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**Hinduism:**    **Orgin:**  **there is no one founder of hinduism. it was more of a trend turned into a religion in india. Hinduism cannot be described as an organized religion simply because there was no single founder, and no definite start point. Records show that the earliest dates hinduism can be traced back to is 1500 BC or earlier. Centralized in India but spread to UK and US and spreading to South Africa.** **Basic Beliefs:** **Karma-what goes around comes around; not to be confused with fate which is going to happen no matter the circumstances, karma is a direct result of ones own free will**  **Practices:**  **The hindu people honor their gods with statues and shrines in their homes.**  **three paths** (//margas//) to liberation: //bhaktimarga// (the path of devotion)//, jnanamarga// (the path of knowledge or philosophy), and //karmamarga// (the path of works and action). **Sacred Texts, Places & Objects:**  **There are four Vedas, the Rig Veda, Sama Veda, Yajur Veda and Atharva Veda. The Vedas are the primary texts of Hinduism. They also had a vast influence on Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism. other texts include Upanishads, Sutras, and Bhagavad Gita. ** **Interesting Information:**  **Worlds 3rd largest religion**  **M. Night Shyamalan believed in hinduism**   <span style="color: #6cde1b; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">media type="youtube" key="M6JFQ6Rf9_E" height="480" width="640"