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Hinduism

From its creation Hinduism has been a very influential religion in India. It was brought about once the Aryans left India and modified over the years. Often times the people of India are wrongly referred to as Hindus when Hindus are only the people practicing Hinduism. These people follow the strict yet simple rules of the religion; the cast system and the Vedas. These are to be respected and influence the people's daily life and have done so ever since their creation. The rituals are not questioned and are everyday affairs. Some of the traditions may have seemed a bit barbaric to the British at their time of rule however the people were used to them and treated them with great care.
It can be said that Hinduism is and has been an asset to the people of India ever since it creation and that it has had more positive effects than negative ones.
As the Aryans left the Indian peninsula they left behind them the necessary elements to create a new religion; Hinduism. The people of India gathered what had been left and used it to found Hinduism. They created the Vedas that are as the Bible for the Christians and instated the caste system. The caste system is the basis of Hinduism. Each Hindu has his place in the caste according to his social class and may never change caste during his current life. This caste system also helped to maintain order and unity among the Indian states. Hinduism was spreading wildly and is currently the first and most important religion in India. At the top of the Caste system are the Brahmins that are the priests of Hinduism. No one is able to be above them because they are the closest to the gods and are almost perfect. All the Hindus belong to a cast according to their job and the job of their father. The only way any of them could change caste is by reincarnation. This possibility to change cast motivated many to work harder and lead honest lives creating order amongst the people. It shows how Hinduism is a great factor of influence in...