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The Hindu Faith is an indigenous theology and philosophy of India spanning thousands of years. Reincarnation is the center of the Faith, the teaching that all things become unified through living many lives. After each cycle of life, karma decides which caste or level of life a person will next experience. Lying, cheating scumbags, who were greedy and did not assist the poor could be reincarnated upon death into a life of poverty and illness. With a little hope, such a soul would learn a valuable lesson and the next time around would be a bit more comfortable. Some Hindus also believe that a human can be reincarnated as an animal. Whether that is karma from a good or bad previous life, one can only guess.
The majority of Hindus live in India and Nepal, but over the last several centuries, Hinduism has spread around the world with converts in Bali, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and the Western world. Although Hinduism is considered a major, world religion, Hindu scholars and leaders consider the Faith a way of life, not a religion.
Brahman is the Hindu interpretation of God. He is the creator of the universe. Other Gods, who maintain and destroy the universe, are held in high esteem. Each Hindu yearns to reach a point in their spiritual growth when their soul is united with Brahman.

Mantras, Hymns, and Philosophy

The Vedas is a collection of sacred books composed of chants, mantras, hymns, rituals, theologies, philosophies, and instructional guides that had been handed down orally from generation to generation for thousands of years. Krishna Dwaipayana Vyasa, honored as the father of the Vedas, began compiling thousands of the oral narratives into written texts beginning in approximately 1500 BC, although some scholars place the date cl...

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