- Unlike other major religions, Hinduism doesn't consider the pursuit of wealth as a sin. In fact, we celebrate wealth in the form of many gods such as Lakshmi, Kubera and Vishnu.
- Hinduism has a 4 level hierarchy – Dharma (pursuit of philosophy, religion and doing duties to society) , Artha (pursuit of livelihood , wealth and power), Kama (pursuit of pleasures including sexual/sensual)and Moksha (liberation) and we progress from the top to bottom.
- Hinduism is the parent religion for two of the other major religions of South Asia – Buddhism and Sikhism. It is also closely associated with its sister religion – Jainism.
- The holiest number for Hindus is 108. This is the ratio of Sun’s distance (from earth)/Sun’s diameter or Moon’s distance (from earth)/Moon’s diameter. Thus, most of our prayer beads have 108 beads.
- The largest religious structures in the world – Angkor Vat in Cambodia were built by the Hindu kings of South East Asia.
- Hindu scriptures are organized into Vedas (poems that written in multiple levels from abstract rural level and going deeper into cosmic universe), Upanishads (scientific discourses and arguments about the world), Brahmanas (manuals for ritual performances), Aranyakas (experiments done on human mind and nature in the forests), Puranas (mythologies about Hindu gods) and Itihasas (notebooks on “historical” events”).
Snakes and Ladders was originally created to teach children Hinduism,MOKSHAPAT.
- According to ancient Hindu scriptures, a woman can marry up-to 4 husbands at a time. Because of the same reason, during marriage rituals she is married to Agni, Vayu and Surya first and then to her husband. So that she cannot marry more.
