why hindusm in India only?
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That isnt true, hinduism originated in india but now hinduism is all over the world.
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homosexuality is perhaps not a part of hindu culture.  There is no mention of  homosexuality in any of our scriptures.\n\n  In Ajanta and ellora caves, which are of Tantrik tradition, there are sculptures  of homosexuality, anal and animal sex...perhaps in that Tantrik era this was allowed for Tantriks for their rituals.\n\n    bieng homo is perhaps not for religions, it is a state of mind and mainly depend upon cultural backgrounds
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India - its not a country, but a cosmos. which country has such vastness in every field? There is none like India.\n\nLanguages and dialects - over 1500 of them. Over thirty states and union territories, each divided on the basis of the dominant language.\n\nReligions - Hindus are dominant - 83%. But they are the best of the lot, they do not have problem with other except the radical groups like RSS, VHP & Bajrang Dal. The others are Budhist, Jains, Sikhs, Muslims, Christians & others together 17%.\n\nFestivals of India are one of the most colorful. Each state of india has a dozen or more festival of thier own. Even in her poverty you see indians the most happiest. their festivals are the proof.\n\nIndia has the oldest continuous history. It is the only country that has not been an aggressor or looted/destroyed another country. Hnduism religion is the most progressive religions, nothing can come near to it in this aspect. Whether a person accepts god or not, he is hindu.\n\nInspite of different religions, languages and other differences, everybody is proud to be an INDIAN.
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Post your Question on the yahoo India answers international. Go to the bottom of this page you press on india. This way, you will get answers from "Hindus". \nGood luck
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Number of Innocent Hindus who have died in India by the hands of so called minority , is way too much higher.\n\nStill minorities are living in India happily.Minorities in India get way too  many privilages and rights.   And instead of showing a bit of gratitude , all they do is defame it!\n\nThere is an ancient Hindu story about a Sanyasi and a Scorpian. Scorpian was drowning and Sanyasi tried to save it , the scorpian stung him. Sayasi 's hand was shaken with pain and it was dropped in river again. Sanyasi again pickd it up and took it to the shore. On lookers asked him why he tried to save it after it stung him? Sanytasi answered Stining was nature of scorpian and compassion was his. When a scorpian did not forget its own basic instict how could he ?\n\nSo India is not loosing its secular tag . It will not loose it, till Hindus are majority. For Hinduism 's basic belief is tolerance. \n\nWe believe in DA DA Da ie Daya Dama And Dan\n\nThan means  Compassion, Restraint and Charity.
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In India, people of varying religions have gotten along peacefully for years.  Of course, there will always be exceptions to the rule, but by and large, religions in India have been able to co-exist peacefully.  India has been a haven for the religiously persecuted.  Look at how the Jews who sought refuge in India fared compared to the Jews who ended up in Europe.  Look at the Zoroastrian community in India.  The Zoroastrians were not tolerated in their native Iran, but in India, they make up a prominent and well-respected part of society.  Besides these groups are Buddhists, Jains, Sikhs, Muslims, Christians, and others who manage to live side by side in peace in India.  My friend from India says it is nothing unusual in India to see a combination Church-Mosque-Hindu Temple.  I have read stories of Muslims who actually own and operate Hindu Temples!  I know that they CAN get along.\n\nSo the issue is more complicated than just religion.  Yes, it IS religion that is the primary cause of the partition, however, it is a very particular expression of religion, and politics gets mixed in in a very fundamental way.  I still maintain that it is not religion that is the root of the problem, but extreme exclusivity (the idea that my religion is right and yours is basically demonic).  \n\nJust my 2 cents!
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how dare to ask this question u bladdy *****.this is india not a abroad and one more think\n              "sare jaha se acha hindustan hamare"
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Not interested.\n\nHindus keep on converting all the time. For various reasons. A large number converted to other religions in liue of money , power or to stay alive that is on the point of a sword or gun.\n\nYet again Hinduism gives too much freedom and not many people even read there scriptures or books. They have little or superfecial knowledge about there own philosophies. Many know only what they read in popular media , which in turn is often propogated by non Hindu Proselytisers.In India the History we read today was written by British(evangelicals) and then communists. Both have their own ideological mission and work with an intent to advanmce there own beliefs.  So they overemphasise negatives and conviniently ignore counter arguments.  Hindus get education in these very schools. So they are taught these tghings only. Few people study on their own and analyse and see the other side of story.\n\nSuch people are unable to to answer questions put by missineries of non Hindu religion as the proselytisers have done there home work already. Something which never occured to Hindu. So they convert out of proper education and knowledge of Hinduism.\n\nYet again some Hindus convert to christianity as a "fashion ". After all it is the religion of a successfull community today. They think they are identifing themselves with winners. \n\nConversion to Islam is mostly for purpose of Marriage. Islam allows 4 marriages and divorce easy for men. Secondly Muslims have a tendency to get Hindu GF. And  if not before after marriage, they have to convert sooner or later.\n\nAnd Off course nobody is given death punishment for converting out of Hinduism.
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I live in India. The best thing about our country is that we are secular. We have a Muslim as the President, a Sikh as the Prime Minister and a Roman Catholic Woman leader(Sonia Gandhi-she's Italian).
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We are getting respect in the world becouse of our Democracy and Secularism and Indians are also happy with it. In today’s world economy is more important then religion. Can a Hindu Nation give more food to poor and better health and education facilities?
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Ditto above.  No love between muslims and hindus.  They probably dont want escallation.
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it is because of your culture of religious intolerance and tribal affiliations instead of a national pride...also there is the fact that india might have the bomb but doesnt have the know how to lob it past pakistan...\n\nyour politicians and religious leaders are holding you back\n\nthey want to blame the western world for all your failures and have instilled in your culture a defeatist attitude that you cant win...this keeps them in power\n\n\nthe fact that even tho all the outsourcing we do to india keeps some of you technologically savvy, the rest of your country is so far behind in the managing of information that it might not catch up for 2 or 3 or longer generations\n\nthink about it..where are all your smart people..??? in the united states...thats because we assimilate the best of all cultures and use them to our advantage...there are more opportunities here\n\nwe would love to be trading partners and business partners with all the world..until we can trust your leaders to be in the 21st century, sadly that probably wont happen on a large scale
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your question is answered to an extent by PUMA. \n\nthere are questions about hinduism too. Some of your answerers to this question have also been asking about it.\n\nOften they use quite insulting things or just ignorant like that seeker above. \n\nhinduism is a collection of various kind of philosophies. It is neither as well defined doctrine as christianity nor as politically determined as islam.tolerance is its fundamental quality. The result is that askers do not get much furl to go on.\n\n hinduism is around since the first harrapan civilization came up. its roots go even beyond it. Such an old tradition is more like a grandpa. let the children argue and fight. grandpa has got more matured for that.\n\nRegarding seeker's post:\n\nwell I usually try to use nice language but... the seeker above is an idiot.\n\nhindus are not only free to ask questions, they are free to choose doctrines or parts of it. open debates were encouraged even in vedic times. if i believe in god i am hindu. if i do not even them i am hindu. \n\nnobody is ever condemn to hell and hindus never percecuted anybody for theiur religious beliefs. buddhism, jainism , sikhism all are off shoots of himnduism. it is always ready to accept new theories which have logical proofs. it never challanged any scientific theory.\n\nAnd no cow is not a god.
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As of 2005, there were approximately 970 million Hindus. Of these, 900 million live in India, the birthplace of modern Hinduism. The Himalayan kingdom of Nepal is the world's only Hindu nation, with more than 80% of its population practicing Hinduism, which is closely intertwined with Budhism. Though the majority of the Indian population practices Hinduism, 82%, India is a secular republic. Large Hindu communities, mostly expatriates from India, live in South East Asia, North America, the West Indies, Western Europe, the Middle East, East Africa and South Africa. The Hindus of Bali, and in other parts of Indonesia are indigenous Indonesian Hindus.
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oops sorry are you referring to my answer from an hour ago? i made that generalisation. hehe sorry. i never thought that all indians are hindu's, but it is the predominant religeon in india. no one can associate it with islam or judaism can they? when i, and i think i can speak for most people, say that indians are hindu, i'm referring to a culture as well asa religeon.\n\nim curious, is there much judaism and islam and christianity there? or is the other 45% mostly atheist/dont care?
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Hindus do not worship idols any more than a Christian who wears a crucifix worships a piece of metal. They worship Gods and use statues as perpetual reminders and symbols. Furthermore, Hinduism is a vast range of practices and beliefs that are far more complex than your simple, uneducated presentation acknowledges.
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The answer is in the second picture from this site:\n\nhttp://www.metacafe.com/watch/20557/only_in_india/