1. The institution of marriage was founded and put forth in practice by Hindus. Culture starts from family. Families could exist because of the concept of marriage.
2. The first law maker, Manu, was a Hindu and Manu Smriti was the first book on law in the world.
3. Rigveda is the oldest literature known to mankind. It dates back to 23720 BC.
4. Hindus believe that Vedas are written by Gods.
5. According to Vedas, lending money on interest is a bad Karma.
6. Acupuncture and acupressure are vital parts of Hindu customs.
7. Do you know the fact that Vedas were preserved for more than 5000 years without the help of printing technology? This was done by reciting and memorizing all the hymns and through Teacher-Disciple tradition (Guru-Shishya Parampara).
8. India is the home of four great religions: Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism. All other three religions were generated from Hinduism.
9. Sanskrit is the oldest language known to mankind. All other languages of the world are generated from Sanskrit. Sanskrit is the most suitable language for computerization.
10. The concepts of decimal system, zero, point, pi and many others were used first by Hindus. Ancient Hindus knew astronomical calculations. They had calculated the distance between Sun and Earth. Even they had calculated the speed of light. The values are exactly the same as that of calculated by latest methods.
11. According to Vedas, Om is the sound which was present at the time of creation of universe and it is the only symbol, which represents the God (Brahman).
12. Parents, teachers, and food are considered next to God. Parents (even all elders) and teachers are respected as if they are Gods.
13. Wasting food is considered as a very bad habit in Hinduism. You should get served as much food as you can eat.
14. There is no officially-declared Hindu country in the world as there are Islamic and Christian countries. Nepal was the only Hindu country, but it has now become a republic country.
15. Hindu community is the second most tortured community in the world after Jews.
16. Hindus do not wear footwear inside the temples or homes. It is supposed that micro organisms come along with footwear.
17. Because of the usefulness of rivers, they are highly revered in Hinduism. People call them as mother. Ganges is the highest revered river for Hindus.
18. Kashi Vishwanath Temple is the holiest temple for Hindus. It is located in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. It is one of the 12 Jyotirlingas scattered all over India.
19. Kashi is situated along the banks of the river Ganges. It is the holiest place for Hindus. Some Hindus believe that if you die in Kashi, you would attend salvation. Some people prefer to spend the last days of their lives in Kashi.
20. There have been substantial evidences that Hinduism had spread all over the world including Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, Russia, USA, Italy, and many other parts of the world. Now also you can find evidences all over the world.
21. Hindu population constitutes about 14% of the world population.
22. Hindus believe that we get the human body when our soul passes through 8,400,000 species (Yonis).
23. A few decades back, Yoga, Ayurveda, Vedic Maths, and Hypnotism were considered as superstitions and/or rubbish but with the advent of modern science it is proved now that these things are very helpful for us and which were invented and adopted by Hinduism thousands of years ago and for thousands of years.
24. Hindus do not worship Lord Brahma individually. He is worshiped only in the form of trinity i.e. Brahma, Vishnu, and Mahesh together. There is only one temple of Brahma in the world, which is in Pushkar, Rajasthan. The same thing applies to Indra. Indra and Brahma are both cursed because of their weak characters. Some people use this thing against Hinduism but they should understand that Hinduism is bold enough to punish every culprit whoever he/she may be even God. This also proves the fact that Hindu mythology is not just a fairy tale but is a history in itself as no culture would abandon its own gods.
25. The Ganges River is considered as the most sacred river by Hindus. The Ganges is considered as a goddess. They believe that all of the sins of a person are washed when he/she bathes in Ganges. Ganges water contains more oxygen than any other river in the world and the water remains fresh for longer time. According to a program broadcasted on Discovery, the Ganges water contains bacteria veg which eats up harmful bacteria. Hence, despite being over-polluted, there are less harmful bacteria in it.
26. Practice of cremation is observed by most of the Hindus. The practice of burial is also observed in a small number of castes.
27. Hindus are the most tolerant to people of other religions. Live and let live is the principle observed by all Hindus. This comes through culture and traditions observed by Hindus. All the rituals, festivals and traditions followed by Hindus are carefully and scientifically designed for to be healthy and happy and to stay with nature. We will discuss regarding this in a separate post.
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