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title: "How old is hinduism?"  
description: "A brief explanation about the origin of hinduism and its interesting facts"  
author: "Anjita D."  
published: 2023-11-20  
canonical: https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/3302/how-old-is-hinduism  
category: "hinduism"  
tags: ["hinduism", "facts", "general knowledge"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# How old is hinduism?

![How old is hinduism](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/8c19e111-8861-4f5b-8237-fde00f771780/images/9d4626f0-630b-4c73-b435-98a7ab1adfe3.jpeg) ![How old is hinduism](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/8c19e111-8861-4f5b-8237-fde00f771780/images/14098850-462d-4d5e-b53c-450bff7f874c.jpeg) Hinduism is believed to be one of the oldest religions worldwide, with origins and rituals stretching back over 4,000 years. ![How old is hinduism](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/8c19e111-8861-4f5b-8237-fde00f771780/images/aa51ddee-edf5-4b33-be79-e3493fb093fd.jpeg) Between 2300 and 1500 BCE, the Indus Valley Civilisation evolved a complex religious system such as god worship, nature, and reincarnation beliefs. ![How old is hinduism](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/8c19e111-8861-4f5b-8237-fde00f771780/images/79f5865b-f388-42d8-ae30-b6da29210b9a.jpeg) Despite its diversity, it shares principles such as dharma (good life), karma (law of cause and effect), and moksha (freedom from the rebirth cycle). ![How old is hinduism](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/8c19e111-8861-4f5b-8237-fde00f771780/images/2acfde47-3786-40da-b16e-0f28fd472d0b.jpeg) It has had influence on Indian culture and civilisation, including art, literature, music, and social institutions. ![How old is hinduism](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/8c19e111-8861-4f5b-8237-fde00f771780/images/d89250ff-e3e9-4f7b-9cd3-8681cbf112f2.jpeg) Today, It is the third-largest religion after Christianity and Islam and has nearly 1 billion followers worldwide.

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