Religions In India

Religion in India is classified by a different religious beliefs and practices.
Indian country is the native place of some of the world’s major religions;
characterized as

1) Hinduism

2) Sikhism

3) Buddhism

4) Jainism

Apart from this India also includes the other religion but not as their native place like
Christianity, Islam, Judaism, communalism etc.

HINDUISM-

Hinduism also called as Sanatana Dharma began about 4000 years before from now in India.
It was the religion of an ancient people known as the Aryans whose philosophy, religion, and
customs are recorded in their sacred texts known as the Vedas.

JAINISM-

Jainism is somehow same as Buddhism, of which it was an important rival in India.
It was founded by Nataputta Mahavira (599-527 BC), called Jina a contemporary of Buddha.

BUDDHISM-

Buddhism was founded in the fourth or fifth century B.C. in northern India by a man known traditionally as Siddhartha
also called as Gautama, the son of a warrior prince.
he lived from 563 to 483 B.C., but his exact life span is uncertain.

SIKHISM-

Sikhism was founded by Guru Nanak, a religious leader during fifteenth century in the Punjab area.
The latter followed and formalized by Guru Gobind Singh in 1699.