RE105 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Indus River, Mahabharata, Ravana
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Implication that you have a unified system of belief and practice: however hinduism is not that lifestyle of ppl who lived in indus river valley in india. Term first used in 8th century of common era by muslims referring to ppl and. (induism (cid:523)indus(cid:524) religious practice and lifestyle of ppl living in that valley. Eventually used to refer to indigenous view of all ppl in india. But india is a large place lots of diff ppl living in it. Lots of local practices (various places in india) there are specific practices that might not be practiced in other places in india but it all falls under. Ie south and north may practice hinduism differently. Britain influenced the idea that all of the various practices can fall under one umbrella as a religion (hinduism) In the languages of sanskrit and pali (sacred texts) and common languages of (indi and bourdu, languages in )ndia . there is not word for religion.
