Hinduism in Asia

founding of Hinduism

Apr 20, 1430

Hinduism was first founded around 1500 BC or earlier in India. There is not a specific founder. Hinduism is a polytheistic religion. They believe in reincarnation and karma

meaning of hinduism

Apr 23, 1431

Dharma. Karma. Reincarnation. Brahma. Shiva. Vishnu.

since the beginning the hindus have always believed in these things 1500bc

indus valley population splitted

Apr 23, 1444

Highly developed civilizations trived throughout the Indus Valley around 1500 B.C.E. But for still unknown reasons, the valley's population seemed to have moved out rather suddenly.

Aryan warrior culture

Apr 21, 1540

The Aryan warrior culture conquers the Indus River Valley. this brouhght along the languageof Sanskirt and lots of major influences in Hinduism's development.

1400 bc

the vedic age

Apr 21, 1560

The Vedic Age was during 1500bc and 1200bc ,in which the Rig Veda is written, it reflected the influence of joining the Aryan and Indus River Valley cultures.

the spread of hinduism

Apr 23, 1560

the spread of hinduism did not a speciific date but it gradually spreaded. the timethe it started was around 1250 bc. most of this spread was cuased by traveling merchaints

the brahmanas and upanishads

Apr 21, 1570

In 1000 bc the Brahmanas and Upanishads are written and added to the original Vedas.

the age of protest

Apr 21, 1580

Buddhism and Jainism broke away from the main flow of Hinduism creating the age of protest. 600 bc

Turning point

Apr 21, 1600

The period between 800 bc and 200bc was the turning point between the Verdic religion and the Hindu religion. theis was also a formative period for Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism.

response to the break away

Apr 21, 1605

in the 400 bc the Hindu repsond to the Buddhism and Jainism results in further changes to the main teachings of Hinduism.

greek influence

Apr 21, 1610

326 B.C.E. —Alexander the Great brings his army and the influence of Greek civilization into the northernmost regions of India. The Indian Mauryan Empire is created to counter this Greek invasion of culture and ideas. 250 B.C.E. —Ashoka becomes Emperor of the Mauryan Dynasty. 400–500 C.E. — Hinduism returns as the dominant religion of India. Temples and monuments are built to honor Hindu ideas, gods and beliefs. This is the era of the Hindu Renaissance. 800–1000 C.E. — Bhakti movements begin

300 bc

Apr 22, 1625

Around 300bc the Hindu kingdoms were established outside India mainly in South East Asia among the Bali, Java, Sri Lanka and Indonesia. These established kingdoms promoted Hindu beliefs among their subjects that even to present, the biggest population of the Bali is mainly Hindu. The religion was also spread by the merchants who wherever they went their religion was always before them.

the epic and early puranis period

Apr 21, 1630

the period of 200 bc and 500ce saw the classical "Golden Age" of Hinduism, which coincides with the Gupta Empire. In this period the six branches of Hindu philosophy evolved, namely Samkhya, Yoga, Nyaya, Vaisheshika, Mimamsa, and Vedanta.

dwipantara or jawa dwipa

Apr 22, 1632

around 200 bc the Dwipantara or Jawa Dwipa Hindu kingdom was in Java and Sumatra . Southeast Asia was filled by traders from eastern India, particularly Kalinga, as well as from the kingdoms of South India. this influenced the religion in that area

ashoka

Apr 22, 1635

250 B.C.E. —Ashoka becomes Emperor of the Mauryan Dynasty. He was the third king of the indian dynasty. Originally a Hindu, Ashoka later converted to Buddhism

hinduism returns to the top

Apr 22, 1650

400–500 C.E. — Hinduism returns as the dominant religion of India. Temples and monuments are built to honor Hindu ideas, gods and beliefs. This is the era of the Hindu Renaissance.

1st mellenium

Apr 22, 1700

In the first half of the 1st millennium ce, many of the early kingdoms in Southeast Asia adopted and adapted specific Hindu texts, theologies, rituals, architectural styles, and forms of social organization that suited their historical and social conditions

late classical/ early middle ages

Apr 21, 1770

Around the period of 650 to 1100 was the late Classical period or the early middle ages. The classical Pauranic Hinduism was established,and Adi Shankara's Advaita Vedanta, which incorporated Buddhist thought into Vedanta, marking a shift from realistic to idealistic thought.

india to singapore

Apr 23, 1900

The early 19th century saw a lot of immigrants into Singapore from southern India, mostly Tamils, to work as labourers for the British East India Company. they brought along their religion and culture from their homeland as well. 9hinduism)

locations of hindu population

Apr 23, 1990

Hindu believers in the early 1990s were relatively few outside of Bali, where they made up more than 93 percent of the population. Others were scattered around the archipelago. Nationally, Hindus represented only around 2% of the population in the early 1990s.

today

Apr 22, 2014

Hinduism is a major religion of India, with 80.5% of the population identifying themselves as Hindu

3rd largest

Apr 23, 2014

hinduism is the third largest religion in the world with about 950 million followers