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The history of Hinduism covers a wide variety of related religious traditions native to the Indian subcontinent. [ 1 ] It overlaps or coincides with the development of religion in the Indian subcontinent since the Iron Age, with some of its traditions tracing back to prehistoric religions such as those of the Bronze Age Indus Valley Civilisation.
Encyclopedia of Hinduism, 1st ed., 2012, is a comprehensive, multi-volume, English language encyclopedia of Hinduism, comprising Sanātana Dharma, a Sanskrit phrase, meaning "the eternal law ", or the "eternal way", that is used to refer to Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism. [1] It is a 7,184 page, 11-volume publication with full-color ...
Hinduism (/ ˈ h ɪ n d u ˌ ɪ z əm /) [1] [2] is an Indian religion or dharma, a religious and universal order by which its followers abide. [note 1] [note 2] The word Hindu is an exonym, [note 3] and while Hinduism has been called the oldest religion in the world, [note 4] it has also been described as Sanātana Dharma (lit.
The Samhitas (Sanskrit saṃhitā, "collection"), are collections of metric texts (" mantras "). There are four "Vedic" Samhitas: the Rig-Veda, Yajur-Veda, Sama-Veda and Atharva-Veda, most of which are available in several recensions (śākhā). In some contexts, the term Veda is used to refer only to these Samhitas, the collection of mantras.
Swami Vivekananda represented India and Hinduism at the Parliament of the World's Religions (1893). India Celebrates National youth day on birth anniversary of the Great Swami. [1] This was the first World's Parliament of Religions, and it was held from 11 to 27 September 1893. Delegates from all over the world joined this Parliament. [2]
Contents. Outline of Hinduism. For glossary of terms, see Glossary of Hinduism terms. For timeline, see Timeline of Hinduism. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Hinduism: Hinduism – predominant and indigenous religious tradition of the Indian Subcontinent. [ 1 ] Its followers are called Hindus, who refer ...
Hinduism entails diverse systems of thought, marked by a range of shared concepts that discuss theology, mythology, among other topics, in textual sources. Hindu texts have been classified into Śruti ("heard") and Smṛti ("remembered"). The major Hindu scriptures are the Vedas, the Upanishads, the Purānas, the Mahābhārata (incl Bhagavad ...
t. e. The Manusmṛti (Sanskrit: मनुस्मृति), also known as the Mānava-Dharmaśāstra or the Laws of Manu, is one of the many legal texts and constitutions among the many Dharmaśāstras of Hinduism. [1][2] Over fifty manuscripts of the Manusmriti are now known, but the earliest discovered, most translated and presumed ...