Diversity of Religions in India! The communal franchise introduced by the British in the early years of the twentieth century was advocated on the grounds of religious disharmony. It was further argued that the constant immigration from the different regions of Asia and Africa and Europe had brought about a social diversification. There was, no doubt, diversity. But that diversity [...]
Here we detail about the top nine popular Religions in the History of Odisha. The Religions are: 1. Jainism 2. Budhism 3. Saivism 4. Vaishnavism 5. Jagannath Cult 6. Sakti Cult 7. Islam 8. Mahima Cult 9. Christianity. Religion # 1. Jainism: Two Jaina works namely Jaina Harivamsa Purana and Harivadriya Vritti tell us that Mahavir himself came to Kalinga [...]
Buddhism emerged from the depth of the ancient Aryan spiritual faith. The principles which Buddha propounded were already there in one form or the other in the ancient scriptures of the Hindus. In the words of Mr. Rhys Davids, "Gautam was born and brought up and lived and died as a Hindu". Image Source: therealbest.com/img/items/big/736/Hinduism_Hindu-tradition_1226.jpg Yet, Gautam Buddha [...]