Although the birthplace of Buddhism is India, there are not many Indians who believe in Buddhism, and the religious beliefs in India are relatively mixed. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

The three of them walked all the way west, and when they entered the land of India, they saw temples everywhere, and many of the temples enshrined deities were rarely identical.

Zhou Tianyi, Miao Weiqiang, and Dong Tinghua stood outside a dilapidated temple, their faces full of doubts, and they didn't find the same temple along the way.

"Huazi, aren't you a jack of all trades, I want to ask you now, why is the temple here not like China, either the Buddha is enshrined, or the Sanqing Patriarch, but the gods are in chaos!" Miao Weiqiang asked.

Dong Tinghua has studied Chinese history very well, but he does not know much about the history and beliefs of India, and this time he really can't answer Miao Weiqiang's question.

Before setting off again, Zhou Tianyi knew that if he couldn't find a relics stupa in China, he would definitely go to India, so before setting off again, he read a lot of books and did a certain amount of research on Indian folk customs and religious beliefs. India is a country with a deep religious belief and the largest number of gods and goddesses in the world.

India is also one of the cradles of world religions. To this day, the vast majority of Indians are still religious. Religion is closely related to Indian society, politics, economy and culture, and it is deeply involved in all aspects of the lives of the vast majority of Indians. In India, whether it is a town or a village, a factory or a school, from how old and teenage children to dozens of years old, when they talk to you, they will always ask, "What religion do you believe?" "When you answer that you don't believe in any religion, many people, even young students, are amazed and incredible.

In India, it can be said that there are temples everywhere and sacred pools in every village. In some areas, pedestrians passing by a temple stop by a temple, turn around and step into the temple door, raise their hands to strike a few small hanging bronze bells, then place some money in a container, fold their hands, close their eyes, and pray for a moment. After that, we will continue on our way. If you come across another temple in front of you, you will repeat it again. During the day, in temples at crossroads or on the side of the road, there are always many devotees sitting barefoot cross-legged on the ground, listening intently to the priests telling them various mythological stories.

Since India is a country where religion is prevalent, religion plays a very important role in people's lives. In the eyes of Indians, religion is of paramount importance, and the belief that there is no life without religion is reflected in all aspects of people's lives. Therefore, people believe in religion and act according to religious teachings. The vast majority of people, from morning to night, from birth to death, every move is associated with religion.

Hinduism divides people into four castes: Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas, and Shudras, with Brahmins having the highest status and the rest of the castes decreasing in social status. The various castes have their own moral laws and customs, and generally cannot intermarry with each other. In addition to these four castes, there is also a group of people who are excluded from the caste - the untouchables, the so-called "untouchables", whom Mahatma Gandhi referred to as "Harijin" (meaning the son of God) and collectively "Dalits" (meaning oppressed people) after India's independence.

They have the lowest social status and are the most discriminated against, as if they are excluded from society. Women under the Hindu caste system have a low status, support child marriage, and widows are in a miserable situation. The caste system divides Hindu society into social groups, which are divided into high and low, high and low, and have had a very bad impact on Indian society. Although India has undergone economic modernization and laws prohibiting discrimination and ending class structures, the place of the caste system in Indian society remains important.

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Sikhism, Buddhism, and Jainism are all religions that originated in India and have a certain influence not only in India but all over the world. Christianity, Zoroastrianism, Judaism, and Baha'i Christianity are also influential religions, but in smaller numbers.

Despite the great influence of religion in India, there are also quite a few people who embrace atheism and agnosticism.

There are many different sects in India, and the number of religious followers is also the largest in the world! India is a secular country that adheres to secularism. However, religion has a huge impact on its politics. In India, the vast majority of people are religious.

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Hinduism is one of the largest sects of believers, which originated from Vedic and Brahmanism in ancient India, and is one of the major religions in the world. It is also the world's earliest systematic religion (4,000 years ago, alongside Judaism).

It is mainly popular in India, but also in the United Kingdom in Europe, Pakistan and Bangladesh in South Asia, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Singapore in Southeast Asia, and the United States and Canada in North America. It also refers to the religion that arose within the Indian cultural sphere. There are 1.05 billion believers in the world, second only to Christianity with 1.5 billion followers and ****** religion with 1.1 billion followers.

The so-called "Hinduism" is a comprehensive term for religion, philosophy, culture and social customs that originated in the Indian cultural circle, and its beliefs, philosophies, and ethical views are complex and diverse, and even contradictory. And there are many ideas that coincide with Taoism, China's native religion. Such as "Brahman", "Upper Brahman", "Lower Brahman", "Upper Wisdom", "Lower Wisdom" and so on.

Social hierarchies, groups, and cultural classes in India have their own distinct beliefs and practices, but unlike other religions, Hinduism directly promotes a hereditary hierarchy, with the caste system as its core doctrine and the strict adherence to the caste system. The caste system is the most typical and rigid hierarchy. The four levels have strict rules in terms of status, rights, occupations, obligations, etc. (To be continued.) )