TY - BOOK AU - Bhaskarananda TI - The essentials of Hinduism: a comprehensive overview of the world's oldest religion SN - 8171208185 U1 - 294.5 PY - 1998/// CY - Chennai PB - Sri Ramakrishna Math KW - Hindouisme; Hinduism N1 - index N2 - This book gives clearly written explanations of the basic ideas and practices of Hinduism and its culture. It answers so many questions—Do the Hindus worship many gods? Are the Hindus idol worshippers? What is the purpose of life? What are Hinduism's spiritual practices?—and so on, covering the most mundane to the most profound ideas and questions of Hinduism ER -