Hindu
Hinduism is the family of traditions native to India, centered on dharma, karma, and liberation from rebirth, worshipped in temples and in homes.
Under: Non-Christian (tradition)
Under Hindu
Arya Samaj
a reform movement founded in 1875 that returns to the Vedas alone.
ISKCON
the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, the Hare Krishna movement founded in 1966.
Shaivism
the tradition devoted to Shiva, among the oldest currents of Hindu practice.
Shaktism
the tradition devoted to the Goddess in her many forms.
Smarta Tradition
the tradition following the philosopher Shankara, worshipping five deities as forms of the one reality.
Swaminarayan Sampradaya
a Vaishnava tradition founded by Swaminarayan in the early nineteenth century.
Vaishnavism
the tradition devoted to Vishnu and his avatars, the largest family within Hinduism.
World Views
Hinduism
Hinduism gathers many traditions around one conviction: the soul is bound to rebirth by karma, and liberation comes when it realizes its oneness with the divine.
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Prayers & Creeds
- Gayatri Mantra — Hindu
- Mahavakyas — Hindu