RELIGIONS IN INDIA AND ITS IMPACT

Religions in India and its Impact



Introduction

India is the birthplace of world's four renowned religions: Hinduism, Sikhism, Jainism, Buddhism.

Religions Arouse in India

Hinduism is the third-largest religion in the world, with estimates over 1 billion adherents worldwide. Its founders were ancient sages, called rshis, who achieved enlightenment of spiritual truths. Sikhism is a monotheistic religion that was established primarily in the 15th century in the Punjab region of India and has approximately 25 million followers worldwide. Buddhism was founded by Siddhartha Gautama around 2,500 years ago in northern India. After he achieved enlightenment, he was hailed ...