Building on the ancient cults and Vedic teachings of the Indo-Aryans dating from 1300 b.c. , Hinduism began to take its present form in the fourth century a.d. , under considerable pressure for a more  accessible  religion.
Hinduism was founded exactly five hundred years ago.
mnli hypothesis: Hinduism was founded exactly five hundred years ago. premise: Building on the ancient cults and Vedic teachings of the Indo-Aryans dating from 1300 b.c. , Hinduism began to take its present form in the fourth century a.d. , under considerable pressure for a more  accessible  religion.