A Hindu (archaic Hindoo) is an adherent of philosophies and scriptures of Hinduism, also known as Sanatan (सनातन) Dharma or Vedic Dharma. It is the predominant religious, philosophical and cultural system of Bharat (India), Nepal and the island of Bali While almost all Indians were known as Hindus to the outside world till the 20th century, many ...

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• Hindu - Origins of the word Hindu
• Hindu - Who is a Hindu?
• Hindu - Hallmarks of Hindu Society
• Hindu - Ethnic and Cultural Fabric
• Hindu - Linguistics of Hinduism
• Hindu - Dietary Habits and Doctrines
• Hindu - Ceremonies Observances and Pilgrimage
• Hindu - Religion for the common Hindu
• Hindu - Hindu people
• Hindu - Hinduism
• Hindu - Other Dharmic religions
• Hindu - Literature
• Hindu - External links

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Hindu, Hindu - Origins of the word Hindu, Hindu - Who is a Hindu?, Hindu - Hallmarks of Hindu Society, Hindu - Ethnic and Cultural Fabric, Hindu - Linguistics of Hinduism, Hindu - Dietary Habits and Doctrines, Hindu - Ceremonies Observances and Pilgrimage, Hindu - Religion for the common Hindu, Hindu - Hindu people, Hindu - Hinduism, Hindu - Other Dharmic religions, Hindu - Literature, Hindu - External links

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To all Hindus, the Vedas are not the source of religious guidance. The Vedas and the Upanishads live on in the Hindu ethos as the inspiration of the ancient traditions, social practices and religious institutions of Hindu peoples. They were the basis of most commonly accepted social and religious practices in Hindu, and indeed Indian society. The Puranas are a wide collection of religious treatises, biographies and stories on the historical, mythological ...

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Hindu, Hindu - Origins of the word Hindu, Hindu - Who is a Hindu?, Hindu - Hallmarks of Hindu Society, Hindu - Ethnic and Cultural Fabric, Hindu - Linguistics of Hinduism, Hindu - Dietary Habits and Doctrines, Hindu - Ceremonies Observances and Pilgrimage, Hindu - Religion for the common Hindu, Hindu - Hindu people, Hindu - Hinduism, Hindu - Other Dharmic religions, Hindu - Literature, Hindu - External links

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A habit is the usual condition or state of a person or thing, either natural or acquired, regarded as something had, possessed, and firmly retained. The term habit has several applications in English: A personal habit is one which shows a habitual routine that is not consciously considered, known as habituation. The beginning of a habit is like an invisible thread, but every time we repeat the act we strengthen the strand, add to it another filament, until it becomes a great

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A prescribed dietary supplement supplies nutrients (usually vitamins or minerals) that are missing or not consumed in sufficient quantity in a person's diet. Dietary supplement - United States. In the United States, a dietary supplement is defined under the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994 as a product that meets each of the following criteria: It is intended to supplement the diet and bears or contains one or more of the following dietary ingredients: a vitam ...

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• Dietary supplement - United States
• Dietary supplement - European Union
• Dietary supplement - Legal challenge

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Doctrine, from Latin doctrina, (compare doctor), means "a body of teachings" or "instructions", taught principles or positions, as the body of teachings in a branch of knowledge or belief system. The Greek analogy is the etymology of catechism. Often doctrine specifically connotes a corpus of religious dogma as it is promulgated by a church, but not necessarily: doctrine is also used to refer to a principle of law, in the common law traditions, established through a history of past decisions, such as the doctrine of self-defense, or the principle of fair use, or th ...

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In mineralogy, shape and size give rise to descriptive terms applied to the typical appearance, or habit of crystals. The many terms used by mineralogists to describe crystal habits are useful in communicating what specimens of a particular mineral often look like. Recognising numerous habits helps a mineralogist to identify a large number of minerals. Some habits are distinctive of certain minerals, although most minerals exhibit many differing habits which are influenced by certain factors. Crystal habit may mislead the inexperienced as a ...

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• Crystal habit - List of crystal habits

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Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) is the daily dietary intake level of a nutrient that is considered sufficient to meet the requirements of nearly all (97-98%) healthy individuals in each life-stage and gender group. The RDAs are established by the Food and Nutrition Board of the (US) National Academy of Sciences. They are intended to serve as nutrition guidance to the general public and health professionals. Uses: food labels composition of diets for schools, prisons, hospitals or nursing homes industry developing new food stuffs< ...

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The Unité d'Habitation (French, literally, "Housing Unit") is the name of a modernist residential housing design principle developed by Le Corbusier (Charles Edouard Jeanneret-Gris), which formed the basis of numerous housing developments designed by Le Corbusier throughout Europe with this name. The first and most famous of these buildings, also known as Cité radieuse and, informally, as La Maison du Fada (French - Provençal, "The Lunatic's House") : it is located in Marseille, France, built 1947-1952. Probably ...

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• Unité d'Habitation - External link

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The Secret Doctrine, the Synthesis of Science, Religion and Philosophy, a book originally published as two volumes in 1888, is Helena P. Blavatsky magnum opus. The first volume is named Cosmogenesis, the second Anthropogenesis. It was an influential example of the revival of interest in esoteric and occult ideas in the modern age, in particular because of its claim to reconcile ancient eastern wisdom with modern science. Blavatsky claimed that its contents had been revealed to her by 'mahatmas' who had retained knowledge ...

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• The Secret Doctrine - Volume One
• The Secret Doctrine - Volume Two
• The Secret Doctrine - Volume Three and Four
• The Secret Doctrine - Study of the Secret Doctrine
• The Secret Doctrine - Quotations
• The Secret Doctrine - Writings about The Secret Doctrine

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The Brezhnev Doctrine was a Soviet policy doctrine, introduced by Leonid Brezhnev in a speech at the Fifth Congress of the Polish United Workers' Party on November 13, 1968, which stated: "When forces that are hostile to socialism try to turn the development of some socialist country towards capitalism, it becomes not only a problem of the country concerned, but a common pro ...

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The Doctrine and Covenants (sometimes referred to as the D&C) is a part of the open scriptural canon of Mormonism. The book exists in numerous forms published by different Latter Day Saint denominations. Generally, modern versions of the book primarily include revelations concerning church governance. Doctrine and Covenants - History. The Doctrine and Covenants was first published in 1835 as a later version of the Book of Commandments, which had been partially printed ...

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• Doctrine and Covenants - History
• Doctrine and Covenants - Challenged
• Doctrine and Covenants - The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints editions
• Doctrine and Covenants - Sections added to LDS edition
• Doctrine and Covenants - Portions removed from the LDS edition
• Doctrine and Covenants - Community of Christ editions
• Doctrine and Covenants - Sections added to Community of Christ edition
• Doctrine and Covenants - Portions removed from the Community of Christ edition
• Doctrine and Covenants - Editions used by other denominations

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The Doctrine of the Mean (Chinese: 中庸; Pinyin: Zhōngyōng) is one of the Four Books, part of the Confucian canonical scriptures. Like the Great Learning, it is now part of the Records of Rites. It is said to be a composition by Confucius' grandson Kong Ji (孔伋), called Zisi (子思). The purpose of this small, 23-chapter book is to demonstrate the usefulness of a golden way to gain perfect virtue. ...

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The Bush Doctrine refers to the set of revised foreign policies adopted by the President of the United States George W. Bush in the wake of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. In an address to the United States Congress after the attacks, President Bush declared that the U.S. would "make no distinction between the terrorists who committed these acts and those who harbor them," a statement that was followed by the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan. Subsequently, the Bush Doctrine has come to be identified with a policy that permits pr ...

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• Bush Doctrine - Initial formulation: No distinction between terrorists and those who harbor them
• Bush Doctrine - Broader formulation: The new role of the US as a collaborative power
• Bush Doctrine - Preemption
• Bush Doctrine - Unilateralism
• Bush Doctrine - Strength Beyond Challenge
• Bush Doctrine - Extending Democracy Liberty and Security to All Regions
• Bush Doctrine - Roots of the Bush Doctrine
• Bush Doctrine - Paul Wolfowitz and the Defense Planning Guidance text of 1992
• Bush Doctrine - The debate within the Bush administration
• Bush Doctrine - Comparison with previous US foreign policy
• Bush Doctrine - Implications of the UN Charter for the Bush Doctrine
• Bush Doctrine - Criticisms of the Bush Doctrine
• Bush Doctrine - Books

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The abrogation doctrine is a doctrine in United States constitutional law which permits the U.S. Congress to allow lawsuits seeking monetary damages against individual U.S. states, so long as this is usually done pursuant to a constitutional limitation on the power of the states. Where the immunity of the states is waived, it is most frequently pursuant to the Fourteenth Amendment, which allows Congress to enforce its guarantees on the states and effectively overrides states' Eleventh Amendment sovereign immunity. < ...

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The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF) (Congregatio pro Doctrina Fidei) is the oldest of the nine congregations of the Roman Curia. Among the most active of these major Curial departments, it oversees Catholic doctrine. It is historically related to the Roman Inquisition. Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith - Role. According to Article 48 of the Apostolic Constitution on the Roman Curia, Pastor Bonus, promulgated by Pope John Paul II on June 28, 1988: "the duty proper to t ...

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• Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith - Role
• Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith - History
• Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith - Organization
• Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith - Recent opinions and publications
• Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith - Prefects
• Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith - Secretaries

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DIETARY SUPPLEMENT: a product intended to supply nutrients and other healthful substances that may be lacking in a diet. Term used to apply only to vitamins, minerals, and proteins.

Herbs are now classified as dietary supplements, and the definition also includes amino acids, glandulars (processed animal glands), enzymes, fish oils, and various extracts, such as flower essences. While their labels may not make any claims to cure, prevent, treat, or mitigate a disease, they can claim to help a structure or function of the body.

Unlike food additives and prescription and over-the-counter drugs, dietary supplements do not require FDA approval to be sold on the market.

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There are two principal types of dietary fiber: soluble and insoluble. Insoluble fiber is simply bulk that changes little as it passes through the body. Soluble fiber, on the other hand, forms a soft gel in solution with water. Most foods provide a mixture of both, but are listed as mostly one or the other. Soluble fiber has been shown to be able to bind bile salts which may reduce blood cholesterol levels. It also may slow the absorption of glucose from the intestine, the ...

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Dietary fiber, Dietary fiber - Uses, Dietary fiber - Harmful effects, Dietary fiber - Sources of fiber, Dietary fiber - Fiber supplements, Dietary fiber - Psyllium husk, Dietary fiber - Methylcellulose, Dietary fiber - Polycarbophil, Dietary fiber - Vegetable gums

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Food - Historical development. Humans are commonly believed to be omnivorous animals that can consume both plant and animal products. Evidence suggests that early Homo Sapiens employed Hunter-gatherer as their primary means of food collection. This involves combining stationary plant and fungal food sources (such as fruits, grains, roots, and mushrooms) with mobile animals which must be hunted and killed in order to be consumed. Additionally, it is believed that humans have used fire to prepare food prior to eating since their divergen ...

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Food, Food - Legal definition, Food - Human eating habits, Food - Historical development, Food - Meals, Food - Food production or acquisition, Food - From plants, Food - From animals, Food - From neither animals or plants, Food - Food preparation, Food - Food manufacture, Food - Food trade, Food - Food retailing, Food - Food sufficiency, Food - Food safety, Food - Dietary habits, Food - Nutrients in food

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There are two principal types of dietary fiber: soluble and insoluble. Insoluble fiber is simply bulk that changes little as it passes through the body. Soluble fiber, on the other hand, forms a soft gel in solution with water. Most foods provide a mixture of both, but are listed as mostly one or the other. Soluble fiber has been shown to be able to bind bile salts which may reduce blood cholesterol levels. It also may slow the absorption of glucose from the intestine, the ...

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Dietary fiber, Dietary fiber - Uses, Dietary fiber - Harmful effects, Dietary fiber - Guidelines on fiber intake, Dietary fiber - Sources of fiber, Dietary fiber - Fiber supplements, Dietary fiber - Psyllium husk, Dietary fiber - Methylcellulose, Dietary fiber - Polycarbophil, Dietary fiber - Vegetable gums

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