Hinduism: A Brief Description Hinduism is a religion that originated in India in or around 1500 BC. It is a major world religion with more than 700 million followers. It is a very flexible religion with its extraordinary tendency to absorb new ideas and concepts into it’s already vast array of beliefs and morals. Because of this, the religion has been divided into two pasts or sections. They are described as: 1) those people who seek the …showed first 75 words of 1123 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1123 total…final group, the Shudras, is mainly used to help upper class people in their duties. These four separations are thought to be created by Lord Brahma. They were created from various body parts: his face, arms, thighs, and his feet, respectively. A fifth group has been created over time and is known as the Untouchables. They are thought to be outcastes. Today, these castes are still evident, but in some cases, marriages have mixed them.