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@copinonino

7 күн бұрын

Yoga is not a philosophy!

@copinonino

7 күн бұрын

meditation/yoga begins with Shiva and his first 7 disciples the Saptharishis. the vedas were first reveled to these Rishis. Realized beings is not a myth or scam. though there are many fake ones of the list you mentioned only the "fake sai baba" counts as controversial. this is an experiential science transmitted by master to disciple. Jainism/ Buddhism/ all have roots in this Sanatan dharma. Brahmins were the first to protect the teachings of the Saptharishis. the Rituals and puja aid advancement of the spiritual seekers i.e meditators. Jainism and Buddhism too have many rituals and puja. Sanatan Dharma has been misappropriated for close to a 1000 years. directly with islamic invasions and later by Colonizers. British monarchs were crowned by the church and had alligiance to Christian missionary zeal. they went around the world calling subtle cultures barbaric as it went over their simple brains. impact of colonization is felt to this day in Indian society where our ancient artifacts and literature have been taken away and burnt. western academia today carries on with this misappropriation knowingly or in rgnorance. it is impossible to understand Sanatan dharma by reading about it, what is experiential, can not be denied. if one truly seeks to understand Sanatan Dharma, one has to find a realized Master who can open you up this vast universal library. HInduism is not a religon, unfortunately 99% of indians today do not even know what a temple or diety is! you seem to be a fair individual do not cloud your seeking about Sanatan Dharma with Academia!

@sillvandu2861

Күн бұрын

You know about hinduism only 1% remaining 99% you don't know .still now know one knows about hinduism fully 100% even Hindu people itself don't know fully

It's unfortunate that hinduism in Bali island is not covered in this video, as it has a unique set of beliefs and rituals inspired by local folks rituals and buddhism. Furthermore they were "forced" to adapt to the concept of "religion" set by the majority Abrahamic believers in order to be "recognized as religion" after the Indonesian independence, that makes it even more interesting to be covered. What's even more interesting is, that they are not "south asian people hindus". I think it is worth covered in a separate video.

@TheMCCraftingTable

6 ай бұрын

Yeah how the government officially recognizes a religion is stupid. They leave barely no room for folk religions, lest non-religious beliefs. A person's 'religion' is printed on our ID cards and are required on some paperwork (e.g. creating a bank account, enrolling in an university, etc). It is technically legal to be a non-religious/atheist but illegal to spread it. I wonder why.. cough political power built on religion cough Marriage of people with differenr religions is also very difficult, since the government body that recognizes marriage may refuse to recognize the marriage or simply ask for bribes (or so I've heard...) Religious freedom my ass.

@arusirham3761

6 ай бұрын

Sepakat

@jamieammar6131

6 ай бұрын

Hinduism in SEA is truly fascinating. And yea Balinese Hinduism does deserve a separate video.

@farukhsheikh5790

6 ай бұрын

I have heard that there is a Vietnamese Hinduism as well.

@jamieammar6131

6 ай бұрын

@@farukhsheikh5790 Vietnamese Hinduism is more or less Shaivism. Balinese Hinduism is quite unique.

As an Indonesian, watching this is really entertaining to learn more about our ancestors religion. There are soo many terms which are familiar to Indonesian society, such as Surya and Chandra are very popular names of Indonesian people

@theosteven3362

6 ай бұрын

Whose ancestors? Indonesian ancestors religion was mainly animistic or dynamistic. Not hindu or buddha. They came after that.

@patriot4786

6 ай бұрын

@@theosteven3362 they were once hindu buddhist for a long period of time. Where are you from?

@theosteven3362

6 ай бұрын

@@patriot4786 nope.hindu buddhism CAME LONG WAY AFTER tribal religion existed. Hindu and buddhism WERENT THE DEFAULT indonesian religions let alone out ancestors religion. Batak ancestors religion was PARMALIM, sundanese ancestors religion was SUNDA WIWITAN, javanese ancestors religion was KEJAWEN.etc. Hindu and buddhism came, then started to adapted to the.

@patriot4786

6 ай бұрын

@@theosteven3362 i know.. But you cant deny the fact that dharmic religions prevailed in Nusantara (present Indonesia Malaysia thailand and borneo) for hundreds of years from circa earliest to 4th century AD till 15th century AD... It is very prevalent from ancient historical foundings throughout the country from inscriptions, foundings of ganesha statues, shiva lingam findings etc

@theosteven3362

6 ай бұрын

@@patriot4786 then define ancestors 😏. The problem is your notion "ancestors religion". Put aside that, even at that time, hindu buddhism wasnt general areal wise. Im bataknese, not even once it is historically recorded hinduism and buddhism ever took place there.

We are not the people of a book, we're the people of the library 🙏🕉♾

@adityade897

5 ай бұрын

Wow❤

@khojiinsaan123

5 ай бұрын

Kya haal ha jammu aalooo 😊😊

@shubhamjamwal5284

5 ай бұрын

@@khojiinsaan123 hahaha all good brother 🤝😂

@khojiinsaan123

5 ай бұрын

@@shubhamjamwal5284 Bhai ma lhid jammu sa hu 🤣🫡

@kratuvam7

5 ай бұрын

बस हो गया भाई, हाहाहा, एक भगवद गीता समझने में ही दिमाग की दही हो जाती है, उपनिषद तो दूर की बात है

As a Buddhist from Sri Lanka trying to understand and appreciate the bigger picture, this was very useful, both to understand the various aspects of Hinduism as well as where Buddhism fits in it's evolutionary history.

@devannayar6456

5 ай бұрын

To be technically frank, Buddhism was not a religion. The Buddha, Sidhartha Gautama was a Hindu prince of the Gautama House. He never talked about Gods or Demons. His quest was to find the root cause of suffering. In none of his sermons, does he advice how to pray or worship. He was pure scientist who searched for the truth through logic and reasoning, so rejected the meaningless rituals of the only religion prevalent at that time, i.e. Sanatan Dharma. The Buddha never accepted the caste system and believed in the equality of women and men. Unlike other founders of religions like Islam or Christianity, he never claimed be to a prophet or messenger. His philosophy of reason and logic, slowly morphed into beliefs to be accepted without questioning which he clearly forbade saying that even his teachings should not be accepted blindly but "test them in the crucible of your reason, and accept them if you find it true"

@lcall7964

5 ай бұрын

Don't believe how it is narrated. Believe what is truth. Now a days anyone comes with a different theory claiming this n that.

@Tathagata-eo5tz

5 ай бұрын

@@devannayar6456 I do NOT see how "so called" finding truth while meditating under a tree is classified as "logic and reasoning". (Besides that Buddha actually never said anything extraordinary to begin with. What Buddha realized meditating under a Bodhi tree is realized by any ordinary thinking dude in his mid 40s. By the way, I would suggest you to visit "Atheist Republic" channel where Armin critically analyzes fundamentals of Buddhism and really shows how dumb those so called basics really are. Visiting a channel that criticizes religion (including Buddhism) might give you an outsider's perspective that may help to over turn your internal biases.) (By the way also read about meditation induced psychosis and delusions)

@devannayar6456

5 ай бұрын

@@Tathagata-eo5tz First of all, Buddha did not start or discuss religion. His quest was solely to find the reason behind suffering. He debunked all religious dogmas and rituals but never spoke on existence or non existence of gods. And sitting under a tree and meditating is equivalent to what Eienstein called "Thought experiments" as the human brain is the best laboratory there is. If any ordinary man had realized what the Buddha did, he would have been the Buddha, which merely means the Enlightened One and not any deity.

@Tathagata-eo5tz

5 ай бұрын

@@devannayar6456 I would rather call those experiences as "meditation induced hallucinations" instead of calling them as "thought experiments". Besides that as I have said before those so called insights (four noble truths and 8 way path) are too dumb (and flawed in one way or another) to be realized even by someone in a thoughtful day rather than spending six years experiencing hallucinations under a tree. [Additional info: I lived 22 yrs in a Tibetan Buddhist dominated area (North Sikkim) and they (and their Lamas (priests)) do believe in gods, rituals and all that stuff. I would guess that Buddhism is "somehow" only understood by new converts or westerners and not by those who have been Buddhist for literally thousand of years and not even by priests who have been educated in religious Buddhist schools (Sheda schools).]

In Thailand many visitors are surprised to see the presence of a number of Hindu gods being worshipped by Buddhists. Brahma is very popular, and my condo is one of many buildings that has a prominent shrine to Brahma. In fact there are 3 Brahma shrines immediately around me where I live. My neighbourhood also features a central, prominent, and heavily visited shrine to Ganesh, which also features images of Trimurti, and Shiva and Parvati. Ganesh is very present in Thailand with altars everywhere. Just last week one of the Hindu temples in Bangkok had its huge celebration of Ganesh and Kali at which people line the streets of a wide area with their own altars and displays of Ganesh and Kali and a huge procession takes place. Vishnu was a major deity in Southeast Asia before The Khmer Kingdom converted to Buddhism, but even today his avatar of Rama is a widely present national symbol and identity. The Kings of The Chakri Dynasty are even numbered as Rama I to X, to make it simpler for foreigners to refer to the different reigns, as devised by Rama VI at the beginning of The 20th century. Also interesting is that Indra is also quite present in Thailand.

@el_iron_duke

6 ай бұрын

In my state Assam, for 600 years we were ruled by the Ahoms, a dynasty of Shan origin. They claimed to have been descended from the Shan god Lengdon who is identified with Indra in Hinduism. The Ahoms are related to the Thais. Maybe the worship of Indra has something to do with Lengdon in Thailand.

@WaterShowsProd

6 ай бұрын

@@el_iron_duke Yes, there is a dialect of Tai spoken there to this day. Interesting about the Indra legend. Perhaps that is the reason. I don't know about when The Khmer converted from Shiva worship to Buddhism if they incorporated Indra or not, because that might also be another avenue. He is associated with Garuda who is also a national emblem of Thailand, so the connection is quite deep.

@farukhsheikh5790

6 ай бұрын

​@@el_iron_duke I thought the ahoms were shaivites.

@DarkMatter-br6zb

6 ай бұрын

In fact india gave it's culture.

@WaterShowsProd

6 ай бұрын

@@DarkMatter-br6zb In part, but not directly. Thailand is more a part of The Indosphere than The Sinosphere, but those terms are generally oversimplified. Thai culture did certainly gain a lot from India, no doubt about that, and the language reflects that with scientific and political terms being in large part derived from Sanskrit, and The Royal Family engages in Brahmin ceremonies alongside Buddhist ones. But there are also distinct features that originate with The Tai people. It was interesting to me when visiting Myanmar to see more closeness between Burmese and Indian cultures. Even The Burmese Harp is an evolution from an ancient Indian harp which is no longer played.

Matt, Cham people in Vietnam and Balinese in Indonesia are both Hindu. And there is an informal Hinduism practiced in Thailand where you will see lots of statues of Hindu gods being venerated (interestingly Brahma (Phra Phrom) is quite popular there unlike India). The King of Thailand and Cambodia are also crowned by a Brahmin.

@mahad88

6 ай бұрын

Chams are a majority Muslim population. Only a small minority follow Hinduism. A quick Wikipedia search is enough to give you the correct information.

@alexdelaloire8739

6 ай бұрын

In Mauritius, Hinduism is also the main spiritual belief, it is a bit different because of the African influence tho.

@debodatta7398

5 ай бұрын

good start i'd say its an okay video but any video about Hinduism and it's history that doesn't mention the Bhakti Movement is either not well researched on what makes modern Hinduism different from the syncretic vedicsm/Brahmanism or simply misinformed. The Bhakti Movement is the single most important movement and essentially reformation of Hinduism ever and directly lead to the rebirth of Hinduism in the North after centuries of brutal invasions and the birth of Sikhism. Even the most important daily rituals at temples the "Pooja" was created and spread due to the Bhakti Movement. Before the Bhakti movement ordinary hindus needed brahmins and temples to worship since (many lower caste hindus were banned from entering many temples due to their station in caste in especially in North India and ofc women were often not even allowed in Temples without male supervision in North India. The Bhakti movement removed this barrier and democratized Hinduism for the everyone in Society. It was an entire social reformation that forged into Modern Hinduism as we know it. The Bhakti movement ofc was created and spread by Tamil poet saints in the rich and prosperous Tamil Kingdoms in the 6th century and onward to the rest of India since then.

@PortugalZeroworldcup

5 ай бұрын

​@@debodatta7398yup India is several countries put together

@robertdeland3390

4 ай бұрын

Thai's mix Hinduism with an indigenous animism. Most homes have two spirit houses, one dedicated to animism and the other one of the Hindu gods. The purpose of the spirit houses are to attract spirits away from the home to the spirit houses.

Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, kambodia, Malaysia, Myanmar people also celebrate many Hindu- Buddhist festivals. It's cultural, symbolism & Historical thing. Love to all SE Asians.

@TheHrishikesh99

11 күн бұрын

You forgot Nepal

I'm a Sikh married to a Hindu. I know about my Gurus but not a lot about Hindu Gods. This video helps.

@hindurashtra63

6 ай бұрын

Sikh Guru Arjan Dev Ji wrote commentary on Hindu Goddess Chandi (Kali). Sikh Guru Nanak Dev Ji sang songs on Rama. In-fact Guru Gobindh Singh Ji was named after our God "Govindha" (Krishna), Go + Vinda means "One who loves Cows'". Under Maharaja Ranjit Singh Ji, In the Gloriois Sikh Empore, Cow Slaughter was punished with death. We Hindus see Sikhism as just an extension of Hinduism and Sikh Gurus as our Holy Saints. We do not see Sikhism as other Religion. Till 1850s, Sikhs were identified as Kshatriya Hindus in Population Census Documents. But British created "Separate" Sikh Identity, After Anglo - Sikh Wars, To divide India. They feared Sikhs and Hindus would unite, Which would pose threat to them in the Future.

@yogesh41048

6 ай бұрын

I guess you are NRI....hindu-sikhs wedding are very common and Sikhs know Hinduism as much as hindu do in India.... Btw greetings

@subscribeformore6941

6 ай бұрын

You can't understand sanatan dharma by watching these videos😅

@anantadevdatta5985

5 ай бұрын

​@@yogesh41048Hey I'm Bangladeshi. Is it common among all types of Sikhs and Hindus? Or is it only common in castes like jatt, aurora etc etc. I heard most don't care about religion in Punjab as long as the caste is the same.

@anantadevdatta5985

5 ай бұрын

​@@hindurashtra63it's a bit weird bro, like us Hindus are willing to say we are the same. Some Sikhs say that too. But some of them now say they are different people. Idk how that makes sense because Sikhs were the elder sons of Punjabi Hindu families, if that's the case, is it really conversion? Back then people surely didn't see it in a "conversion" way. This is very confusing situation, although in Punjab you won't feel the difference between being a Hindu or Sikh as far as I've heard

As a practicing hindu i would like to mention kartikeya or murugan a son of shiva who is worshipped most popularly in southern india. Also the balinese agama hindu dharma

@mohdmoazzam120

6 ай бұрын

This is very reason, Every Educated and logical Person don't Consider HINDUISM as any religion, Rather it's the different Cult's came together for their survival. Not even 1% of "Hindus" has ever read all their Scriptures because there isn't one. They can only survive if they accept the truth that they sub divisions are independent religion, else they will perish.

@badangle9085

6 ай бұрын

In some areas kartikeya is the older brother, in some he is the younger

@mikewazowski1350

6 ай бұрын

Yes, Murugan is mentioned in vedas too as Skanda

@saayamsingh3620

6 ай бұрын

@@mohdmoazzam120 please don't spread your abrahamic bigotry here. Accepting many paths leading to one destination is way better than my way or highway mentality. Also Hinduism has survived thousands of years irrespective of oppression by many Fanatics

@bored78612

6 ай бұрын

​@@mohdmoazzam120islam is literally a mix of Judaism, Christianity and Zoroastrianism (five prayers) with Arabic folk traditions.

21:57 another exception can be Hindus in Indonesia(mostly Bali Island) and Cham Hindus in Vietnam. Some more points that could have been mentioned are: 1. Some of the lesser known denominations are Saura, Ganapatya, Srauta. 2. Vaishnavism, Shaivaism, Shaktism has many more branches. You could have describe them further. 3. Vaishnavism is mainly know to have 4 traditional Sects/Sampraya. 4. Advaita is the philosophy associated with Smarthism and the followers of Advaita can also be classified in 2 groups based on some minor differences. 5. There are 4 traditional Mathas/Monastries associated with Advaita/Smarthism which were established by Adi Shankaracharya. 6. There are philosophies opposing Advaita and they are associated with the 4 sects of Vaishnavism. 7. Hinduism has many Tantric Traditions associated with several sects. 8. Many of the neo movements have theirs roots in many traditional sects.

@ariapinandita9240

6 ай бұрын

In Indonesia, Aji Saka/Ajiwaka is our unifying figure. His birthplace is in Kali Serayu river and introduced agama tirta, aksara Hanacaraka, and Saka calendar. Our center of civilization is in Mount Semeru/Mahameru in East Java and the border between Sunda Islands (Indonesia, Malaysia, etc) and India is Malacca strait (malacca = mleccha/foreigners)... Saka-Yavana = Sunda-Javanese (Daha-Kediri included) Malaya-Kamboja-Champa = Malay We are different from India/Jambudwipa. You can read about this in purwacarita. The legacy of our ancestor, Aji Saka/Ajiwaka. Jiwa-Jawi-Jawa-Sukma-Atma... Just respect each other...

@ariapinandita9240

6 ай бұрын

Btw, Muslim and Hindu in Indonesia are very similar. They are both: 1. Use Saka calendar (Saka-Mataram/Javanese calendar for Sunda-Javanese muslim and Saka-Bali calendar in Bali island) 2. Puasa/upawasa/shaum 3. Nyadran/sradha/ziarah kubur 4. Sanghyang Sri Laksmi/padi festival with tumpeng rice cone representing Mount Semeru/Mahameru 5. Both of them are doing upacara ruwatan (murwakala) 6. Respect Aji Saka/Ajiwaka as our unifying figure 7. The difference between them only the genealogy of dewata. Most of muslim use Babad Tanah Jawi, Paramayoga, and Purwacarita as the source... It's said that the source of those books came from Aji Saka/Ajiwaka... Generally accepted that Batara Guru/Sanghyang Manikmaya/Nilakanta is the origin of dewata...

@trulytrulyawesome1051

6 ай бұрын

​@@ariapinandita9240when did he say you're same with india?

@ariapinandita9240

6 ай бұрын

@@trulytrulyawesome1051 Some of previous comments edited and deleted...

@ishanbajpai6940

6 ай бұрын

​​@@ariapinandita9240I don't think when people refer to Indonesian and Vietnamese Hindus as Same But they are Hindus at the end of the day. Not Indian offcourse we understand that but those call their religion as Hindu obviously share that with other Hindus across the globe not just in India.

I find Hinduism to be truly fascinating. It's like a complex system of philosophies that describe the very nature of reality. While sometimes scientifically insensible statements are made by hindus, I think because people don't completely understand what hinduism is all about, even hindus too, which I believe the same goes with other religions too. But the one who completely understand the concepts and philosophy, he/she truly understands the nature of reality and working of universe which they refer to as (param satya). It's easy to misunderstand things in such a diverse religion, while the actual idea and stories it gives is truly amazing and most accurate too when seen from a modern scientific view.

@NoThing-ec9km

5 ай бұрын

As a Hindu, I agree with u 101%.

@asdasdasdqwe123

5 ай бұрын

Muslims makes the most unscietiffic claims about islam. But ya i agree hindus do it too.

@Rajivsince2002

5 ай бұрын

You are the first Muslim I have seen who did not mocked or disrespected our religion when came across the Hindu word.

@mave-bp5su

4 ай бұрын

Hindu is not a religion it's name given by Muslim invader. What is hindu religion? Mahayan sect of Buddhism later known as hindu religion.

@Rajivsince2002

4 ай бұрын

@@mave-bp5su It is actually Sanatan Religion followed by people who lived in Sindhu Today's Sindh in Pakistan. Persians didn't have "S" in their scripts hence they called us "Hindu"

Your timing is impeccable! I just started getting into the Bhagavad Gita and teaching myself Sanskrit.

@Andrew765F

Ай бұрын

Hint: It's all science.

@9doyouknow09

Ай бұрын

Ok fine..But read carefully.. Everything you heard about purana are wrong including this video information..These are all science..For example Shruthi doesn't mean Vedas..It is sound or mellows and vibration present in nature.shuruti used in musics in India..Lord Brahma creates things using shruti..And it doesn't has conscious..it is related to material world..But smiruthi is conscious dimension where lord Krishna is present.Our conscious and our first heart beat rhythm born from there.These are all belongs to lord Krishna..So read purana in that way ..

I am a fellow Vaishnava. My and my family's main deity is Lord Venkateshwara who is an avatar of Lord Vishnu. This video was really amazing and it helped my non-Hindu friends understand my religion much better. Keep up the good work.

@artishment4995

6 ай бұрын

Hare Krishna Danvat Pranam 🙇‍♀️🙏💕

@virgilhoratio9819

6 ай бұрын

So Hindus have denominations??

@HajimeOtaku

6 ай бұрын

​@@virgilhoratio9819 define denominations?

@beckyburrow3165

6 ай бұрын

I am not Hindu, but I did once visit the Sri Venkateshwara Temple in Pittsburgh, it was stunningly beautiful!

@ROHITKumar-gl6mm

6 ай бұрын

​@@virgilhoratio9819we dont have denominations, we have Sampradayas, English vocabulary cannot describe it, just like Yoga, Dharma, Brahma, Ishwar etc. People belonging to different Sampradayas follow some set of rules in daily life, but are not different from other Hindus.

Hope you recover soon, Matt. Just know that people appreciate you as a person rather than just a videomaker when they hear about you. I'm happy that you're making progress in your recovery, and I can't wait to see what you've got lined up for the future.😁

@DQBlizzard168

6 ай бұрын

What Josh said!

@DrGero15

6 ай бұрын

What happened to Matt?

@nakshatrabhatt4071

6 ай бұрын

@@DrGero15 he is sick

@joshygoldiem_j2799

6 ай бұрын

@@DrGero15he had Crohn's disease, had it for ages but just got diagnosed the other week, he posted about it on the community tab

@csabaszabo8624

6 ай бұрын

oh no :( what happened? @@nakshatrabhatt4071

As a hindu, I don't know what am I. I asked my grandmother she told me that her mother told her what our caste was and what denomination we are, but that time she was very young and don't remember. So I don't know my caste or what denomination I am, I am just hindu😂

@NativeVsColonial

5 ай бұрын

Same 😂

I'm a Nuristani from eastern Afghanistan. I've been researching Afghan and Hindu Kush religions and I see a lot of similarities between them and early vedic Hinduism.

@Agnostic7773

3 ай бұрын

Fire worship followed ?

@unknownmaster5078

3 ай бұрын

Weren’t you guys forced to convert to Islam from Hinduism?

@ZhuyithNuristani

3 ай бұрын

@@unknownmaster5078 The Nuristanis didn't "Hinduism" their religion was a proto indo european type of Animism,so they had similarities. And yea half of them were forced.

@sgofficial9220

Ай бұрын

Nuristani are kalashi people. They are forcibly converted to Islam

@ZhuyithNuristani

Ай бұрын

@@sgofficial9220 No they are not, infact the word "Kalasha" in itself is a Nuristani word.

It is unfortunate that in most videos explaining Islam and Hinduism, Indonesia is left out despite it is the country with both the biggest population of Muslim (many of them practice Islam that is wildly different than that is practiced in the Middle East) and the biggest non-Indian native Hindu communities outside India (the Balinese and Javanese Hindus)

@wiandryadiwasistio2062

6 ай бұрын

most western-based videos do that. i mean, it’s served only for anglosphere or native english speakers who don’t have detailed grasp on countries that rarely got featured in their box office and tv

@deepblue3682

6 ай бұрын

Indonesia is an anomaly in both islamic and hinduism case... westerns somehow expect indonesia to be buddhist like thailand, laos or combodia.. 😅

@user-xb5eo2bm1n

6 ай бұрын

As an Indian I agree with you.

@alexdelaloire8739

6 ай бұрын

Mauritius too. The influence of African folklore is really visible in Mauritian Hinduism.

@user-xb5eo2bm1n

6 ай бұрын

@@alexdelaloire8739 That might be true but most Mauritian Hindus are of Indian descent. Indonesian Hindus are native to Indonesia.

One issue you must mention. There is so much overlap among the denominations(Vaishnavism, Shaivism, Shaktism and Smartism) that declaring a clear cut percentage can be difficult to straight up incorrect. These are rough categorizations at best with vague boundaries. Most of the people worship ALL gods equally but some things may take prominence depending on region or the denomination. Women, no matter whichever denomination almost always also worship the Goddess and therefore can be considered in a way to follow Shaktism. Adi Shankaracharya is almost universally revered, so smartism is also partially 'respected'' by most.

@debodatta7398

5 ай бұрын

good start i'd say its an okay video but any video about Hinduism and it's history that doesn't mention the Bhakti Movement is either not well researched on what makes modern Hinduism different from the syncretic vedicsm/Brahmanism or simply misinformed. The Bhakti Movement is the single most important movement and essentially reformation of Hinduism ever and directly lead to the rebirth of Hinduism in the North after centuries of brutal invasions and the birth of Sikhism. Even the most important daily rituals at temples the "Pooja" was created and spread due to the Bhakti Movement. Before the Bhakti movement ordinary hindus needed brahmins and temples to worship since (many lower caste hindus were banned from entering many temples due to their station in caste in especially in North India and ofc women were often not even allowed in Temples without male supervision in North India. The Bhakti movement removed this barrier and democratized Hinduism for the everyone in Society. It was an entire social reformation that forged into Modern Hinduism as we know it. The Bhakti movement ofc was created and spread by Tamil poet saints in the rich and prosperous Tamil Kingdoms in the 6th century and onward to the rest of India since then.

@leibert6320

5 ай бұрын

yes this is correct , even if I ask many devout temple going hindus today , they won't be able to distinguish let alone know that such distinctions exist

@user-xb5eo2bm1n

5 ай бұрын

This is what I was thinking and have mentioned it in some of my comments as well. None of these denominations are absolute and none of them have clearly defined boundaries. Based on my family deity I'm probably Shaiva but we worship all gods at home and here in Maharashtra most people primarily worship Ganapati Bappa as well as the goddess in various forms. And of course most if not all Hindus see the Bhagavad Gita as the core essence of Hinduism.

@antonydecosta6262

5 ай бұрын

Exactly , I don't know where he pulled those numbers straight

@adityaguru6654

3 ай бұрын

Well, all religions change in practice and in structure. These are structures and are pretty accurate. Majority of Hindus are Vaishnavas and 98% of saints are Vaishnavs. Adi Shankara is only respected but not followed, infact his Dashanami Sampradaya is actually among the smallest.

The level of in depth research that went into this video is praise worthy. I am sure it was no easy project. Thanks for all your work.

You did a great job explaining the different branches and stuff. There is definitely a lot more complexity that transliterating from Sanskrit to English removes but overall you got a lot of quality information in!

As a Hindu, this is an excellent video! I feel like it can be hard for people from organized religions to understand how Hinduism isn’t structured, organized, and more of a way of life. I really liked how you distinguished the concept of denomination from Abrahamic faiths as well. Thank you for such an informative video!

@debodatta7398

5 ай бұрын

good start i'd say its an okay video but any video about Hinduism and it's history that doesn't mention the Bhakti Movement is either not well researched on what makes modern Hinduism different from the syncretic vedicsm/Brahmanism or simply misinformed. The Bhakti Movement is the single most important movement and essentially reformation of Hinduism ever and directly lead to the rebirth of Hinduism in the North after centuries of brutal invasions and the birth of Sikhism. Even the most important daily rituals at temples the "Pooja" was created and spread due to the Bhakti Movement. Before the Bhakti movement ordinary hindus needed brahmins and temples to worship since (many lower caste hindus were banned from entering many temples due to their station in caste in especially in North India and ofc women were often not even allowed in Temples without male supervision in North India. The Bhakti movement removed this barrier and democratized Hinduism for the everyone in Society. It was an entire social reformation that forged into Modern Hinduism as we know it. The Bhakti movement ofc was created and spread by Tamil poet saints in the rich and prosperous Tamil Kingdoms in the 6th century and onward to the rest of India since then.

@arjunkrishnadas

5 ай бұрын

Srila Prabhupada was the teacher of the Hindu Vedic Vaishnava theology which, being Vedic, it is a structured and disciplined system that 'classifies', rather than discriminates people based on the ability of the practitioners to practise 'Morality' in one's life where the highest moral living should be maintained by Brahmanas, followed by the other 3 groups and exempting the people from the system if they are found lacking the interest to practise any morality at all and this group are lead by mlechas who are described as being generally dwellers of the West. This was conceived to streamline the combined efforts of the groups towards spiritual progress. The so called allegations on Srila Prabhupada are not agreed upon by the adherents of his teachings, both of Western and Asian origins as these 'blames' are considered baseless and a result of the gross misunderstanding of the Vedic system by the Western minds who give quite lesser importance to morality. Hope this helps.

@ems4884

3 ай бұрын

Most westerners and Middle East people only understand religion through the lens of either Christianity and Islam (and sometimes Judaism). Pretty much everything about India, but especially the dharnas, is misunderstood in the West, except by those who study it in university in some way. We need to improve on that.

I think ,you have to make second part of Hindu denominations video. Because of how broad Hinduism is. I remind you that some people in Southeast Asia also practice Hinduism as their religion,like in Bali. Hinduism in Bali has their own distinct pattern even they tend to Shaivism.

@user-xb5eo2bm1n

6 ай бұрын

Yes indeed Southeast Asian forms of Hinduism should be covered. Not only Indonesia but Cham people of Vietnam are also majority Hindu. And plus a lot of people in Thailand pray to Hindu gods as well although they are Buddhist and their royal rituals are carried out by Brahmins so in a way I'd actually call them Buddhist Hindus. Namaste from India! 🙏🏼🇮🇳

@debodatta7398

5 ай бұрын

good start i'd say its an okay video but any video about Hinduism and it's history that doesn't mention the Bhakti Movement is either not well researched on what makes modern Hinduism different from the syncretic vedicsm/Brahmanism or simply misinformed. The Bhakti Movement is the single most important movement and essentially reformation of Hinduism ever and directly lead to the rebirth of Hinduism in the North after centuries of brutal invasions and the birth of Sikhism. Even the most important daily rituals at temples the "Pooja" was created and spread due to the Bhakti Movement. Before the Bhakti movement ordinary hindus needed brahmins and temples to worship since (many lower caste hindus were banned from entering many temples due to their station in caste in especially in North India and ofc women were often not even allowed in Temples without male supervision in North India. The Bhakti movement removed this barrier and democratized Hinduism for the everyone in Society. It was an entire social reformation that forged into Modern Hinduism as we know it. The Bhakti movement ofc was created and spread by Tamil poet saints in the rich and prosperous Tamil Kingdoms in the 6th century and onward to the rest of India since then.

@nypdbapa1297

5 ай бұрын

Hinduism actually has a lot of different belief systems that are connected one way or the other.

@faizahmad3110

Ай бұрын

Every form of hinduism is covered in this video. Even if a new group invent a new form of religion under its umbrella, then also it will get covered.

This is one of the most accurate, well researched video I have seen. Kudos to you!

thank you Matt for making this video, long awaited

As a Vaishnava, I appreciate that you presented a completely unbiased explanation in this video. Of course there were some minor pronunciation mistakes, that are inevitable when a Westerner tries to pronounce Sanskrit words, but overall this was a brilliant video!

@raya.p.l5919

6 ай бұрын

❤Jesus power ❤ energy field. Starting now.

@scottydu81

6 ай бұрын

I've read recently that the minute differences in the way we've been pronouncing our speech has influenced the facial structures of our different ethnicities. I wonder, if there is any merit to that idea, if that would make it difficult for certain ethnicities to produce certain sounds from other ethnicities.

@alani3992

6 ай бұрын

@@scottydu81 Its not, since people growing up in other ethnicities adopt their sounds. Indians just have a lot of aspirated & retroflex-consonants, thats common only with the Australian aboriginals. Its is linked to the 1st human migrations into India (finally to Australia).

@himtheemperoradityaofindia

6 ай бұрын

Yeahhhh❤❤❤❤.. Where are you from btw ?

@godisgracious8105

6 ай бұрын

​@@scottydu81 I think that's a fascinating idea worth exploring!

As a Hindus guy, I love the video. My first teacher of Hinduism was our House maid , who introduced me to the various Gods and told me stories when I was a kid.

@napoleonfeanor

6 ай бұрын

Your family didn't? O.o

@samirkarki192

6 ай бұрын

@@napoleonfeanor No they didn't , but they did take me to holy sites. I was taken care of by the maid for the most part, where occasionally she would educate me on these topics.

@GrigRP

6 ай бұрын

@@samirkarki192 Why did you have a maid? Were your parents too lazy to do house work?

@omaraudi7085

6 ай бұрын

There is only one God brother. All these Hindu gods are not real and created and drawn by people in books throughout the years.

@gabbar51ngh

6 ай бұрын

​@@omaraudi7085Hindu gods are probably older than whatever faith you're going to preach here.

Shout out to this channel!!!! I love everything you do.

Brilliant Work! Thank you for making and sharing this.

Was waiting for this video. Hinduism is an umbrella term that is actually a combination of thousands of religions and belief systems.

@SafavidAfsharid3197

6 ай бұрын

Not really, Hinduism is a singular religion with many different customs.

@trentlandon9033

6 ай бұрын

It's not even a religion or ideology.. Its collection of stupid beliefs and ideologies that vary from area to area within India only

@desidark1243

6 ай бұрын

@@trentlandon9033 that’s rude

@GrigRP

6 ай бұрын

No it isn't. Do you mean thousands of gods?

@chimera9818

6 ай бұрын

In sense it is kinda like Judaism has the religion of the Indian people like Judaism is the religion of the Jewish people (system of traditions and beliefs that people of yehuda (Jewish people ) believe in rather than something disconnected from the people)

I'm a learned and devout Hindu who has quite a lot of knowledge about what our religion actually is. As such, I genuinely praise the efforts you've taken to properly gather the information presented here. Although there were a few flaws, they were nothing compared to how uninformed the rest of the world is about Hinduism. You as a Westerner put it all in order in a way not even most Hindus today can! Well done brother!

@memofromessex

6 ай бұрын

Namaste from UK :)

@HinduPhoenix

6 ай бұрын

Few flaws, he literally dated Veda as 1500 yrs old.. and what diff in Vedic religion and Hinduism.... bs video..

@fgtrhwu2

6 ай бұрын

@@HinduPhoenix He gave two opinions. One was religious, the other was secular. Also I think you missed the word BCE

@Enshadowed

6 ай бұрын

could you help with the flaws you heard

@debodatta7398

5 ай бұрын

good start i'd say its an okay video but any video about Hinduism and it's history that doesn't mention the Bhakti Movement is either not well researched on what makes modern Hinduism different from the syncretic vedicsm/Brahmanism or simply misinformed. The Bhakti Movement is the single most important movement and essentially reformation of Hinduism ever and directly lead to the rebirth of Hinduism in the North after centuries of brutal invasions and the birth of Sikhism. Even the most important daily rituals at temples the "Pooja" was created and spread due to the Bhakti Movement. Before the Bhakti movement ordinary hindus needed brahmins and temples to worship since (many lower caste hindus were banned from entering many temples due to their station in caste in especially in North India and ofc women were often not even allowed in Temples without male supervision in North India. The Bhakti movement removed this barrier and democratized Hinduism for the everyone in Society. It was an entire social reformation that forged into Modern Hinduism as we know it. The Bhakti movement ofc was created and spread by Tamil poet saints in the rich and prosperous Tamil Kingdoms in the 6th century and onward to the rest of India since then.

Always appreciate your vids. I never saw so many corrections in comments before. I hope many of these folks realize that the one angle or book you read, doesn’t define the whole of the belief. I’ve experienced many different descriptions and spellings from different areas and believers, as well as interpretations.

Well didn't expect that much Nicely put together! 👌🏻❤️

Vaishnavism, Shaivism, Shaktism, Smartism aren't just Bhakti yoga, each of them also have connections to Vedanta and the other forms of Yoga. There are entire chapters in the Bhagavad Gita about these, and the philosophy of the Bhagavad Gita itself understood as various forms of Vedanta.

As a Hindu myself, I found this video to be deeply interesting and very through. ❤ Keep up the good work. 👍🏻

@DannycageGhostrider

6 ай бұрын

He did multiple blenders in this video. He said 70% Hindu's are Vaishnav when in reality 90% Hindus follow the last denomination where Vishnu Shiva Shakti and Surya are worshipped equally

@DannycageGhostrider

6 ай бұрын

Another thing he did is he only took reference from rig Veda where completely ignored the other three Vedas

@mohdmoazzam120

6 ай бұрын

This is very reason, Every Educated and logical Person don't Consider HINDUISM as any religion, Rather it's the different Cult's came together for their survival. Not even 1% of "Hindus" has ever read all their Scriptures because there isn't one. They can only survive if they accept the truth that they sub divisions are independent religion, else they will perish.

@HajimeOtaku

6 ай бұрын

@@mohdmoazzam120 that's because there's so much literature that it's basically impossible to read and understand everything in one life time, but at the same time even a couple books are enough to understand the crux of Hinduism, i.e., pluralism - many ways to the one destination. It's about respecting the path of others being just as valid as yours, because the destination is the same.

@DoodleDoo

6 ай бұрын

really? he just scratched the surface.

This was great, looking forward to more. I have learned so much from your videos & love a good chart/infographic. Very neurospicy friendly! Thanks for what you do ❤

This was so good! As an American, I became a devotee of Shiva last year after he called me, and am now a Shaivite after growing up and being raised Christian for my whole life. I have also been self-studying Sanskrit since then. I didn’t realize that only 25% of Hindus are solely devoted to Shiva as him being Maheshavara. That makes me feel kind of feel special lol. I am also drawn to Shaktism-Kali specifically, and that # is 5%? Wow that is so interesting! I prefer being called a Shaivite than Hindu! And I don’t know why Kartikeya is always left off, it makes me feel sad for him. Ganesha wasn’t their only son. Om Namah Shivaya! ❤

@satyamindnectar7052

Ай бұрын

Majority Hindus are cultural Hindus But yeah Shiva is popular Major God among Hindus

@thejixs

Ай бұрын

Om Namah shivaya

Living in India and following Islam, i wasn't aware of so many things about Hinduism. This video surely helped me to dive deeper into Hinduism as a religion😊...

@kakashiroshi440

6 ай бұрын

This isn't a complete truth, he didn't mention Vedanta more thoroughly, because it's the most influential one.

@namenl2205

6 ай бұрын

I would do more research from non white people before believing in their narrative again. As an indo-caribbean we're too familiar with that part

@hanifgul5664

6 ай бұрын

I'm a Bangladeshi Muslim 😊 and I know everything he said. Even more....

@LoudWaffle

6 ай бұрын

@@kakashiroshi440 He literally did mention Vedanta, it was one of the Astika schools mentioned around 15:35

@heyythere

6 ай бұрын

​@@LoudWaffle read his comment again🤦

I really appreciate how much effort you put into being respectful while simultaneously giving a complete package of information

@richardbennett4365

6 ай бұрын

He's respectful most of the time. I think he could have presented a less biased view of history, however. He's still persisting with idiotic Western interpretations of Indians' own history. And invasion or migration, it doesn't matter. They both mean one people went into another place. It doesn't necessitate any violence. It is most likely the people who arrived did so for trade, or they arrived south from their location, because some other group arrived in their land and pushed the out of the migrating people left because there were too many cooks in the kitchen. It, they were moving south as explorers. It's a known fact that human are curious creatures and have always been explorers.

What a lovely documentry. Good work. Also, I would've appreciated if you added other major scriptures in Hinduism like the many shastra, tantras, agamas etc

I realized as a gnostic I'm closer to Hinduism then gnostic Christianity.

@anixes

6 ай бұрын

why?

@himanshukuanr7832

6 ай бұрын

How?

@rizkyadiyanto7922

5 ай бұрын

when?

@user-ku4wy2nz1f

5 ай бұрын

who?@@himanshukuanr7832

@unknownmaster5078

4 ай бұрын

What?

In (area now called) Indonesia, Hinduism used to be majority religion alongside with Buddhism. Though, right now, only small pocket of Hindiusm majority like Balinese or Tenggerere people are that still exist, albeit develop different kind of Hinduism compared to India. That history alone is interesting to learn, especially including how folk religion across Java, Bali, and Nusa Tenggara influences Hindu and Buddhist, and later Islam. Edit: Christian Yoga is my real name. I'm Javanese and Javanese ethnic in Indonesia often mixed their religious name with Hindu/Buddhist name.

@BengalWarrior

6 ай бұрын

Where are you from?

@ariapinandita9240

6 ай бұрын

In Indonesia especially Java island, Aji Saka/Ajiwaka is our unifying figure. His birthplace is in Kali Serayu river/Bumi Majeti and introduced agama tirta, aksara Hanacaraka, and Saka calendar. Our center of civilization is in Mount Semeru/Mahameru in East Java and the border between Sunda Islands (Indonesia, Malaysia, etc) and India is Malacca strait (malacca = mleccha/foreigners)... Saka-Yavana = Sunda-Javanese (Daha-Kediri included) Malaya-Kamboja-Champa = Malay We are different from India/Jambudwipa. You can read about this in purwacarita. The legacy of our ancestor, Aji Saka/Ajiwaka. Jiwa-Jawi-Jawa-Sukma-Atma. Just respect each other. That's why agama Sunda Wiwitan, Kasumedangan, Kejawen, Kapitayan (Aji Saka's teaching) are not categorized as agama Hindu... Addition: 1. Aksara = script in Bahasa Indonesia 2. Agama = religion in Bahasa Indonesia

@alani3992

6 ай бұрын

It could be similar to the Meitei of Manipur, except it happened more recently. Around 1750s Hinduism spread to their region, but they kept some of their original folk religion, mixed with Hinduism.

@commentnahipadhaikar2339

6 ай бұрын

What the heck is cHrIsTiAn YoGa

@kunderemp

6 ай бұрын

@@alani3992 People of Java had followed Hinduism in 5 CE. There was Durga statue being found in that era and there was report from Chinese monk. Nowadays, only a few people still follow Hinduism and yet Javanese parents are still telling the story of Mahabharata and Ramayana and gave their children names after the character in either epic. Names such as Rama, Kresna (Khrisna), Bima, Wisnu, Saraswati, Gatot (from Gatotkaca) are still commonly found in Java.

Really good explanation, as a Hindu I often see people discuss a single perspective on Hinduism, and most of the time they view it with the lens of Christianity. It's great to see a comprehensive explanation that includes both views that are from the religious people and academicians. Great work.

Much appreciate if you could explore bit into the Shramana movement in another clip 🙏 As always, so much greatful for these eye opening works❤!!

As a Hindu I appreciate your efforts and your video definitely exceeded my expectations. I should also make it clear though that these denominations are not absolute and there are many Hindus, my family included, who don't even know what denomination they are. I'd say I'm a cultural Hindu who believes in the general teachings of the religion and sees all gods as one and the same. Edit: Also Bali deserved a mention. Namaste to Indonesian and other non-South Asian Hindus from an Indian Hindu! Love and peace to all people of the world of all religions! Edit 2: After reading the comments and thinking a bit I did realize that this video actually missed out a lot of points. I still appreciate the effort but I'd hope for a more detailed video soon.

@HinduPhoenix

6 ай бұрын

Then you're a Smartha. Actually most of the Hindus are Smartha as they believe all the main gods as one and kinda believe in Advaita.

@user-xb5eo2bm1n

6 ай бұрын

@@HinduPhoenix Actually based on our family deity I'm guessing we are Shaiva but yeah by philosophy I guess most of us follow Smarta and Advaita Vedanta anyways.

@mohdmoazzam120

6 ай бұрын

This is very reason, Every Educated and logical Person don't Consider HINDUISM as any religion, Rather it's the different Cult's came together for their survival. Not even 1% of "Hindus" has ever read all their Scriptures because there isn't one. They can only survive if they accept the truth that they sub divisions are independent religion, else they will perish.

@user-xb5eo2bm1n

6 ай бұрын

@@mohdmoazzam120 I don't get your point. Hinduism is very much surviving and thriving even in its diverse form. Also cult is not an appropriate word for the various Hindu denominations. I'd suggest you google what a cult means. And honestly it doesn't matter if people don't consider Hinduism a religion. Even we don't. Religion is a foreign concept to us. We believe in dharma. Peace! 🙏🏼

@pikachue602

6 ай бұрын

​@@user-xb5eo2bm1n he's a bot he is literally every where leave him chill

finaaaallyyyy a video about hinduism

@sgofficial9220

Ай бұрын

Are you waiting for this video?

I work at a tutoring center run by two Indian women and teach mostly children from Indian families, so I knew there were different ways that people practice what is called Hinduism. But I didn't really know much about the different branches, so it was interesting to learn more. Maybe I will ask my students more about it as well.

@aidan5768

5 ай бұрын

Most of them won't be able to explain. Hindu sects exist, Hindus don't know about them. Most Hindus adhere to all sects. Very few are strictly denominational.

What an insightful and informative video this was!. Being a hindu myself I didn't know a lot of aspects about my culture.

Huge thanks! I was spending so many weeks trying to untangle relations between all those schools/deities/concepts, you did a great job! Please make a video about other proponents of Neo-Hinduism, as I also noticed that they usually do not fit "classical" structure. Also I would love a video about other 5 Astika schools and how Vedanta then intertwined with Yoga in many guru lineages. Love your channel!

Thanks for this. I've been wanting a stepping stone for learning about Hinduism :D

@siddhantrasaily4836

6 ай бұрын

Stay away from suggestions on the Internet brother. Lotta right wing agenda floating around, you can spot them by their orange flag emojis. I’m a Hindu and I don’t believe in any god. I’m an atheist and a Hindu at the same time. It’s very broad concept sometimes too much for a born monotheist to comprehend the concepts. It will take time and exposure to the myths and your own personal understanding. The water down altered content on the Internet are not at all credible. Indian mythos are like acid trips filled with morals and lessons. the problem arises when you start taking them literally

@rishavsharma2349

6 ай бұрын

As a hindu, i can tell you that most of this is academic horseshit. Specific Hindu philosophical denominations are practiced by a minority and are mostly just cults. What is more common and to me, more interesting are the regional variations. Eg, Hinduism practiced in Nepal has many elements of Buddhist, Kirat and Magar cultures ingrained in it. Similarly Hinduism practiced in Bengal, Punjab, and Tamilnadu are all very very different from each other depending on the different cultures that have assimilated.

@PrinceGT

6 ай бұрын

Those scriptures are written to give philosophical ideas and moral values But people turned it to religion Don't follow that religion or worship those gods, just read those and improve life

@KarmasAB123

6 ай бұрын

@@rishavsharma2349 What would be the best way to learn more besides travelling to Asia?

@rishavsharma2349

6 ай бұрын

@@KarmasAB123 just read some core hindu mythologies like Mahabharat and Ramayan. Mahabharat is the most brilliant story ever told. (Gita is a small part of Mahabharat.) It is an epic story about the virtues, moralities and duties of individuals to their family, society and their country. These epics revolve around interesting debates which are open to your interpretation. Eg, How much do you tolerate before a war can be justified? When there is a war between right and wrong, do you support your family and friends or the righteous side? Should a king be chosen based on the order of his birth or by his virtues? Note that these texts are euphemisms and not literal dogmas, unlike abrahamic religions. You are free to interpret them as they suit you.

Great video -- I usually dislike such a video due high level of inaccuracies -- many thanks to you for pretty good job - this can be a good primer for hinduism

Sincere efforts in research. Great Job 👍

so glad you're back Matt, hope you're feeling better

I grew up Hindu in the US and it’s really fascinating how, bc we’re diaspora, a lot of these merged together. When I was young, there was only really one temple we could go to, so they had basically every god there, and (I think) most people prayed to all of them. Even with religion class or whatever, there was never really a distinction between different types of Hinduism (like, oh these people teach this, and that group teaches that). There were definitely some distinctions between different homes tho. Like, my specific culture’s main (for lack of a better word) god was Ganesh, so we had more depictions of Ganesh than other gods, we did more for his festivals, etc., whereas we had some family friends who focused more on Durga so they did more for those. But both of us still did other festivals/holidays that we had in common. I don’t know how it is in India (I’m thinking it isn’t much different), but ig there isn’t as many chances to separate ourselves from each other. Edit: I recently had a conversation with my parents about how calling Hinduism a “religion” seemed kinda reductive, and their pushback against that was really interesting. I still do think it’s reductive, but I def understand better why it bothered them.

@ObnoxiousAgnostic

6 ай бұрын

I grew up practicing one of the Abrahamic religions but I’ve been practicing Jainism for the past few years as a way of treating my anxiety disorder.

@japjeetmehton9921

6 ай бұрын

I mean even in India there are temples with all the gods. And all the denominations go to these temples, there are also temples dedicated to certain deities alone. These are more like philosophies and less like Christian denominations.

@llsilvertail561

6 ай бұрын

@@japjeetmehton9921 Yeah. I mean more (afaik) that it's harder to find a temple dedicated to one deity in the US than it is in India.

@vivek-420

6 ай бұрын

@@ObnoxiousAgnostic wow. Interesting, so are you following the sort of lesser vows? I am sure it have affected you disorder in a positive way.

@kraut1982

6 ай бұрын

It’s the same in India too, the denomination distinction are overblown. Even in 9,10 11 century temples mix all these Gods. It’s a very western obsession to classify everything into neat buckets and label them as distinct. In reality there is a lot of overlap.

There are going to be many people who'll disagree with (and comment on) your initial framework of this video, but that's the beautiful part of the broader always evolving Dharma - Hinduism. Anyway, *brilliant* video.

Great piece of work putting the various aspects of Hinduism into perspective. Although a large proportion of Hindus or spiritual aspirants who study some aspect of vedic knowledge do not fall neatly into one area or another many do. That's one of the most beautiful things about Hinduism. Whoever you are in terms of your spiritual life, you will find what you need.

Thank you for all of your videos, Matt, they're always super informative and enjoyable and you're a rare individual who seems to appreciate everything you talk about in such a polite way. I really hope you beat the crap out of Crohn's, you're a great person who deserves great things

@adityamohan1773

5 ай бұрын

He has chrons disease?

In recent years many westerners has made videos on Hindu Dharma but I found your video the best. The way you explained that Hindu dharma is not a religion but a dharma was very good and many people has to know about it. And also the misconception that all Hindus workship multiple Gods but it is not true and you explained that there are many monotheist and atheist as well. And being atheist they can call them Hindus. Keep up the good work and thanks for letting people know about our Dharma.

I'd be interested in hearing more about different gurus and going more in depth with these schools of thinking. really interesting!

Hey man..awesome video as always..very informative and accurate enough...just wanted to say get well soon..🙏🕉...hope u get back to ur normal life very soon..sending prayers🕉🙏

lots of things are missing out , but whatvever you taught are brief and proper ... well done

This video was more informative about Hinduism than the part of my religious studies class that mentioned it ever was back in school, so thanks!

Very informative and well researched video on Hinduism ❤.

Very well articulated and superbly presented ringside view of Hinduism. Research too is top class.

Please include the Charvaka which were a distinct and extant until medieval times. You can consider adding Ājīvika and Ajñana but Charvaka was more influential.

@ariapinandita9240

6 ай бұрын

Aji Saka/Ajiwaka, our unifying figure from Kali Serayu river/Bumi Majeti region, is not a Hindu. He introduced agama tirta, aksara Hanacaraka, and Saka calendar to the inhabitants of Java island in Indonesia. We are different. The center of our civilization is in Mount Semeru/Mahameru in East Java... Jiwa-Jawi-Jawa-Sukma-Atma...

@anixes

6 ай бұрын

@@ariapinandita9240 what?

@debodatta7398

5 ай бұрын

good start i'd say its an okay video but any video about Hinduism and it's history that doesn't mention the Bhakti Movement is either not well researched on what makes modern Hinduism different from the syncretic vedicsm/Brahmanism or simply misinformed. The Bhakti Movement is the single most important movement and essentially reformation of Hinduism ever and directly lead to the rebirth of Hinduism in the North after centuries of brutal invasions and the birth of Sikhism. Even the most important daily rituals at temples the "Pooja" was created and spread due to the Bhakti Movement. Before the Bhakti movement ordinary hindus needed brahmins and temples to worship since (many lower caste hindus were banned from entering many temples due to their station in caste in especially in North India and ofc women were often not even allowed in Temples without male supervision in North India. The Bhakti movement removed this barrier and democratized Hinduism for the everyone in Society. It was an entire social reformation that forged into Modern Hinduism as we know it. The Bhakti movement ofc was created and spread by Tamil poet saints in the rich and prosperous Tamil Kingdoms in the 6th century and onward to the rest of India since then.

@fusku4life

5 ай бұрын

​@@debodatta7398 plus the lingayat movement too, and also shaktism is inherently Anti-discrimainatory

@svanimation8969

5 ай бұрын

​@@ariapinandita9240we in India say that mythical place mount meru

instead of having Indo-European religion as a progenitor with Greek & Roman religion as one of it's branches. You can put Indo-Iranian religion as a progenitor with something like "Zoroastrian reforms" / "Zoroastrianism" / "Iranian religion" / "Ahuras/Gathas" as a branch distinct from Vedic religion (but still related). This would make a massive difference in the chart and it's a consensus among scholars. You can still keep the Indo-European religion and Greek & Roman connection in the chart of course. You would just have to put Indo-European religion as the progenitor of Indo-Iranian religion (as well as Greek and Roman religion in another one of it's branches). another interesting theory that's gaining popularity is that Indo-Iranian religion is a result of BMAC civilization religion mixing & synchronizing with the ("Indo-Iranian") steppe nomad religion. Here is a supporting example for this theory: The main Indo-Iranian God "Indra" has a name that's etymologically not from an Indo-European origin. But his story is very Indo-European in tropes and motifs. So it's assumed his name comes from a BMAC origin and that Indra is the result of a synchronized mix of BMAC and Indo-Iranian gods.

@Ariel925

6 ай бұрын

This is an excellent comment.

@alani3992

6 ай бұрын

So maybe Aryans weren't nomads/pastoralists when they entered India. They were already BMAC influenced into an agrarian society, but they kept some pastoral beliefs like Cow-worship etc. BMAC used to trade with Indus-Valley so they was prob already an Aryan "diaspora" in the Indus as traders.

@sonofuniverse6355

6 ай бұрын

@@alani3992 first of all It's wrong to term them as "aaryan" because It's mean totally different thing. We can call them central european or anything else.

@sahilsingh6048

6 ай бұрын

​@@sonofuniverse6355no they were aryans not corded ware euroupeans

@ishanbajpai6940

6 ай бұрын

​​@@sonofuniverse6355No, Aryan is an Indian and Iranian reference and we don't need to comply to European language issues. The people who called themselves Arya or Aryan had nothing to do with Europe, they people who entered Europe had branched out long before the formation of Indo-Iranian identity.

I really enjoy this series of videos. I am not a religious person, but I understand the importance it has in many peoples lives and find videos like this fascinating and educational in how different believes come about. The more we understand about each other, the better this world can be

I am really thankful for the efforts you have taken to summarize the vast set of beliefs that are represented by the term, "Hinduism." I am happy that you have mentioned that there are other schools too within the heterodox or "Nastika" tradition (which means that you made a passing reference to Charvaka, Ajivika and Ajnana movements also). I was hopeful that you would mention Arya Samaj (The branch founded by Dayanand Saraswati), Balamon Cham (Vietnam) and Agama Hindu Dharma (Indonesia). I was also hopeful you would mention the connection to the Zoroastrianism and Sikhism. But it is a monumental effort.

Whoa! I'm surprised to learn that only 5% of Indians follow the Smart (Sanskrit word) traditions (thinking about it, it does make sense). People from my community and the Bramhins from my region mostly follow the Smart / Shanmata (Sanskrit word) traditions of worshiping the 6 gods. Our home temples are testament of that. We celebrate year round festivals and holy days for them. I believe that majority of us are huge followers of Lord Ganesh. Thanks for the video! Great work as always.

@nisargdhamecha8476

6 ай бұрын

Birth-based Brahmins or Karma-based Brahmins?

@japjeetmehton9921

6 ай бұрын

I’m am surprised too. I’ve seen many Hindus growing up worshiping all the main deities equally.

@himtheemperoradityaofindia

6 ай бұрын

It's "Smarta". Not Smart. Hindi just ruins pronunciations

@deepblue3682

6 ай бұрын

Its not hindi... its sanskrit..

@himtheemperoradityaofindia

6 ай бұрын

@@user-bz3vu7sz4l Not swar vyanjan. They are Swara & Vyanjana. Hindi eats away last a sound. I VERY MUCH KNOW ABOUT THE PRONOUNCIATION AND I CAN FLUENTLY CONVERSE IN SAMSKRTAM (WHICH YOU CALL SANSKRIT BUT IS IT IS SAMSKRTAM)

Ohhhhhh I love your religions charts Awesome video that's for sure

Thank you so much for this!

This is a brilliant video and I’m honestly stunned by how exhaustive and well-structured it is. It’s also very cool to see fellow Hindus or those familiar with the religion in SE Asia commenting here. Also, it’s worth noting that the neo-Hindu movements that have sprung up almost always have a controversial leader and it’s surprising that they gain as much following as they do. It’s definitely not in line with traditional forms of worship but it perhaps speaks to the wide berth given to interpretation of what is as much a religion as it is a philosophical construct. A necessary evil perhaps to not set rigid boundaries in line with how Abrahamic religions tend to function. Thanks so much for posting this, love from 🇮🇳

I have no comment on this video I just want to let you know your videos and video quality is excellent. The animator did a really good job.

@GrigRP

6 ай бұрын

That's because you haven't even watched it

Get well soon Matt. I follow you for a long time. Your channel helped me a lot to learn a learn about Western history & religions. As a Hindu Atheist, I really appreciate that you mentioned that there are many people like us. It is simply a way of living for most of us & obviously the vast philosophical knowledge that Hinduism offers.

@melg6834

6 ай бұрын

No one : 🤡Lol salam : dindoo atheist 🤣🤣

@vivek-420

6 ай бұрын

@@melg6834 what happened? Is it difficult to digest that you can be an atheist and still be a Hindu? I am one myself. I follow the Philosophical aspects of many scriptures and read them to understand myself.

@debodatta7398

5 ай бұрын

good start i'd say its an okay video but any video about Hinduism and it's history that doesn't mention the Bhakti Movement is either not well researched on what makes modern Hinduism different from the syncretic vedicsm/Brahmanism or simply misinformed. The Bhakti Movement is the single most important movement and essentially reformation of Hinduism ever and directly lead to the rebirth of Hinduism in the North after centuries of brutal invasions and the birth of Sikhism. Even the most important daily rituals at temples the "Pooja" was created and spread due to the Bhakti Movement. Before the Bhakti movement ordinary hindus needed brahmins and temples to worship since (many lower caste hindus were banned from entering many temples due to their station in caste in especially in North India and ofc women were often not even allowed in Temples without male supervision in North India. The Bhakti movement removed this barrier and democratized Hinduism for the everyone in Society. It was an entire social reformation that forged into Modern Hinduism as we know it. The Bhakti movement ofc was created and spread by Tamil poet saints in the rich and prosperous Tamil Kingdoms in the 6th century and onward to the rest of India since then.

@PriyanshuAman-dn5jx

2 ай бұрын

@@melg6834there are many schools in Hinduism which rejects gods

@Om-cs6kg

25 күн бұрын

I am happy that you said hindu atheist not simply atheist. Because atheism is allowed in hinduism without any restrictions (only morally )

Thanks for explaining every religion without any bias 🙏

Wow! This is extremely well explained!!

A lovely entry into Hinduism, I hope a dive into other non-Abrahamic religions will open people up to new or different thinking. Actually, even the people of India don't really know the history.

@Your_real_dad

5 ай бұрын

One word: Secularism

as a hindu who has been having trouble communicating this kind of information (even to other hindus and Indians!) I have to say that your video is very well done and will be useful to many in the future.

@nypdbapa1297

6 ай бұрын

hello

As a Hindu...I can tell you this is almost right. The information is almost correct. A great job from the video maker. He did his research. Amazing video to watch. Subscribed.

@virtualmilkers1747

5 ай бұрын

Which parts were inaccurate from your understanding?

@NOTISHANT

5 ай бұрын

​​@@virtualmilkers1747​Maybe the time period concept of each yugas could be wrong cuz we hindus still debate about the actual time period of each yuga Some believe the time period is 2400, 3600, 4800, etc while some debate that the time period is in another unit By which kaliyug is actually 4320000 and so on for others

@Sky-zr5oq

Ай бұрын

​@@virtualmilkers1747 it is most simplest presentation we could say, missing a lot of information, but still to get an overall birdeye view it's good only ...,,,,one thing he's missing should add is SHANKAR (shivji ) and PARVATI ji has two sons one as mentioned GANESHA n other one KARTIKEYA (mostly worshipped in southern states of INDIA) .. and also HANUMAAN ji considered as reincarnation of SHIV JI .

@virtualmilkers1747

Ай бұрын

@@Sky-zr5oq Thank you.

@eshitasaini2656

Күн бұрын

@@Sky-zr5oq And the pronunciations really broke my heart :(

How can one miss Sindhu Region, Cambodia's Angkor Wat, Bali, Etc. These are places which i personally visited to verify the presence of Hinduism in old times.

Great video, I'm surprised you got in as much as you did in that short of a time. The various philosophies and beliefs that fall under the Hindu umbrella would be a lifes work just trying to sort out them all.

@vivek-420

6 ай бұрын

Not necessarily. These are works of different people with different philosophies but based on some underlining truth like “Karma”. They are all agree on similar things.

This might be the milestone video on Hinduism on youtube which shows some sort of structure and order in Hinduism. As a hindu myself i find it pretty confusing to categorise and sort hindu religion. There is no consensus among hindus. Each person will tell you different story. Thanks for your work. And get well soon.

Enough data covered under 25 minutes about hinduism. I really appreciate your efforts. It's enough as an introduction.

This is really well explained. Good to see this. You missed two native Hindu cultures outside South Asia - Balinese Hinduism of Indonesia and almost extinct Champa Hinduism of Vietnam.

I hope you get well soon and thank you for summarizing the Hindu religion for us laymen to understand. I'm a Hindu myself but I did not have such a deep understanding of the religion. Much appreciated 👍

A version of the Horse Twins more familiar for Western viewers is the constellation Gemini and its main stars Castor and Pollux. These characters, Castor and Pollux, were brothers to Helen of Troy.

Since you were receptive to feedback when making your Christianity chart, I'll be adding commentary here. I'll use the Western term Hindu below, but the emic term is Sanātana Dharma. ・2:48 There are also Panentheists, which I would argue is far more common than pantheism. Also, though this is a different categorical topic, Hindus include monists, qualified monists, dualists, and what you might call "quasi-monists" or "monist-dualists." ・3:21 Not sure you're concerned with pronunciation, but "trimurti" is pronounced like "tree" not "try." A close enough approximation of vowels would be to treat them like in Romance languages & Japanese. One major exception is "a" is pronounced more like a schwa and ā is pronounced like the typical "ah" in the previous mentioned languages. The other major pronunciation is to differentiate retroflex consonants from non-retroflex. For example, the "sh" (and "n") in Viṣṇu is retroflex, while it isn't in Śiva. There are other pronunciation nuances, but these two major points will get you most of the way there. Sorry if this sounds pedantic. Corrent pronunciation of sacred concepts (especially names) is important in most religions. ・3:48 Westerner's often think it is strange that there are few devotees to Brahmā. From our perspective it is strange that you find this strange. 😅 You see, the Universe already exists, so this deva's role has already been performed. Also, it is useful to think of deva as "roles" rather than "persons" as is the Western conception. Thus (many) Shaivites consider that Śiva was Brahmā, but that role is already finished, so Śiva is no longer Brahmā. I think (many) Vaishnavites think similarly. Further, one of the main concepts of several forms of Hinduism is to seek to return to the Divine Unity of Brahman. The creation of the Universe is (the apparent, but not actual) disunity from Brahman. So, for many to be devoted to Brahmā would be contrary to unification. ・4:11 The "blue" complexion is more modern and unfortunately based on specific beauty standards. He and his avatar Kṛṣṇa are in the oldest texts described as a colour that is most closely translated as "blue-black"; like the colour of the ocean at night. Some say humans with particularly dark skin seem to have a bit of blue tinge. Anyway, many depictions of Viṣṇu or specific avatars of him-and their relatives-are completely black, with white & red also used (whites of the eyes, red lips). Śiva, on the other hand, is described as brilliant white, like camphor, with a blue throat. The "calendar art" you have used in the video was popularized from the North where people do have lighter skin. Though, the depictions are not entire due to culture-bound aesthetics-it's much easier to make art using lighter colours because details and features can be made & seen more easily. The pure black images seem very flat, which is probably why bright colours are used for contrast. ・5:18 You previously pronounced her name as "Parvati," but here you twice called her "pavarti." Perhaps you were thinking of havarti cheese. 😆 We can ignore the overly-Western pronunciations, but this one is just completely incorrect and pretty funny sounding. ・6:37 Atharvavedaḥ (or Atharva Veda), not "Athar." Sorry, all these corrections feels like I'm picking on you, but they really stand out. I've seen how high-quality your work has been and these kinds of things make the video feel like something you'd see in a freshman year uni course where they teach all the global religions together even though they don't really know much about most of them. ・6:45 There's no "uh" in the middle of Saṃhitā. ・6:17-8:00 For a basic primer, overall this section was well done. I feel sometimes people misunderstand the divisions of texts, so the visuals were useful. (No notes there, just some deserved praise.) ・8:00-12:45 This section is also very good. I will add that literalist Hindus act as though the migration hypothesis is the invasion hypothesis renamed. I've had this discussion many times with other Hindus and they almost always get very emotional over this. They are never able to refute the migration hypothesis, but instead strawman it and start arguing against the invasion hypothesis and the ethnocentrism of Western academia. So, do not be surprised if you get hateful comments on this video. At first this surprised me because to get caught up in passions _(rajas)_ about a reality that is ultimately not real (i.e., not Brahman) seemed very much non-Hindu. I have since realised that many are fueled more by the material conditions Desis face which has throughout history pitted Hindus against non-Hindus in various ways. So, spending time reading upaniṣads to have a deeper theological & metaphysical understanding isn't something most people have/make time for. In other words, anything that they believe threatens pan-Hindu social unity, must be defeated at any cost. So, venture forth carefully. ・16:54 While this is a decent summary there's some important things to note. The four paths are not completely distinct. There are considered to be four types of people and so these are more like four places to start down "the path" from, depending on what type of person you are. Once you have traveled far enough down one of these you will notice that the paths begin merging. Also, I would say these starting places are four different things one could choose to concentrate their attention on. In that regard, karma mārga isn't simply "working hard," but focusing your effort on your works instead of focusing on what you might expect to gain from this. If you are making a pot and are thinking about how much money it will bring you, you aren't going to make as good of a pot as if you just pay attention to the crafting process. In this sense, work becomes a kind of meditation. Thus, this is suited to people who work with their hands. With regards to bhakti mārga, one should start with devotion to a deva, but this should eventually lead to expressions of love & gratitude to all people as well. This is well suited to people with high emotional intelligence. Jñāna (great pronunciation, by the way) mārga isn't just knowledge, but specifically metaphysical knowledge. It is akin to theology and well suited to people with the time & intellectual penchant for study. I would also say that, in my experience, those who start with jñāna end up pursuing meditation very early. That is, these two "paths" merge much earlier than either of the others do. As someone who started in jñāna, I can report that the very texts you study explain the benefits of all the "paths" and thus you quickly realize to apply the lessons of karma & bhakti mārgas to all aspects of life (not simply to devas). However, the difficulty for scholarly inclined people comes in actually applying these lessons instead of spending time pursuing more knowledge. ・20:17 There's no "h" in liṅgam. Also, you are pronouncing Śiva like the Jewish period of mourning (with an "i" as in "it" instead of with the "ee" sound). Also, while many will deny the phallic association of the lingam, some of us do accept this. Importantly, the base of these usually also contains a yoni representing Śakti as Śiva & Śakti are as inseparable as subject & object, or "the thing which is known" from "the knower of the thing." This goes back to the concepts of puruṣa & prakṛti. Though these two are sometimes represented as deva-devi, i.e. anthropomorphized deity-like entities, this is not necessary because not everyone is a bahkta. Though there are people who practice ritual to aniconized forms, there are also (as you mentioned) atheistic Hindus. So, neither the iconic nor aniconic form is the "true" form. They both represent the same ineffable thing which can only be alluded to with language and symbols, but can never be fully described. However, for one part of this symbolism, the association with the procreative parts of the body is useful. You see in order for Brahman to have a universe to play (līlā) in, first it must pretend to be non-unified: subjective observer & objective nature to be observed. But, as I said, these are inseparable. So, the lingam & yoni aren't just connected, but it is though we, in the Universe, are observing this union from within the womb. IOW, when we see the lingam-yoni, we the offspring of creation, see this act of Divine union from inside it. The inner & outer are one. So, it's not a "fertility object" in the traditional sense of the term in archaeology/anthropology. ・21:07 in the Shaktism section (or previously when talking of the deva's wives) it is very important to mention these are not just anthropomorphisations. The "wife" of any deva is called his śakti, his power. In other words, the (apparent) division of deva/devi is the (apparent) division of being/doing, matter/energy. Thus, Shaktites venerate Śakti because it is due to her that anything occurs at all. Without their śaktis the Creator, Sustainer, and Destroyer would just be the -er, -er, & -er. Moreover, many practice tantra (which is much more than what Westerners think) to help them guide their inner energies more healthfully or to attempt to gain some ability.

@RubelliteFae

5 ай бұрын

Overall, it's a decent primer, but it does the same thing all "Intro to Hinduism" videos does: talk about Hinduism as if it is like Western religions. While it is true that many Hindus (particularly Vaishnavites & Smartists to my knowledge, though there are people in every sect) who only focus on devotion to a deva, this alone cannot lead to mokṣa and thus is a bit like the Christian concept of those who attend weekly services, but don't actually understand or live the theology/philosophy in their everyday lives. It should also be mentioned that, though some Hindus use the term god/God for devas, others only use this term for Brahman. In truth, the Abrahamic concept of God/Allah/YHVH Elohim falls between devas & Brahman. There are also devatas which compare widely to Western concepts like gods (in the henotheistic sense), angels, fae folk, etc. So, while it's common for Westerners to refer to devas & devis as "gods" this puts the wrong conception in their minds. Though, in the end, there is no such thing as accurately describing anything, because it's all just māyā in service of the līlā of Brahman.

@pmaitrasm

Ай бұрын

​@@RubelliteFae, ​​You are extremely knowledgeable. You have really reached a very high level of consciousness. I will add, the Rig Veda uses the term *Dyaus Pitar* as well *Pitar Dyaus* as the Sky Father. Essentially, it is the *Father who Gives.* Dyaus means giver (pronounced nearly like the Russian word дающий which means giver). Similarly, pitar means pater or patriarch or father. So, Dyaus Pitar is the Father who is the Giver. *Dyaus Pitar* is *Zeus Pater* for the Greeks and *Jupiter* for the Romans. It is a Proto-Indo-European god.

@RubelliteFae

Ай бұрын

@@pmaitrasm Thanks for your kind words. But, it isn't my consciousness which is high. (I believe in essence we all share the same consciousness, but focusing on differently filtered experiences causes us to identify individually.) I think, perhaps, my chief desire (as avidyā as it may be) is for understanding, so I spend too much time learning and not enough time doing. It seems like it should be easier than it is. Yes! The PIE Sky Father concept has spread to so many cultures. It's really amazing and fascinating. I'm very interested in how PIE beliefs influenced the native cultures they came into contact with & intermarried into. I'd like to make a video game based around the concepts, but I need to narrow the vision to something more realistically achievable than my current design document has. I already burnt out working on it last year. 😅 I also think there's some interesting indirect evidence of PIE people having a cultural impact on the fertile crescent to a greater extent than previously recognized. Sorry for the wall of text. You tapped into one of my special interests. 😆

@uttaradey6842

13 күн бұрын

@@RubelliteFaeI am Amazed at the clarity of your conception! Thanks for sharing! 🙏🏽

@RubelliteFae

12 күн бұрын

@@uttaradey6842 🙏👐 Thank you for taking the time to read such a long post 💖

My family is pure Shakta devotee but I am Shankhya philosophy follower (Agnostic ) so tho I enjoy all festival . It's really amazing how diverse these culture is . thanks 👍

Interesting thing I noticed around 13:25 : The God represented as some fiery figure, Agni, sound very similar to polish Ogień, which means fire. I love those random simmilarities notocible within indo-european family

@sahilsingh6048

6 ай бұрын

Agni fire god

@sudhanvakashyap297

6 ай бұрын

almost all culture have god for 5 elements,in india it is 1.Agni-fire god 2.Vaayu-Wind god 3.Varuna-rain god 4.bhoomi-earth god 5.5indra-sky god....polish have Dazbog ect

@tanaymehta3517

2 ай бұрын

Guess what the Russian word for fire is: Ogon’

@UsefulCharts As an Indian Hindu, the people in my Tamil Southern Culture which is in Tamil Nadu mostly believes in the Shaivism Denomination and is also a spiritual part of India apart from places like Uttarakhand and Varanasi since it also holds many places like the Adiyogi statue in the Isha Centre in Coimbatore because people believed that he was the first Guru (also known as a Yogi)

I eagerly await the next one of these videos that goes into the different branches of Buddhism as the development of many of those branches follow cultural lines and syncretic adaptations, particularly through its spread into East Asia

This is one of the best video on hinduism, which i have come across.

That was exceptionally well researched video, loved it!!

Great topic!!

Hey Matt, I hope you get well soon. I love your work and can't wait for new charts. But you're much more than just the chartmaker. The best parts are when you're sharing parts of your own personal story. It's nice to see that you're now on the path of recovery! ❤️

Please we need a part 2 of this ASAP.

Although you miss a lot and I mean a lot of subtleties due to trying to translate untranslatables and missing cultural contexts, this is by far the nearest to accurate explanation. Great job 👍

a nice and compact overview, i was waiting for this video since u first mentioned it and did my own research and found so much info, i would have loved mentions of matths, kings and kingdoms associated with certain denominations, neo denominations like radhe swomi etc, the structues of sainthood in hinduism oldest sects like pashupatas, but hey nevertheless this is an amazing video and get well soon matt, love frm india

@Ak5h1t

6 ай бұрын

other things i would like to mention are the existance of kul devi, estdevas, varnas, gotras and that they are more or less like denominations

I’d absolutely love if you did one of these on Buddhist schools and all the different teachers and schools of Mahayana and Vajrayana, Hinayana, and Zen.

@rajashah1353

6 ай бұрын

The four are Mahayana Hinayana Theravada and Vajrayana the Zen is the sect from Mahayana Buddhism

@Sqk.

6 ай бұрын

@@rajashah1353Hinayāna (I am not referring to Theravāda) is for all intents and purposes extinct so doesn’t really count

@kunderemp

6 ай бұрын

I thought Hinayana was how Theravada was called byMahayana and nowadays, the name of Hinayana is never used anymore. CMIIW. I'm not a Buddhist.

@Sqk.

6 ай бұрын

@@kunderemp correct, but Hinayāna can also refer to similar pre-Mahayāna traditions which are separate from Theravāda. it is still potentially derogatory either way as it suggests whatever it is referring to is lower (than Mahayāna)

@rajashah1353

6 ай бұрын

@@kunderemp Yes Theravada are not Hinayana because Hinayana don't consider Buddha as God but in Theravada sometimes consider gods

This has helped me understand many of my employees. While I thought I’d done my due diligence in understanding the culture, it turns out I’d erroneously believed that this would also gain me knowledge of their religious perspectives - I was wrong, and I value learning that I had a fundamental misunderstanding of reality (and concomitantly what the actual state of reality is) above almost anything else. I do not have a sufficient grasp of the English language to believe that I’m able to convey just how valuable this was to me, and I suspect few people have mastery of any language to the extent necessary to convey the value you’ve added to my life. Please take this is an attempt at clarity in conveying how much good you’ve done me personally, such that I do not think I can ever meaningfully return that level of good deed in kind. As an homage to the film Taken, I have a very specific set of skills and in the unlikely event you need to avail yourself of those skills please don’t hesitate to do so as that is the level of good deed I think you’ve given me today.