinduism Resurgence
Ramakrishna's teachings became the main component of a resurgence in Hinduism throughout India. This resurgence inspired many Hindu leaders throughout India such as Gandhi. -
Hinduism Spreads to America
The teachings of Ramakrishna was brought to America.
Ramakrishna was the first famous missionary to bring modern Hinduism to the West. He founded the Vedanta Society in New York City, NY, in 1895, to spread Hinduism in America. -
Ramakrishna's Missions
The Ramakrishna's Mission in Calcutta, India, was created in order to cultivate the teachings of Ramakrishna. This promotion of Hinduism serves to encourage reformists such as Aurobindo Ghosh. -
The Intergal Yoga System
Aurobindo Ghosh founded a new Hindu philosophical system, Integral Yoga. The system strives to unite enthusiasts who practice it consciously with the supreme cosmic force, Brahman. -
Partition of India
India was divided into Pakistan and India due to religous conflicts. India atyed with the Hindu religion, while Pakistan went with the Muslim religion. -
Assasination of Gandhi
Mohandas Gandhi was assassinated by Nathuram Godse in Delhi, India. Nathuram feared that Gandhi's ways of pacifism and non-resistance will at some point make the Hindus doubt their beliefs. Even in death, Gandhi's views, even to this day, continue to inspire civil rights leaders such as Martin Luther King, Jr.
