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. Religion is capable of shaping honorable human personality and moral values. By referring to the teachings of any religion as a basis, discuss about the above statement. Religion has existed with and for mankind since almost the very beginning of humanity itself. Nothing would last for such an immense stretch of time if it did not serve some valuable purpose. All these years, religion has served as a guide and control of human behavior, dictating right from wrong. The most important aspect of religion however, is it’s capability to shape honorable human personality and values. For the sake of this paper, I shall look at how religion shapes a righteous human from the perspective of the oldest religion on Earth, Hinduism. Hinduism is a very scientific and ritualistic way of life propagated by sages thousands of years ago. Hinduism is also known as Sanatana Dharma, meaning righteous and responsible path. The earliest teachings of Hinduism were recorded in the four Vedas – Rig Veda, Yajur Veda, Atharva Veda and Sama Veda. From here we derive the teachings that guide us humans to righteous behavior. In Hinduism, the one Almighty God is known as Brahman, and from him (here the Almighty Brahman is referred to as mal