“Who is the founder of Hinduism?” This is one of the most basic questions asked about Hinduism. It is so obvious because all the other religions in this world have founders. E.g., Jesus Christ is the founder of Christianity, Hazrat Mohammad Paigambar is the founder of Islam, Gautam Buddha of Buddhism, and so on.
So as Hinduism is a religion, there must be some founder. The answer to this question is that there is no single founder of Hinduism as Hinduism was not founded as a religion.
It was a culture that basically flourished in India, which later took the form of a great religion. It would be easy to understand who founded Hinduism if you know what Hinduism actually is.
The modern form of Hinduism is actually a mixture of teachings from Vedas mainly plus teachings of ancient Rishis and some great saints and regional customs and traditions. Hinduism changes with time without disturbing its basic teachings and different deities, which Hindus worship. But Vedas are the main base of Hinduism.
Some of those great sages were Saptarishis who founded the base of Hinduism. The Saptarishis keep changing for every Manvantara.
Many scholars believe that Lord Brahma is the founder of Hinduism because he created this universe and set the rules that are the basis of Sanatan Dharma, and Hinduism is its modern name.
Vedas are believed to be imparted from God to human beings some thousands of years ago and were carried forward through teacher-disciple tradition (Guru-Shishya Parampara). So, as Vedas were created by God, we can say that God, Himself, is the founder of Hinduism, which he updates from time to time by incarnating on the Earth.
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thnx for one out of the 21 of my questions for AP World History