A much later phenomenon in Hindu history, though ironically claimed to be of antiquity.
Tag: History of Hinduism
Avatāravāda, i.e. the doctorine of incarnation.
No other religious group uses it as extensively as the as the Vaiṣṇavas. In Vaiṣṇavism almost everyone is an incarnation of either Viṣṇu or some other god, sent by Viṣṇu. And other than that it has a long history of appropriating rivalling religious figures as incarnations into its canon.
In this part, I will try to throw some light on the historical development of Hindu Self Identity and its relation with Sikh , Jaina & Bauddha.Slowly, the Indian groups themselves started using the term, Hindu , differentiating themselves and their “traditional ways” from those of the invaders. The historical development of Hindu self-identity within […]
Indian Subcontinent/Hindu Civilaztion has been the birthplace of a plethora of different diverse traditions, starting from Antiquity.
How old is the term Hindu? Was it given by the Mughal Invaders or is it more archaic than most people assume it to be??