Outline of Hinduism

Outline of Hinduism

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Hinduism:

Hinduism – predominant and indigenous religious tradition[1] of the Indian Subcontinent. Hinduism is known to its followers[2] as Sanātana Dharma (a Sanskrit phrase meaning "the eternal law that sustains/upholds/surely preserves"[3][4]), amongst many other expressions.[5][6] Hinduism has no single founder, and is formed of diverse traditions[7], including a wide spectrum of laws and prescriptions of "daily morality" based on the notion of karma, dharma, and societal norms. Among its direct roots is the historical Vedic religion of Iron Age India and, as such, Hinduism is often called the "oldest living religion"[8] or the "oldest living major religion" in the world.[9][10][11][12]

Contents

Essence of Hinduism

Main article: Hinduism

Denominations of Hinduism and related topics

Smartism

Shaivism

Shaktism

Vaishnavism

Ganapatya

Saura

Ayyavazhi

History of Hinduism

Main article: History of Hinduism

General Hinduism concepts

Science, medicine, and cosmology

Time

Hindu philosophy

Hindu texts

Traditions of Hinduism

Worship

Animals, people, places, and things in Hindu mythology

Places

Animals

Items

People

Non-human races

Daitya

See also: Daitya

Teachers

Vedanta

  • Adi Shankara
  • Sri Ramanuja
  • Sri Madhvacharya
  • Abhinava Vidyatirtha
  • Bharati Theertha Swamigal
  • Chandrashekhara Bharati (III)
  • Sacchidanandendra Saraswati
  • Sri Sacchidananda Shivabhinava Narasimha Bharathi
  • Vivekananda
  • Chinmayananda
  • Ramakrishna
  • Anantanand Rambachan
  • Sri Ramalinga Adigalar
  • Sri Ramana Maharishi
  • Sri Gnaeshwar Maharaj
  • Bhagavan Sri Hari Swamiji
  • Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu
  • Sri Adigalar Amma, Melmaruvathur
  • Sri Shirdi Sai Baba
  • Sri Lahiri Mahasaya
  • Sri Reddiapatti Swamigal
  • Saint Kabirdas
  • Vethathiri Maharishi www.vethathiri.org
  • Swami Nigamananda

Bhakti

Other schools of Hindu thought

  • Dayananda
  • Aurobindo

Politicians

Politics

Freedom fighters

Social leaders

Religious organisations

Other terms and concepts

Hindu lists

Main article: List of Hinduism topics

Further reading

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References

  1. ^ Hinduism is variously defined as a "religion", "set of religious beliefs and practices", "religious tradition" etc. For a discussion on the topic, see: "Establishing the boundaries" in Gavin Flood (2003), pp. 1-17. René Guénon in his Introduction to the Study of the Hindu Doctrines (1921 ed.), Sophia Perennis, ISBN 0-900588-74-8, proposes a definition of the term "religion" and a discussion of its relevance (or lack of) to Hindu doctrines (part II, chapter 4, p. 58).
  2. ^ A Historical-developmental study of classical Indian philosophy of morals, Rajendra Prasad, Centre for Studies in Civilizations (Delhi, India), Concept Publishing Company, 2009, ISBN 8180695956, ISBN 9788180695957
  3. ^ Hinduism that is Sanatana Dharma, R. S. Nathan, Chinmaya Mission, 1989, ISBN 8175970650, ISBN 9788175970656
  4. ^ A conceptual-analytic study of classical Indian philosophy of morals, Rajendra Prasad, from preface of the book, Centre for Studies in Civilizations (Delhi, India), Project of History of Indian Science, Philosophy, and Culture. Sub Project: Consciousness, Science, Society, Value, and Yoga, Concept Publishing Company, 2008, ISBN 8180695441, ISBN 9788180695445
  5. ^ The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. Ed. John Bowker. Oxford University Press, 2000;
  6. ^ The term "Dharma" connotes much more than simply "law". It is not only the doctrine of religious and moral rights, but also the set of religious duties, social order, right conduct and virtuous things and deeds. As such Dharma is the Code of Ethics.[1] The modern use of the term can be traced to late 19th century Hindu reform movements (J. Zavos, Defending Hindu Tradition: Sanatana Dharma as a Symbol of Orthodoxy in Colonial India, Religion (Academic Press), Volume 31, Number 2, April 2001, pp. 109-123; see also R. D. Baird, "Swami Bhaktivedanta and the Encounter with Religions", Modern Indian Responses to Religious Pluralism, edited by Harold Coward, State University of New York Press, 1987); less literally also rendered "eternal way" (so Harvey, Andrew (2001), Teachings of the Hindu Mystics, Boulder: Shambhala, xiii, ISBN 1-57062-449-6 ). See also René Guénon, Introduction to the Study of the Hindu Doctrines (1921 ed.), Sophia Perennis, ISBN 0-900588-74-8, part III, chapter 5 "The Law of Manu", p. 146. On the meaning of the word "Dharma", see also René Guénon, Studies in Hinduism, Sophia Perennis, ISBN 0-900588-69-3, chapter 5, p. 45
  7. ^ Osborne 2005, p. 9
  8. ^ D. S. Sarma, Kenneth W. Morgan, The Religion of the Hindus, 1953
  9. ^ Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Encyclopedia, Merriam-Webster, 2000, p. 751 
  10. ^ in the world.Laderman, Gary (2003), Religion and American Cultures: An Encyclopedia of Traditions, Diversity, and Popular Expressions, Santa Barbara, Calif: ABC-CLIO, pp. 119, ISBN 1-57607-238-X, "world's oldest living civilization and religion" 
  11. ^ Turner, Jeffrey S. (1996), Encyclopedia of relationships across the lifespan, Westport, Conn: Greenwood Press, pp. 359, ISBN 0-313-29576-X, "It is also recognized as the oldest major religion in the world" 
  12. ^ Klostermaier 1994, p. 1

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