Encyclopedia - Hindu Denominations: Encyclopedia - Hindu Denominations
Hinduism encompasses many movements and schools fairly organized within Hindu denominations. A denomination shares a common ground of bel...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hindu Denominations: Encyclopedia Ii - Hindu Denominations - Newer Denominations
Hindu denominations - Agama Hindu Dharma. The newest and least numerous denominations are comprised of Balinese Hindus, who make up a s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hindu Denominations: Encyclopedia Ii - Hindu Denominations - Vaishnavism
Vaishnavas worship Vishnu, or Krishna and his avataras (especially Rama) as the supreme deity. This is the largest denomination. Vaishnav...   » Read the article

Article - Dharma In Hinduism: Varna Dharma � The Dharma According To The Caste
The principle of Varnasrama Dharma is one of the basic principles of Hinduism. The Varnasrama system is peculiar to Hindus. It is a chara...   » Read the article

Article - Caste System: The Principle Of The Hindu Caste System
The principle of Varnasrama Dharma is one of the basic principles of Hinduism. The Varnasrama system is peculiar to Hindus. It is a cha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hindu Denominations: Encyclopedia Ii - Hindu Denominations - Shaktism
Shaktas worship Shakti, the divine Mother, in her many forms like (Kali, Durga, Laxmi, Saraswati etc.). Shakta form was one of the oldest...   » Read the article

Article - Hinduism: Why Does Hinduism Have So Many Gods?
Question One: Why does Hinduism have so many Gods? Hindus all believe in one Supreme God who created the universe. He is all-pervasive. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hinduism: Encyclopedia - Hinduism
Hinduism (हिन्दू धर्म; also known as Sanātana Dharma - सनातन धर्म, and Vaidika-Dharma - वैद�...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hindu Deities: Encyclopedia - Hindu Deities
Shruti Vedas Rig Veda Sama Veda Yajur Veda Atharva Veda Brahmanas Aranyakas Upanishads Smriti Itihāsas Mahābhārata Bhagavad G...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Devaloka: Encyclopedia - Devaloka
In Hinduism and Buddhism, a devaloka or deva loka is a plane of existence where gods and devas exist. The deva lokas are usually describe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religious Pluralism: Encyclopedia - Religious Pluralism
Religious pluralism is loosely defined term concerning peaceful relations between different religions, and is used in a number of related...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ishta-deva: Encyclopedia - Ishta-deva
In Smartism, a denomination of Hinduism, an Ishta-deva or Ishta devata or Ishta-devatha is a term meaning "the god one prays most." It is...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shaktism: Encyclopedia - Shaktism
Please remove this notice after the article has been expanded. Details are on this talk page or at Wikipedia:Requests for expansion. For...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Monotheism: Encyclopedia - Monotheism
Monotheism (in Greek μόνος = single and θεός = God) is the belief in a single, universal, all-encompassing deity. Zoroastrianism...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Smartism: Encyclopedia - Smartism
Smartism is a denomination of the Hindu religion. This term is usually used to denote a certain category of Brahmins. Smartas consider th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Saiva Siddhanta: Encyclopedia - Saiva Siddhanta
Saiva Siddhanta is the oldest, most vigorous and extensively practiced Shaivaite Hindu school active today, encompassing millions of devo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bible And Reincarnation: Encyclopedia - Bible And Reincarnation
Belief in reincarnation is held by many Hindus, Buddhists, and Taoists but such beliefs are held by relatively few Christians, Jews, and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ethics In Religion: Encyclopedia - Ethics In Religion
Ethics is a branch of philosophy dealing with right and wrong in human behaviour. All religions have a moral component, and religious app...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Avidyamaya And Vidyamaya: Encyclopedia - Avidyamaya And Vidyamaya
Avidyamaya and Vidyamaya are concepts created by the Hindu sage Ramakrishna based on his realizations. Ramakrishna implied that all thing...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Itihasa: Encyclopedia - Itihasa
Shruti Vedas Rig Veda Sama Veda Yajur Veda Atharva Veda Brahmanas Aranyakas Upanishads Smriti Itihāsas Mahābhārata Bhagavad G�...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bhairavi: Encyclopedia - Bhairavi
Bhairavi is a fierce and terrifying aspect of the Goddess virtually indistinguishable from Kali, except for her particular identification...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Devi: Encyclopedia - Devi
Commonly known as Devi (goddess), Vaishnodevi (देवी, Devī in Hindi and Sanskrit) is the Divine Mother of Hinduism. Some of her o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Murti: Encyclopedia - Murti
Murtis (singular Murti, also spelled Murthi or Murthy) refers to deities or images used by Hindus and also by some Mahayana Buddhists dur...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bhrigus: Encyclopedia - Bhrigus
The Bhrigus, also known as Bhargavas, are a clan of sages descending form the ancient fire-priest Bhrigu. They instituted the ritual of o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chhinnamasta: Encyclopedia - Chhinnamasta
In Hinduism, Chinnamasta (also called Chinnamastaka, is one of the mahavidyas, and an aspect of Devi. The literal meaning of the word Chi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vac: Encyclopedia - Vac
Vak or Vac IPA [va:c] (stem vāc-, nominative vāk) is the Sanskrit word for "speech", "voice", "talk", or "language". Personified, Vak i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tvashtri: Encyclopedia - Tvashtri
Shruti Vedas Rig Veda Sama Veda Yajur Veda Atharva Veda Brahmanas Aranyakas Upanishads Smriti Itihāsas Mahābhārata Bhagavad G�...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yami: Encyclopedia - Yami
Shruti Vedas Rig Veda Sama Veda Yajur Veda Atharva Veda Brahmanas Aranyakas Upanishads Smriti Itihāsas Mahābhārata Bhagavad G�...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Contemporary Hindu Movements: Encyclopedia - Contemporary Hindu Movements
Please remove this notice after the article has been expanded. Details are on this talk page or at Wikipedia:Requests for expansion. Hind...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hinduism And Other Religions: Encyclopedia - Hinduism And Other Religions
Hinduism is most closely related to the subsequent Dharmic faiths of Jainism, Sikhism and Buddhism. As such, these religions display mutu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sanathana Sarathi: Encyclopedia - Sanathana Sarathi
Sanathana Sarathi is a Hindu, Sanskrit expression literally meaning eternal charioteer. It is one of the many titles of Krishna who was t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dayananda Saraswati: Encyclopedia - Dayananda Saraswati
Swami Dayananda Saraswati (दयानन्‍द सरस्‍वती) was born in Tamil Nadu. He became a swami as a young man an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gopuram: Encyclopedia - Gopuram
Gopuram or gopura, a prominent feature of the Hindu temple architecture of South India, is the rising tower at the entrance of a temple. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Harivamsa: Encyclopedia - Harivamsa
Please remove this notice after the article has been expanded. Details are on this talk page or at Wikipedia:Requests for expansion. The ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rajarshi: Encyclopedia - Rajarshi
Rajarshi or Rajarishi (from Sanskrit rajan "king" + rishi) is in Hinduism and Hindu mythology, a royal saint and rishi. Rajarshi - Order....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Upanayana: Encyclopedia - Upanayana
The Upanayana is a Hindu samskara for children of the three highest castes. It is the beginning of serious study with a guru and also mea...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Prajapati: Encyclopedia - Prajapati
In Hinduism, Prajapati is Lord of Creatures, thought to be depicted on ancient Harappan seals, sitting in yogic posture, with an erection...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Keshava: Encyclopedia - Keshava
Keshava and Keshav (केशव) are alternate names for the Hindu Lord Krishna. Keshava is the Sanskrit form of the name, Keshav the Hi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nakula: Encyclopedia - Nakula
In the Hindu epic Mahabharata, Nakula was the son of king Pandu and queen Madri. He and his twin brother Sahadeva are in the image of the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tapasvin: Encyclopedia - Tapasvin
A Tapasvin is a performer of Tapasya, a great human endeavor of discipline. The most famous tapasvins include Rama, Vishwamitra, Ravana, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vaishya: Encyclopedia - Vaishya
In the Hindu caste system, a Vaishya (Sanskrit वैश्य vaiśya) is a member of the third of the four major castes of the varna sy...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brāhmanahatya: Encyclopedia - Brāhmanahatya
Brāhmanahatya is Sanskrit for "the act of killing a Brahmin". Hindus consider this act to be a major sin, even more then ordinary murder...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Grihastha: Encyclopedia - Grihastha
Grihastha - Pronunciation. 'Gri' as the 'Gru' in 'Gruel' 'Has' as the 'Hus' in 'Husk' 'tha' as in 'thaw' Grihastha - Word Root. Thi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hindu Deities: Encyclopedia Ii - Hindu Deities - Denominations Of Hinduism
Contemporary Hinduism traditionally has four major divisions, Saivism, Shaktism, Vaishnavism, and Smarthism. According to Adherents.com t...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Denomination: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Denomination
denomination: A name for a class of things, especially for various religious groupings, sects and subsects. See: parampara, sampradaya...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hinduism: Encyclopedia Ii - Hinduism - Denominations
Each of the Hinduism's four major denominations share rituals, beliefs, traditions and personal deities with one another, but each sect h...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hinduism: Encyclopedia Ii - Hinduism - Core Concepts
Hinduism - The Eternal Way. "Sanātana Dharma" (सनातन धर्म, The Eternal Values ), the traditional name of Hinduism, s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hinduism: Encyclopedia Ii - Hinduism - Hindu Sacred Texts
The overwhelming majority of Hindu sacred texts are composed in the Sanskrit language. Indeed, much of the morphology and linguistic phil...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hinduism: Encyclopedia Ii - Hinduism - Criticism
Hinduism is criticized based on current or past regressive social customs such as Dowry, Sati and casteism. Many also criticize it by lin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hinduism: Encyclopedia Ii - Hinduism - Origins And Society
Hinduism - Origins of Hinduism. Main article: History of Hinduism Hinduism is the world's oldest major religion in existence. From a ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hindu Deities: Encyclopedia Ii - Hindu Deities - Polytheistic Gods
Although the pantheistic system allowed only a subordinate rank to the old polytheistic gods, and the actual religious belief of the peop...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Hinduism-related Articles: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Hinduism-related Articles - Science Medicine And Cosmology
List of Hinduism-related articles - Time. Hindu Calendar Vedic timekeeping ... See also:List of Hinduism-related articles, List of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hinduism: Encyclopedia Ii - Hinduism - Hindu Philosophy: The Six Vedic Schools Of Thought
The six Āstika or orthodox (accepting the authority of the Vedas) schools of Hindu philosophy are Nyāya, Vaisheshika, Sāmkhya, Yoga, P...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hinduism: Encyclopedia Ii - Hinduism - Alternative Cultures Of Worship
Hinduism - The Bhakti schools. Main article: Bhakti The Bhakti (Devotional) school takes its name from the Hindu term that signifies ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Hinduism-related Articles: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Hinduism-related Articles - Denominations And Regional Festivals
List of Hinduism-related articles - Smartism. Harihara Ishta-deva List of Hinduism-related articles - Shaivism. Shaivism List of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hinduism: Encyclopedia Ii - Hinduism - Important Symbolism And Themes In Hinduism
Hinduism - Tilaka symbol on forehead or between eyebrows. Main article: Tilaka The tilaka (or tilak) is a mark worn on the forehead a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Hinduism-related Articles: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Hinduism-related Articles - Animals People Places And Things In Hindu Mythology
List of Hinduism-related articles - Places. Alakapuri Ganges River List of Hinduism-related articles - Animals. Vahana List of H...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religious Pluralism: Encyclopedia Ii - Religious Pluralism - Intra-religious Pluralism Between Different Denominations Within The Same Religion
Religious pluralism - Jewish views. Jewish views on relations between different Jewish denominations is covered in the entry on Jewish ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religious Pluralism: Encyclopedia Ii - Religious Pluralism - History Of Religious Pluralism
Some forms of religious pluralism have existed in the Indian Subcontinent since the rise of Buddhism around 500 BC and has widened in the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religious Pluralism: Encyclopedia Ii - Religious Pluralism - Pluralism As Interfaith Dialogue
Religious pluralism is sometimes used as a synonym for interfaith dialogue. Interfaith dialogue refers to dialogue between members of dif...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Hindu Solidarity: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Hindu Solidarity
Hindu solidarity: Hindu unity in diversity.   A major contemporary theme according to which Hindu denominations are mutually sup...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religious Pluralism: Encyclopedia Ii - Religious Pluralism - Conditions For The Existence Of Religious Pluralism
Freedom of religion encompasses all religions acting within the law in a particular region, whether or not an individual religion accepts...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religious Pluralism: Encyclopedia Ii - Religious Pluralism - Pluralism As The Belief That More Than One Religion Can Teach Truths
Religious pluralists hold that no religion can claim to teach the only or absolute truth, arguing that religion is not literally the word...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religious Pluralism: Encyclopedia Ii - Religious Pluralism - Inter-religious Pluralism Between Different Religions
Religious pluralism - Jewish views. There is a separate entry on Jewish views of religious pluralism, which discusses both classical an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hindu Scripture: Encyclopedia Ii - Hindu Scripture - The Bhagavad Gita
Many a Hindu has said that the most succinct and powerful abbreviation of the overwhelmingly diverse realm of Hindu thought is to be foun...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Renminbi: Encyclopedia Ii - Renminbi - Denominations
The denomination of each banknote is given in Chinese. The numbers themselves are given in financial Chinese numeral characters, as well ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hindu Views On God And Gender: Encyclopedia Ii - Hindu Views On God And Gender - Shakti
Shaktism, on the other hand, is a denomination of Hinduism that worships Shakti, or Devi Mata -- the Hindu name for the Great Divine Moth...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Dipavali: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Dipavali
Dipavali: (Sanskrit) "Row of Lights."   A very popular home and community festival during which Hindus of all denomina...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Culture Of The Democratic Republic Of The Congo: Encyclopedia Ii - Culture Of The Democratic Republic Of The Congo - Religions And Beliefs
The main religions in the DRC are: Indigenous traditional beliefs: 11.5% Roman Catholic Christianity: 41% Protestant Christianity: 32% I...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shaivism: Encyclopedia Ii - Shaivism - Philosophy And Worship
Śaivism is a form of nondual spiritual practice and philosophy originating in India. Śaivites believe that the entire creation is both ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Hinduism: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Hinduism
Hinduism (Hindu Dharma): (Sanskrit) India's indigenous religious and cultural system, followed today by nearly one billion adherents, ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Satguru: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Satguru
satguru (sadguru): (Sanskrit) "True weighty one."   A spiritual preceptor of the highest attainment - one who has real...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Philippines: Encyclopedia Ii - Philippines - Religion
The Philippines is the fourth largest Roman Catholic country, the thirteenth largest Protestant country, the fortieth largest Islamic cou...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Philippines: Encyclopedia Ii - Philippines - Religion
The Philippines is the fourth largest Roman Catholic country, the thirteenth largest Protestant country, the fortieth largest Islamic cou...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Philippines: Encyclopedia Ii - Philippines - Religion
The Philippines is the fourth largest Roman Catholic country, the thirteenth largest Protestant country, the fortieth largest Islamic cou...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Condom: Encyclopedia Ii - Condom - Religious Attitudes Towards Use Of Condoms
Condoms and other mechanisms of contraception, along with abortion, are condemned by the Roman Catholic Church, some Christian denominati...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gautama Buddha: Encyclopedia Ii - Gautama Buddha - The Buddha In Other Religions
Gautama Buddha - Hinduism. Some Hindu denominations regard Buddha as the ninth avatar of Lord Vishnu. Buddhists in general do not consi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Postage Stamps And Postal History Of India: Encyclopedia Ii - Postage Stamps And Postal History Of India - India Post Post-independence 1947
A memorial to Mahatma Gandhi was issued 15 August 1948, and followed up exactly one year later by a definitive series depicting cultural ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Assyrian People: Encyclopedia Ii - Assyrian People - Ottoman Assyrians
The Ottoman Empire, before it began to decay, had an elaborate system of administering the non-Muslim "People of the Book." That is, they...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Smartism: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Smartism
Smartism: (Sanskrit) Sect based on the secondary scriptures (smriti).   The most liberal of the four major Hindu denominations, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Condom: Encyclopedia Ii - Condom - Religious Attitudes Towards Use Of Condoms
Condoms and other mechanisms of contraception, along with abortion, are condemned by the Roman Catholic Church, some conservative Protest...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pune: Encyclopedia Ii - Pune - Culture
Pune is a vibrant cultural city and home to people of various religious denomination and demoninations. It also hosts various national fe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religious Reaction To The Reconciliation Tolerance And Unity Bill Fiji: Encyclopedia Ii - Religious Reaction To The Reconciliation Tolerance And Unity Bill Fiji - The Methodist Church
The Methodist Church announced its support for the bill on 19 July, according to the Rev. Timoci Nawaciono, head of the church's Nasea ci...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Vaishnavism: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Vaishnavism
Vaishnavism (Vaishnava): (Sanskrit) "Way of Vishnu."   One of the four major religions, or denominations of Hinduism, r...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Vaishnavism: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Vaishnavism
Vaishnavism (Vaishnava): (Sanskrit) "Way of Vishnu."   One of the four major religions, or denominations of Hinduism, r...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Persecution Of Christians: Encyclopedia Ii - Persecution Of Christians - Persecution In Other Eastern Bloc Nations
Enver Hoxha conducted a campaign to extinguish all forms of religion in Albania in 1967, closing all religious buildings and declaring th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Krishnology: Encyclopedia Ii - Krishnology - Recent Scholarship
Guy Beck, a well published scholar on Hinduism in general, and on Krishna in particular, has published on the Krishnology of the Vaishnav...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Krishnology: Encyclopedia Ii - Krishnology - Krishna Centered Vaishnava Theological Discourse
Theology which concerns itself with the Hindu deity Krishna is only found in a few established academic institutions outside of India. Al...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - State Religion: Encyclopedia Ii - State Religion - Types Of State Churches
The degree and nature of state backing for denomination or creed designated as a state religion can vary. It can range from mere endorsem...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Brahma: New Age Spiritual Dictionary On Brahma
Brahma The chief member of the Hindu Trinity, regarded as the Creator of the Universe   (See also: Brahma , Body Mind and Sou...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Vishnu: New Age Spiritual Dictionary On Vishnu
Vishnu Second aspect of the Hindu trinity; the Preserver   (See also: Vishnu , Body Mind and Soul)      » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Samsara: Encyclopedia Ii - Samsara - Saṃsāra In Hinduism
In some types of Hinduism, Saṃsāra is seen as ignorance of the True Self, Brahman, and thus the soul is led to believe in the reality ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Advaita Vedanta: New Age Spiritual Dictionary On Advaita Vedanta
Advaita Vedanta Non-dualistic school of Hindu philosophy   (See also: Advaita Vedanta , Body Mind and Soul)      » Read the article

Dictionary - Namaste: New Age Spiritual Dictionary On Namaste
namaste (Hindu) "The Presence within me greets the Presence within you."   Folded hands touch the third eye chakra an...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Mahabharara: New Age Spiritual Dictionary On Mahabharara
Mahabharara The great epic of Hindu scriptures of which the Bhagavad Gita is only a part   (See also: Mahabharara , Body Mind...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Lotus: New Age Spiritual Dictionary On Lotus
lotus Hindu and Buddhist symbol for training, enlightenment, compassion and purity; roots in the mud represent the suffering of daily...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hindu Denominations: Encyclopedia Ii - Hindu Denominations - Śaivism
Śaivites are those who primarily worship God Śiva as Supreme God, both Immanent and Transcendent. Śaivism embraces at the same time Mo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hindu Denominations: Encyclopedia Ii - Hindu Denominations - Basic Overview
Contemporary Hinduism is traditionally divided into four major denominations: Śaivism, Shaktism, Vaishnavism, and Smartha. Hinduism is a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hindu Denominations: Encyclopedia Ii - Hindu Denominations - Smartha Sect
Smarthas have free rein to choose whichever deity they wish to worship. They usually worship five deities (pancopasana). It is a liberal ...   » Read the article

Article - Popular Pages Sitemap Iv - H
This is a sitemap for Popular Pages IV - H . Click on a link and you will find multiple definitions and articles related to the word. ...   » Read the article