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100
1,000 BCE
The first Vedic literature is born and again it is largely disputed if the time is correct. Most sources say that it is around this period. -
100
c. 1,000 BCE—700 BCE
The Brahmanas are speculated to be completed and a new sub-culture is opened in Vedic Literature. -
100
500 BCE—200 BCE
The Dharma Sutras completed in this time. Sources say the genre of Dharma Sutras is older than genre of Dharmasastras and are finished in this time. -
100
324 BCE
Macedonians attack and the armies of Alexander the Great I of Macedonia begin to invade northwestern India. -
100
1,500 BCE—c. 500 BCE
Though noone knows the exact date The Vedas is believe to been made around this time. In this time period, they were performed by voice and memory and varied from time to time. Like said before there are many scholars who disagree with when it was composed but most agreed it was around this time period. -
101
1,700 BCE—1,500 BCE
Harappa and Mohenjo Daro in modern-day Pakistan) and are destroyed by the advancing Aryan race.The Aryans who continue popping up and stay in the Indian subcontinent. But the people who inhabiated the land before, wer the only signs of Hinduism in it early stages. and are the oldest remnants . -
200
200 BCE—320 CE
Hinduism grows into sectarian groups. Vaishnavism (Vishnu worship) and Shaivism (Shiva worship) which are the first sections of the Indian religion. -
240
320 BCE—50 CE
A new genre called Puranas begins and the genre begins in India. The genre is still written in the Common Era. This text are constantly going through changes and mountainous editing. -
340
320 CE—700
Other sects are added in Hinduism. Shaktism (Devi worship) is now seen as a sect. -
420
200 BCE—500 CE
The Dharmasastras are completed. The oldest Dharmasastra, the Manusmriti, is thought to be published aroun this time; 200 BCE to about 200 CE. However, the rest of the Dharmasastras that are after Manusmriti, have not been written until about 500 CE. -
425
320 BCE—550 CE
The first Rig Vedic hymns are written down. The Rig-Veda Samhita have been guessed to inhabit this time period. -
Apr 25, 700
700 CE
Adi Shankara is born. The Hindu philosopher and theologian Shankara (d. 750) are assumed to be born as well in this time period; 700 CE. He is known for founding the Advaita sub-school of Vedanta. Shankara teaches that unity with the Brahman, can’t exist within dualistic thinking. Shankara's Advaita school inspires other Hindu philosophers Madhva (1199 CE) and Ramanuja (1017 CE) to make their own schools. -
Mar 27, 1017
1017 CE
Ramanuja was born in this time. Ramanuja, a Hindu theologian, was born in Sriperumbudur, India. He founded the Visistadvaita sub-school of Vedanta. He teaches others should make a united relationship with the divine while know the difference between them. -
Jan 25, 1150
1150 CE
The Temple of Angkor Wat is completed. Angkor Wat is the largest Hindu temple ever built. It is completed in Angkor, Cambodia. It is the world's largest extant religious building. -
Jul 15, 1199
1199 CE
Madhva was born.The Hindu philosopher Madhva (1199 –1278), founded a Dvaita (dualistic) sub-school of Vedanta, was born in Kalyanpur, India. He teaches that to have interactions with the divine, humans have to be a different entity. This is very different from other schools which suggest non-dualistic view. -
Jul 31, 1250
1250 CE
Konark Sun Temple 2 was built in Konark, India. The Konark Sun Temple is the largest and most famous temple devoted to the sun god, Surya. The temple is also in honor of King Narasimha Deva 3 (1238-1264). -
1808
Britain's first contact with and they futher influence them. -
1815
Atmiya Sabha founded Ram Mohun Roy (May 22, 1772 – Sep. 27, 1833), one of Hinduism's first steps into modern day Hinduism. He is one of the first religious and social reformers, and he establishes the Atmiya Sabha to promote his doctrines of monotheistic Hinduism in India. -
1820 CE
Vedanta College and Anglo-Hindu School are founded in this year. The Vedanta College and the Anglo-Hindu School are made by Ram Mohun Roy further promote the spread of his monotheistic version of Hinduism in India. -
1828 CE
Brahmo Sabha (the Congregation of Brahman) is founded by Ram Mohun Roy. It is an official monotheistic sect of Hinduism. This is his final and most important try to make a monotheistic Hindu sect. -
1836 CE
Ramakrishna is born. The mystic Ramakrishna (Aug. 16, 1886) is born in Bengal, India. He is famous for showing all the world's religions as the same, all equally valid paths to the same goal. -
1857 CE
British takes full control of India -
1869 CE
The great Mohandas Gandhi is born. A Hindu pacifist and a civil rights activist, Mohandas Gandhi, is born in Porbandar, India. -
1875 CE
Because of the mystic Ramakrishna there was a comeback in Hinduism throughout India. This sudden interest inspired other Indian leaders such as Monhandas Gandhi. -
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1893—1895
Ramakrishna's teaching was brought to America. He is the first famous missionary to bring modern Hinduism to the West side of the world. In 1895, he founded the Vedanta Society in New York City, NY, to promote Hinduism in America. -
1917 CE
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi is born. Another Hindu religious leader, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, is famous for studying techniques; transcendental meditation (TM). -
1947 CE
India has partitioned. India is divided into Pakistan and India as a result of Hindu-Muslim conflicts. -
1948 CE
Mohandas Gandhi is assassinated by Nathuram Godse in Delhi, India. Godse's motive thought that Gandhi's methods will eventually push the Hindus to abandon their religion and themselves. Even though Gandhi is gone his beliefs continue to inspire civil rights leaders in other movements, like Martin Luther King, Jr. in America.
