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Hinduism: Forms
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As Hinduism has always been an eclectic religion it becomes difficult to identify all features which are universally recognised in this religion. The objects of veneration and worship in Hindu temples are very startling to those not familiar with the history of this hoary religion (One has to remember that the term religion is very loosely applied to Hinduism. It is more a collection of attitudes and forms of worship).
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Hinduism is like the Ganga,, pure and unsullied at its source but taking in its course the impurities in the way. Even like the Ganga it is beneficent in its total effect. It takes a provincial form in every province, but the inner substance is retained everywhere.
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Hinduism has no founder and no prophet. It has no particular ecclesiastical or institutional structure, nor set creed. The emphasis is on the way of living rather than on a way of thought. Radhakrishnan, a former president of India, once remarked: 'Hinduism is more a culture than a creed.'
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The following overview of Hinduism is based on "Death of a Guru" by Rabi R. Maharaj, the powerful testimony of a former Hindu guru. This book can be ordered at www.christianbook.com, ISBN 0-89081-434-1. The synopsis on the back of the book reads ...
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