SOME FACTS OF HINDUISM 1)Sanathana Dharma has 2000 basic religious books and in total has more than one lakh religious books which is biggest literature for any religion. 2)Apart from India and Nepal ,Mauritius is also a Hindu majority country.The Bali islands in Indonesia is a Hindu majority region. In 1950 Fiji islands , Suriname , Guyana were also Hindu majority countries ((now reduced due to large scale conversion)) . 3)Even though Sanathana Dharma is 3rd largest religion in the world , the most visited pilgrim centres are in Hinduism. Sabarimala Temple - 70+ million per year Thirupati Tirumala temple - 50 million per year Guruvayoor Krishna Temple - 40+ million per year 4)Countries like Pakisthan , Srilanka , Myanmar , Bhutan , Bangladesh , Afganisthan , Tibet were once Hindu countries. 5)Sanathana Dharma was the largest religion in the world till Christianity overtook it in modern era. In 1910 census Hinduism was larger religion than Islam *1910 census Hinduism-223 million followers Islam - 221 million followers 6)Buddhism which is an offshoot of Sanathana Dharma is also a World religion. Yoga which is a practice of Sanathana Dharma has more than 200 million non Hindu followers today. 7)Worlds largest Human gathering is for Hindu festival of Maha kumbha mela (( around 160+ million people)). Worlds largest religious structure is Ankorwat Temple. Worlds most richest temple is Padmanabhaswamy Temple. 8)Many countries like Indonesia,Combodia ,Malasia have Sanathana past. The reality is that Sanathana Dharma or Hinduism is the mother of all religions , cultures and civilisations. Entire world have a Sanathana history. Tommarrow such a day will again come by renaissance.
Posted on: Mon, 22 Dec 2014 06:15:41 +0000
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