om, sacred syllable , quintessential symbol of hinduism
a 13th century cambodian statue of vishnu.
hinduism originated on indian subcontinent. considered world s oldest extant religion. hinduism contains vast body of scripture, divided revealed , remembered, expounding on dharma, or religious living. hindus consider vedas , upanishads being among foremost in authority, importance , antiquity. bhagavad gītā, treatise excerpted mahābhārata, called summary of spiritual teachings of vedas. difficult identify universal belief or practice in hinduism, although prominent themes include: dharma, samsara, karma, , moksha. hinduism called polytheistic religion, oversimplification. hinduism includes diverse collection of schools beliefs span monotheism, polytheism, pantheism, monism , atheism. instance, advaita vedanta school holds there 1 causal entity (brahman), manifests various living , non-living forms observe, whereas traditions such vaishnavism , shaivism worship vishnu , shiva in relatively more monotheistic sense (caused differentiation between parabrahman , atman). number of scholars consider samkhya school of thought have atheistic leanings.
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