Is Hinduism only a religion or it covers whole science?

Answer 1

From my view, no religion can compile the whole science. religion never descends from the Almighty Himself and also the religious aspects accept his such nature as He is called 'The Mysterious'. It's the thought, view, philosophy, social rank and standing and ideas for assuming the nature that intermingle with the power of perception, imagination and insight bringing out a new philosophy in the form of a pious book/idea/prelature that in tide of time take the form of a religion.

Hinduism, as a whole, has never been a single persons idea. It has accumulated the conceptions from the then Dravidians, Mongolians and Aryans particularly to concrete an ideology about the Almighty. The earliest document(some rhymes from rig veda) is 8000 years old. However, science has not been included in this religion, rather this very religion indeed brought science in light. the same scholars of this religion were the pioneers in the path of science in the subcontinent. the initial verses praise the deity of fire where it is said, "one can earn by using fire and the earnings can employ numbers of brave people." here, there is clear indication of the fact that early hindus were well perceived of the use of fire in daily and professional life and also there's an apropos to the practice of the science of warcraft. however, the saints and the pious ones at that time wrote verses praying the powers of the nature but there are several things to ponder at this case. hindus are distinctly different from the Greek and Roman pagans. Firstly, Hindus distinctly agree with the concept of monotheism believing that there is only one God, the superior. the deities are the powers prevailing in the nature. Secondly, Hindus hardly left any confusion regarding the worshipping of the Almighty. The worshippers were mainly technicians using the power of the nature for the betterment of life. Like they used fire to dedicate stuff to the deities and used the burnt or 'literally cooked' food as the 'prasad' of the god. Worshipping never meant to bribe a deity to provide the mankind with the necessities but literally was the form of expressing gratitude. The very foundation of the 'natural selection' theory lies here. The deities or the powers of the nature do what they are ought to do. Unlike the European pagans, Hindus provide a clear deity family tree which is authentically scientific and indeed a philosophical expression. The deity 'Shani (the planet Saturn)' is considered as the son of 'Surya (the Sun)' which indeed supports the emergence of the planets from the sun. the female counterpart of 'Vishnu(the power of rearing up the nature)' is 'Laxmi(the goddess of wealth)' which is an emblem of the necessity of money to support life. Thirdly, Hinduism is the first religion that gives scientific directions about the science of human reproduction in the book 'Qamasutra' and the evolution of life by claiming 'first came water, then land and life began to spring up with the evolution of trees'. Hinduism has successfully identified 6 planets of the solar system (Mercury, venus, earth, mars, Jupiter, Saturn) and literally claimed that they revolve round the sun. Hinduism has always believed in the equality of male and female (Aryans allowed girls to have education and widows were allowed to marry again) and the practice of knowledge.

what we call science today like physics, chemistry, Biology, environment science, agriculture etc. is perpetually present in Hinduism. it not only included the entire knowledge consumed and researches conducted during the formation of Vedas but also foretold about several modern scientific theories like big bang or the invention of misiles. the arms described in Ramayana and Mahabharata are self operated, veritably destructive, firy and heat producing, startlingly similar with the modern day misiles. hindus indeed founded the basics of medical science in form of Ayurveda and Yoga. Ancient Hindu sages founded the basics of mathematics.

Not surprisingly, Hinduism has also got superstitions, misconceptions and limitations; just like any other religion on this earth. As I said before, no religion is perfectly perfect as it includes the limitations of the science at the time of its arrival. But Hinduism has got a historical advantage in this regard. it got its final written form after a continued construction for almost 3000 years and includes the conceptions of the most literate personalities of that area of the Earth which produces the most fertile brains in this globe. Thus, it has got a scientific foundation but it is neither a mere religion nor a completely scientific one. It is a religion that includes emblazoned science, philosophy, art and technology combined with optimistic and sublime spiritual ideology.