Aug 25, 2009 · Mohandas 'Mahatma' Gandhi Gandhi in 1931 during a visit to London©. Mahatma Gandhi has come to be known as the Father of India and a beacon of light in the last decades of British colonial rule ...

Religion of Asia. Asia is the birthplace of all the world’s major religions and hundreds of minor ones. Like all forms of culture, Asian religions may be considered geographically in terms of both their places of origin and their distribution.. South Asia. Hinduism, with a polytheistic and ritual tradition comprising numerous cults and sects, is the oldest of several religions that ...

Buddhism is an Indian religion founded on the teachings of Gautama Buddha, a Śramaṇa also called Shakyamuni (sage of the Shakya's), or "the Buddha" ("the Awakened One"), who lived c. 5th to 4th century BCE. Early texts have the Buddha's family name as "Gautama" (Pali: Gotama). The details of Buddha's life are mentioned in many Early Buddhist Texts but are inconsistent. His …

Apr 11, 2018 · Timeline: Early History of Hinduism . 3000-1600 BCE: The earliest of Hindu practices form their roots with the rise of the Indus Valley civilization in northern Indian sub-continent around 2500 BCE. 1600-1200 BCE: The Aryans are said to invade southern Asia in about 1600 BCE, which would have a lasting influence on Hinduism. 1500-1200 BCE: The earliest …