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    Hinduism has 5 core principles: belief in one absolute God, trinity of Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva, divinity of all beings, unity through love, and religious harmony. It also has 10 disciplines including non-violence, truthfulness, cleanliness, contentment and prayers. Karma and reincarnation are key concepts where past actions determine future lives. Dharma refers to religious duties that uphold positive order, and prophets include Krishna, Vishnu, Brahma and Shiva.

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    Principles and Disciplines

    HINDUISM

    5 PRINCIPLES
    1.

    2.

    3.
    4. 5.

    God Exists: One Absolute OM. One Trinity: Brahma, Vishnu, Maheshwara (Shiva) Several divine forms All human beings are divine and sacred. Unity of existence through love. Religious harmony. Knowledge of 3 Gs: Ganga (sacred river), Gita (sacred script), Gayatri (sacred mantra, alphabet).

    10 DISCIPLINES
    1. Satya (Truth) 2. Ahimsa (Non-violence) 3. Brahmacharya (Celibacy, non-adultery) 4. Asteya (No desire to possess or steal) 5. Aparighara (Non-corrupt) 6. Shaucha (Cleanliness) 7. Santosh (Contentment) 8. Swadhyaya (Reading of scriptures) 9. Tapas (Austerity, perseverance, penance) 10. Ishwarpranidhan (Regular prayers)

    KARMA

    Karma is a concept in Hinduism which explains causality through a system where beneficial effects are derived from past beneficial actions and harmful effects from past harmful actions, creating a system of actions and reactions throughout a soul's reincarnated lives forming a cycle of rebirth.

    REINCARNATION
    The doctrine of reincarnation, known also with other terms like. Rebirth. Transmigration of the soul. Metensomatosis "passage from one body to another. Palingenesis "to begin again. It concerns to the rebirth of the soul or self in a series of physical or preternatural embodiments, which are customarily human or animal in nature but are in some instances divine, angelic, demonic, vegetative, or astrological.

    DHARMA
    Religion, duty and righteousness are the meanings of it; they are simply included within the idea of dharma. The word "dharma" comes from the Sanskrit root dhri, meaning to "uphold" or to "sustain. The best way to think of dharma is to say, "that which upholds or sustains the positive order of things: the nation, the community, the family and ultimately even the universe.

    PROPHETS

    Polytheistic Religion: Krishna Vishnu Brahma Shiva Main Gods

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