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  Prehistoric Foundations of Religion Long before temples or texts, humanity expressed spiritual curiosity through burial rites, fertility symbols, and sacred art: - Burial Rituals (c. 100,000 BCE): Red ochre and grave goods suggest belief in an afterlife and sacred continuity. See Wikipedia’s Timeline of Religion. - Venus Figurines & Löwenmensch: Fertility and hybrid sculptures reflect symbolic thinking and proto-deities. - Göbekli Tepe (c. 11,500 BCE): The World History Encyclopedia documents this ancient temple — a site of cosmic ordering before agriculture. > Mentality Insight: Early religion wasn’t doctrine — it was symbolic behavior, ritualized meaning-making around death, nature, and identity. --- Hinduism: Cyclical Creation and Sacred Time Hindu cosmology sees creation not as a one-time event, but as an eternal rhythm: - Governed by Brahma (creator), Vishnu (preserver), and Shiva (destroyer). - Time unfolds in Kalpas (4.32 billion years) and Yugas (4.32 million yea...