| The country India is famous, as the land of mysticism | | | | and it came into being in the 15th century. |
| and values was the origin of some religions that | | | | Approximately 2.5% people of India are Sikhs. There |
| continue living today in the world. | | | | were different efforts to generate new religions in India |
| The main prevailing religion in India at the moment is | | | | but they did not invariably thrive. For instance, a Moghul |
| Hinduism. Approximately 75% of Indians are Hindus. | | | | emperor, Akbar, who ruled from 1556, made an |
| Hinduism is a multicolored religion with an infinite gallery | | | | attempt to develop a new religion, Din- E- Elahi, but it |
| of Gods and Goddesses. Hinduism is one of the oldest | | | | did not continue to exist for a very long time. There |
| religions in the world. It is thought to have been | | | | are other spiritual philosophies whose supporters see |
| developed approximately 5000 years ago. After that in | | | | them as a separate religion, but they do not at all times |
| the early period other religions also came into | | | | get this respect. For instance Lingayat of south India |
| existence in India. | | | | see them as a diverse religion, while some others see |
| Approximately 510 BC two more religions came into | | | | them as a division of Hinduism. There are also some |
| existence, namely, Buddhism and Jainism. These days | | | | ancestral communities who insist upon to be accepted |
| only about 0.5% of Indians are Jains and about 0.7% | | | | as a different religion from Hinduism. |
| people are Buddhist. In olden times Jainism and | | | | Besides the religions that urbanized in India, there are |
| especially Buddhism were very famous in India. The | | | | supporters of religions which never originated in India. |
| people of India who accepted Buddhist viewpoint | | | | The chief non-Indian religion is Islam. They are about |
| multiplied not only inside the Indian sub-continent but in | | | | 22% of the population of India. Christians are further |
| addition it spread far and wide to kingdoms east and | | | | then 2% of India's population. There are also |
| south of India. | | | | Zoroastrians. Though they are less then 0.01% of |
| The three oldest religions, Hinduism, Buddhism and | | | | India's population but they are known all over India. |
| Jainism, are seen as the base of the Indian philosophy. | | | | There are a few thousand Jews in India. Judaism and |
| In contemporary period many fresh religions were also | | | | Christianity might have reached in India before it came |
| recognized in India. | | | | in Europe. |
| One relatively latest religion in the country is Sikhism, | | | | |