India called the land of spirituality and philosophy, was the birthplace of some religions, which even exist today in the world.

One of the most dominant religion in India right now is Hinduism. About 80% of Indians are Hindus. Hinduism is a colorful religion with a huge gallery of Gods and Goddesses. Hinduism is one of the historical religions within the globe. It really is supposed to have developed about 5000 many years in the past. Later on in historic period of time other religions created in India.

 

Around 500 BC two other religions created in India, particularly, Buddhism and Jainism. These days only about 0.5% of Indians are Jains and about 0.7% are Buddhist. In ancient instances Jainism and specifically Buddhism had been quite popular in India. Indians who accepted Buddhist philosophy unfold it not simply inside the Indian sub-continent but additionally to kingdoms east and south of India.

 

These 3 historical religions, Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism, are seen because the molders of the India philosophy. In 'modern' period of time new religions had been also established in India.

 

One comparatively new religion in India is Sikhism and it had been established in the 15th century. About 2% of Indians are Sikhs. There were other attempts to develop new religions in India but they didn't constantly succeed. For instance, a Moghul emperor, Akbar, who reigned in between 1556 - 1605, tried to set up a brand new religion, Din- E- Elahi, however it did not survive. You'll find other spiritual philosophies whose believers see by themselves as being a separate religion, however they don't usually get this recognition. For instance Lingayat of south India see themselves like a diverse religion, whilst other people see them being a sect of Hinduism. There are also some tribal communities who need to be acknowledged as separate religion from Hinduism. Inside the 19th century some Hindu reformers attempted to remodel Hinduism to alter it to modern day period of time.