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14 People who made
a Difference
Religions and religious leaders Social reformers
Kings Scientists
Out of the millions and millions of people in the world, only a few achieve greatness.
They could be religious leaders, social workers, scientists, kings or others who
influence the lives of people by their teachings or work. Let us look at some great
people who have affected the lives of Indians.
Religions and Religious Leaders:
Hinduism: Hinduism is one of the oldest religion in the world. It begin in India about
3600 years ago. Many religious leaders have helped Hindus to grow by making
people understand the religion better. Adi Shankaracharya, Maharishi Dayanand
Adi Shankaracharya Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati Swami Vivekanand
Saraswati and Swami Vivekanand are some of them. Hindus has many holi books
that were composed long ago. The most important are The Vedas, The Puranas,
The Ramayan, The Mahabharata and Bhagwat Gita.
Buddhism: The teaching of Gautama Buddha gave birth to a
new religion called Buddhism. He was a rich prince who left
the comforts of his place to try to understand the meaning of
life. He thought equality of all human being and kindness to all
living beings.
Gautam Buddha
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