Understanding Hinduism: The Basics
<p>The first time I realized this was in 8th grade history class; we were learning about the world’s religions and to my excitement Hinduism was today’s topic of learning. But I was devastated as I read in the textbook in front of me that Hinduism was a religion that existed thousands of years ago that no one followed anymore. The writer referred to us as barbarians who worshipped cows and millions of different gods, performed animal sacrifices, and who lived in a society that believed in inherent inequality through the caste system and the disregard of women. This was all wrong, every bit of it, so I raised my hand and told the teacher. She simply said, well that’s what the textbook says and the textbook is never wrong. But it was.</p>
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