For other uses, see American literature (disambiguation). American literature is the literature written or produced in the area of the United States and its preceding colonies. For more specific discussions of poetry and theater, see Poetry of the United States and Theater in the United States.
Its use as a Sun symbol can first be seen in its representation of the god Surya (Devanagari: à¤¸à¥à¤°à¥à¤¯, Sun). The swastika is considered extremely holy and auspicious by all Hindus, and is regularly used to decorate items related to Hindu culture. It is used in all Hindu yantras (Devanagari: à¤¯à¤à¤¤à¥à¤°) and religious designs.
There is no âone Hinduismâ, and so it lacks any unified system of beliefs and ideas. Hinduism is a conglomerate of diverse beliefs and traditions, in which the prominent themes include: 1  Dharma (ethics and duties). 2  Samsara (rebirth). 3  Karma (right action). 4  Moksha (liberation from the cycle of Samsara).he word Hinduism is not to be found anywhere in the scriptures, and the term Hindu was introduced by foreigners who referred to people living across the River Indus or Sindhu, in the north of India, around which the Vedic religion is believed to have originated.