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Shankara was a key person in Hinduism. Shankara was born in Kerala and took sannyasa as a youth. Shankara is often considered an incarnation of Shiva. His contemporary followers in the UK include the Ramakrishna Mission.

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There is no single founder of Hinduism, unlike Buddhism, which was founded by Siddhartha Gautama.

Brahman, the world soul, is the main god of Hinduism. He is separated into many different personalities. The two other main ones are Vishnu, the creator, and Shiva, the destroyer.

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What is that you want to know? Are you referring to some religious leader? If yes, then the asnwer is NO. There aren't any religious leaders in Hinduism.

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According to many scholars Lord Shiva is the central figure. Because he is the exact same form of Supreme God.

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Mohandas K. Gandhi.

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Brahma

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