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Hinduism Paper
Kristina Claibourn
Axia College of the University of Phoenix

Hinduism is the third largest practicing religion in the world, following Christianity and Islam. There are approximately one billion adherents, 905 million of these practicing Hindus live in India and Nepal. The earliest orgins of Hinduism can be traced to the Vedic civilization, although the religion was not founded by a single person. Hinduism is based on many scriptures which talk about theology, philosophy, and mythology.
Hinduism beliefs include Dharma, which means ethics/duties; Samsara, the cycle of birth, life, death, and rebirth; Karma, an action that has a subsequent reaction; Moksha, the liberation of the cycle of Samsara; and Yogas, paths and practices (Wikipedia, 2007). Hinduism is sometimes referred to as a henotheistic religion, which is the devotion to a single "God" while believing there are other gods.
In order to answer the question: "Considering that Hinduism lacks a uniting......

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