Articles — hindu

The 4 Essential Goals of Hindu Life What are these goals, and what do they mean? Artha  Artha is the Sanskrit word for “abundance” or “success.” Artha is associated with the householder stage of a Hindu man’s life. This time begins when a man marries and continues until his first grandchild is born. During his time as a householder, a Hindu man is supposed to focus on providing for his family. Artha, to both Hindu men and women, deals with material and monetary abundance. Hindus do not look down at monetary gain or a person’s ethical attempts to increase their...

Source: Belifenet The 5 Best Things About Being Hindu - By Stephanie Hertzenberg Hinduism has more than a billion adherents, most of whom live in India though there are also many Hindus who live in other countries. Over 320,000,000 Hindus live in the United States, and more than 250,000,000 Hindus call the Indonesian archipelago their home. That said, only three countries in the world have populations where the majority of people identify as Hindu: India, Nepal and Mauritius. While India has more people who identify as Hindu living within its borders, Nepal is actually the country that has the highest percentage...

9 myths about Hinduism, debunked (CNN article)

https://www.cnn.com/2017/03/03/world/believer-hinduism-nine-myths-debunked/index.html