HINDUISM
Varied Views of South Asian Religion: Quotes for discussion_
1."Gods, gods, there are so many, there is no place left to put a foot." (Basavanna, South India, 12th century)
2."Hinduism is not a religion; it is a jumble of gross superstitions." (19th century British official)
3. "India was the mother of history and the grandmother of tradition, but above all, it was 'the home of a thousand religions and two million gods'" (Twain 1989 and Embree 2003)
YOGA: An essential aspect of Hinduism!
Hindu dieties... is it Vishnu?, Krishna?, Lakshmi? Look here for a list of explanations and descriptions.
The development of Hinduism. Click here to see a timeline highlighting the development of Hinduism from 2500BC to the 1990's AD. Can you recreate the information into a game?
To see real life pictures of India, go to Ms. MacDonald's shutterfly photo album by clicking on India.
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