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Hinduism

History and Facts: •The oldest of the world’s living faiths is Hinduism or Sanatana Dhama.

•90% of the world’s Hindus live in India.

•Hinduism is very unique because it has no founder or place of date of origin. Though its origin is believed to be dated between 10,000 to 7,000 B.C.

•Hinduism is simply the religion of the people of India.

•Hindus believe in reincarnation. They believe that they could turn into a human, animal, or even a vegetable after death. They believe what a person does in the present will affect their next life. The goal of the individual is to escape the cycle of birth and rebirth so that the individual soul becomes part of the absolute soul.

•Hinduism is one of the world’s oldest surviving religions.

•Ten Commitments of Hinduism
 * 1)  Ahinsa - Do no harm.
 * 2)  Satya - Do not lie.
 * 3)  Asteya - Do not steal.
 * 4)  Brahmacharya - Do not overindulge.
 * 5)  Aparigraha - Do not be greedy.
 * 6)  Saucha - Be clean.[[image:webkit-fake-url://30BD9359-EEF4-40E1-8074-91FF09B7C97D/image.tiff width="171" height="173" align="right" caption="Hindu Symbol"]]
 * 7)  Santosha - Be content.
 * 8)  Tapas - Be self-disciplined
 * 9)  Svadhyaya - Study.
 * 10)  Ishvara Pranidhana - Surrender to God