Hinduism is one of the world's oldest religions, and has over 900 million adherents worldwide. The Vinayaka Temple holds functions, prayers and religious occasions for Hindus in Limerick.
Hinduism is one of the world's oldest religions, and has over 900 million adherents worldwide. Hinduism is not a single doctrine, and there is no single founder or teacher.
- Hinduism is over 3,000 years old.
- About 80% of the Indian population regard themselves as Hindu.
- Hindus believe in a universal eternal soul called Brahman, who created and is present in everything.
- But they worship other deities such as Ram, Shiva, Lakshmi and Hanuman, recognising different attributes of Brahman in them.
- Hindus believe that existence is a cycle of birth, death, and rebirth, governed by Karma.
- The Vedas are the most ancient religious Hindu texts and define the truth.
- Hindus believe that the texts were received by scholars directly from God and passed onto generations by word of mouth.
