Other Religions-Which are different from Hinduism.
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Martyr concept in Hinduism
Islam has the concept of martyrism. Do any Hindu scriptures have a similar concept?
If not is there anything close?
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What does Hinduism say about reading/knowing other religions?
I am a Hindu. Up to the age of 15 I was living without any set of questions. But now (27) I have started looking for facts behind religious sayings/texts. I do not believe so much in Hinduism nor in any other religion (Buddhism, Sikhism etc.) but I…
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How come there are nearly 6 billion people but only few attain perfection(self realization)?
Why do some people naturally get inclination(a quest or sometimes a thirst) on life to know about God?
Are they any pious activities that leads to this state in life after life?
Please justify with quotes if necessary.
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Guardian Angels and Hinduism
Judeo christian religious traditions has got a concept that , each person on earth has got a guardian angel to take care of his/her need. They keep monitoring each person , help their spiritual progress and try to communicate with him/her with…
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Does God want us to be subservient to him?
One of the things that disturbs me about abrahamic religions is that they consider secular movies, music and even job to be sinful. In Islam, music and poetry is considered is haram as they say it takes you away from the rememberance of god. In…
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References to Zoroastrianism in Hindu scripture?
Are there any references to Zoroastrianism in Hindu scripture? The reason I ask is because Zoroastrianism might have come from Hinduism.
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Other countries or religion in dwapuryug?
im very confused since many days as i heard about some sumerian kings list which states their kings in order and says that the kings before flood lived even upto 36000 years and after flood kings started with having age as long as 900 .. how is it…
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Are Yazidis of Iraq related to Hinduism?
I saw a video on youtube and read about Yazidis:
The Yazidis are monotheists,believing in God as creator of the world,
which he has placed under the care of seven holy beings or angels, the
chief of whom is Melek Taus, the Peacock Angel. The…
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Is everyone a Hindu?
From Wikipedia:
Hinduism includes a diversity of ideas on spirituality and traditions, but has no ecclesiastical order, no unquestionable religious authorities, no governing body, no prophet(s) nor any binding holy book; Hindus can choose to be…
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Do Hindu scriptures allow adopting better moral teachings from other cultures and religions?
Modern-day Hindus seem to follow a mixture of moral and philosophical teachings drawn from a variety of cultures and religions, both eastern and western. E.g., some Hindus actively choose a vegan diet considering it to be morally superior to a…
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