which of these explains why hidduism developed as a poltheistic religion
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Hinduism in Indonesia is practised by 1.7% of the total population, and by 83.5% of the population in Bali as of the 2010 census.[1] Hinduism is one of the six official religions of Indonesia.[2] Hinduism came to Indonesia in the 1st-century through traders, sailors, scholars and priests.[3] A syncretic fusion of pre-existing Javanese culture and Hindu ideas, that from the 6th-century synthesized Buddhist ideas as well, evolved as the Indonesian version of Hinduism. These ideas continued to develop during the Srivijaya and Majapahit empires.[3] About 1400 CE, these kingdoms were attacked from coast-based Muslim armies, and thereafter Hinduism mostly vanished from many of the islands of Indonesia.[3] In 2010, there were an estimated total of over 4 million Hindus in Indonesia according to Indonesian census.[1][4] The Parisada Hindu Dharma Indonesia disputed the census methodology, and estimated 18 million Hindus lived in Indonesia in 2005.[5][6] In 2010, the Ministry of Religious Affairs of the Government of Indonesia estimated that about 10 million Hindus lived on Indonesian islands, in contrast to the Indonesian official decadal census of over 4 million.[7] The Bali island in Indonesia has a Hindu majority and the largest number of Hindus living in Indonesia.