The archeological excavations in Mohenjodaro and In Mohenjodaro, a large bath has been discovered with rooms and statutes indicating purification rites. Many figures of human shape have been unearthed from here. The figures are seated on their heels with knees apart. The eyes are half closed and are directed towards the nose-tip. Some figures have their hands folded in the way in which Hindus greet.
Numerous statues of goddesses have been discovered from the various sites. This gives a clear indication of fertility rites. Some of the objects excavated resemble ‘Lingas.’ The age of these sites are placed between 3500 and 5000 BCE.
We must remember here that these ancient cities were highly developed. The type of development found here cannot take place overnight. It might have taken several hundred years for these cities develop.
The seeds of Hinduism might have been therein the minds of these people even before that. It might have been passed on for many generations before Indus Valley Civilization.
In a way, we can assume that the origin of Hinduism can be traced back to the day when the first human being began to think about nature.
Hinduism is based on the concept of oneness – ‘Thou art that.’
It is not a religion to have an origin. To understand it, we need to come out of the narrow concept of religion. The echoes of this ancient thought can be seen in ‘A Brief History of Time’ by Stephen Hawking.
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hey i really appreciate ur work yet i want to know that if hinduism is the natural belief and not the religion than its okh bcoz i my self never think so narrow but who the hell was abraham and his two sons namely ishmael and isaac bcoz i think this is the only family that created the biggest hazzles of history in the name of islam by the decendents of ishmael and christainity by the decendents of isaac.
Jesus and Mohammed are positioned opposite each other. Both have big beards and long dresses. Both are cirucmcised as per cultural tradition. The adherence to food rules and religious observance are common to both. Both bow down and prostrate but not kowtow. Each one of them has charisma. When wood is placed betwixt them one canmot notice the other. When stone is placed between them one cannot notice the other. When a mirror is placed in front of them, the reflection shows their opulence. When glass is placed in front of them one is not dissimilar to the other. They are both absolute but how can that be?
Jesus Christ and Mohammed Mustafa were both well know religious personalties. They may have both practiced some forms of Judaism in their lifetime but they were not practicing Jews. Certainly when they began teaching they were following their own religious practices based on what they had learned from the spirtuality around and when they were on their travels and the interactions thereof. As humans do they tended to carve out their own methods of spirituality and prayer. During their respective ministries they formed new practices that became new religions with themselves as the major personality being the founders. They maybe knew each other in a mystical other-worldly way for the writings of those times both of the Christian and Mohammedan periods i.e. Jesus Christ, the apostles and the antecedents and descendants of the extended family and Mohammed Mustafa, the companions and the antecedents and descendants of the extended family show that there is mention of each other in the writings. They had a close relationship and were far from different. Many teachings have strange correlations with one another.
As per my knowledge, Adyaguru Shankaracharya are the founder of hindu religion. before that hundus are scatered and each one of them are in differnt orbit. Shankaracharya bring all of them under common platform and agenda.
hinduism what west perceived is only from dead or ruined monuments which is not correct continously living cultures of this world i e tamil and ganges are the proof of hinduism. our concept of four yugas and braman day indicates the real life of this earth which seems to be billon years old. the modern scince discovery of origin of human being must be going to be an error as thier many other changing concepts and will be coinciding with hindus concepts
Each case is deemed on its merits.
The day you discover something is not the day of origin. Just as countries or continents did not originate the day an explorer discovered them. Truth has been eternal and its realization has been in bits and pieces passed on by word of mouth and sometimes written and debated among yogis and philosophers.
It is indeed futile to dwell much on date of origin. What use is Carbon dating for philosophical realizations that spread by word of mouth from Gurus to disciples?
Fire, water, wood, stone, metal, ether, matter and not each have their own tales to tell.
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