13.8% of the world's population
are Hindus.
Hinduism has no single founder, founding
incident or date of origin.
Hinduism believes the conditions
of one's present life are due to karma, or accumulated good or bad behavior in
past lives.
Hinduism worships over 33 million
gods or demigods.
The Mahabharata, used to teach
the principles of Hinduism, is 1.8 million words long and is the longest poem
in the world.
At over 162.6 ha (401 acres), the
Hindu temple Angkor Wat in Cambodia is the largest religious structure in the
world.
There is a pilgrimage site in Sri
Lanka that is holy to four religions for a "sacred footprint": Hinduism,
Islam, Buddhism and Christianity.
Most Hindus say Euthanasia
interrupts the timing of the cycle of rebirth and both the doctor and patient
will take on bad karma as a result.
The Swastika is recognized as a
symbol of auspiciousness in Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism.
India's Hindu calendar has 6 seasons:
spring, summer, monsoon, autumn, winter and prevernal.
Hinduism accepts a man's right to
commit suicide through fasting to death, called "Prayopavesa."
Source : Factslide.com
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