All 3 Uses of
Hinduism
in
Change of Heart, by Picoult
- M ICHAEL Dr. Vijay Choudhary's office was filled with statues of Ganesha, the Hindu deity with a potbellied human body and an elephant's head.†
*Hindu = someone who believes in Hinduism (the third most common religion--which has many gods and is associated with India)
- Buddhists and Hindus believe organ donation is a matter of individual conscience, and they put high value on acts of compassion.†
Hindus = those who believe in Hinduism (the third most common religion--which has many gods and is associated with India)
- When a baby's getting water poured over his head at a christening he can't say, 'Hey man, I'd rather be a Hindu,' can he?†
Hindu = someone who believes in Hinduism (the third most common religion--which has many gods and is associated with India)
Definition:
the third most common religion; polytheistic (many gods) with most adherents in India
Only Christianity and Islam have more followers than Hinduism.