Hinduism in America
by Vidya Bhushan Gupta
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The book is a synopsis of Hinduism for young adults who want to learn about Hinduism, its history and scriptures. Without being pedantic it gives a wide panorama of Hinduism, its myths and realities.
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First Sentence
"The word, Hindu, is a derivative of a Sanskrit word, Sindhu, or sea. To Aryans, river Indus was as vast as an ocean and they called it Sindhu. Persians and Greeks, for whom the letters s and h/i were phonetically identical, pronounced Sindhu as hindu and indu respectively. The people living to the east of the Indus River came to be known as Hindus, and their beliefs and way of life, as Hinduism. Although Hinduism derives its name from the Indian subcontinent, Hindus are now found in many parts of the world, including about two million in the United States."
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-195).
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"The word, Hindu, is a derivative of a Sanskrit word, Sindhu, or sea. To Aryans, river Indus was as vast as an ocean and they called it Sindhu. Persians and Greeks, for whom the letters s and h/i were phonetically identical, pronounced Sindhu as hindu and indu respectively. The people living to the east of the Indus River came to be known as Hindus, and their beliefs and way of life, as Hinduism. Although Hinduism derives its name from the Indian subcontinent, Hindus are now found in many parts of the world, including about two million in the United States."
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The book gives the history of Hinduism, various Hindu denominations in the United States, a brief review of various Hindu scriptures for a reader in America - the Vedas, Upnishads, epics, Bhagvad Gita. It also has essays on caste, cow, hindu litergy and the summary of the basic tenets of Hindusim.
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