Hinduism – predominant and indigenous religious tradition of the Indian Subcontinent. Its followers are called Hindus, who refer to it as Sanātana Dharma (a Sanskrit phrase meaning “the eternal law that sustains/upholds/surely preserves”), amongst many other expressions. Hinduism has no single founder, and is formed of diverse traditions, 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” or the “oldest living major religion” in the world.
Essence of Hinduism
- Hindu
- Hindu deities (list)
- Hindu philosophy
- List of Hindu denominations
- Smartism
- Ishta-deva
- Adi Shankara
- Sringeri Sharada Peetham
- Brahmanism
- Brahma
- Shaivism
- Shiva
- Shaktism
- Shakti
- Saraswati
- Lakshmi
- Vaishnavism
- Krishna
- Rama
- Dashavatara
- Ramanuja
- Nimbarka.
- Madhvacharya
- Yamunacharya
- Vallabhacharya
- Vishnu sahasranama
- Ganapatya
- Ganesha
- Saura
- Surya
- Ayyavazhi
- Ayya Vaikundar
- Ekam
- Ayyavazhi theology
- Neetham
- Akilattirattu Ammanai
History of Hinduism
History of Hinduism
- History of India
- Early Hinduism
- Hinduism in Southeast Asia
General Hinduism concepts
- Glossary of Hinduism terms
- Hinduism and other religions
- Hindu mythology
- Agama Hindu Dharma
- Balinese Hinduism
- Hinduism in Southeast Asia
- World Hinduism
- Vedanta
- Bhakti
- Contemporary Hindu movements
- Hindu temples (list)
- Hindu wedding
- Hindu temple architecture
- Sanskrit
- Guru-shishya tradition
- Diet In Hinduism
Science, medicine, and cosmology
- Vedic science
- Hindu cosmology
- Indian science and technology
- Bandhu
- Ayurveda
Time
- Hindu Calendar
- Vedic timekeeping
Hindu philosophy
Hindu philosophy
- Mimāṃsā
- Nyaya
- Raseśvara
- Samkhya
- Saiva
- Pratyabhijña
- Pasupata
- Siddhanta
- Tantra
- Vaisheshika
- Vedanta
- Advaita
- Creation theories
- Ajativada
- List of teachers of Advaita Vedanta
- Advaitin philosophers
- Gaudapada
- Adi Shankara
- Works of Adi Shankara
- Vidyaranya
- Pañcadaśī
- Monastic traditions
- Dashanami Sampradaya
- Advaita maţhas
- Sringeri Sharada Peetham
- Creation theories
- Vishishtadvaita
- Dvaita
- Advaita
- Yoga
- Jnana Yoga
- Raja Yoga
- Bhakti Yoga
- Karma Yoga
Hindu texts
- Hindu Literature
- Hindu Sansriti Ankh
- Hindu scriptures
- Vedas
- Rig Veda
- Yajur Veda
- Sama Veda
- Atharva Veda
- Hindu Epics
- Ramayana
- Mahabharata
- Puranas
- Upanishads
- Dharmashastras
Traditions of Hinduism
- Śrauta
- Yajna
- Guru-shishya tradition
Worship
- Puja
- Agnikaryam
- Charu
- Kaamya karma
- Arati
- Thaal
- Japa
- Kirtana
- Nitya karma
- Putrakameshti
- Samavartana
- Sandhyavandanam
- Yajna
Animals, people, places, and things in Hindu mythology
Places in Hindu mythology
- Alakapuri
- Ganges River
- Pancha pathi
- Char Dham
Animals in Hindu mythology
- Vahana
Items in Hindu mythology
- Soma
- Brahmastra
- Pushpaka Vimana
- Vajra
- Sudarshana Chakra
People in Hindu mythology
- Ambika
- Ashvins
- Atikay
- Bhrigus
- Narada
- Uddhava
- Yami
- Yama
Non-human races in Hindu mythology
- Astomi
- Baital
- Naga
- Gandharva
- Yaksha
- Kinnara
- Kimpurusha
- Vidyadhara
- Asura
- Deva (Hinduism)
- Raksasa
- Pishacha
Daitya in Hindu mythology
- Bali
- Hiranyakashipu
- Hiranyaksha
- Tarakasura
- Ravana
- Kumbhakarna
- Jalandhara
- Bhasmasura
- Kamsa
Teachers
Vedanta
- Adi Shankara
- Ramanuja
- Madhvacharya
- Nimbarka
- Yamunacharya
- Vallabhacharya
- Swaminarayan
- Abhinava Vidyatirtha
- Bharati Theertha Swamigal
- Chandrashekhara Bharati (III)
- Sacchidanandendra Saraswati
- Sri Sacchidananda Shivabhinava Narasimha Bharathi
- Vivekananda
- Chinmayananda
- Ramakrishna
- Anantanand Rambachan
- Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu
- Swami Nigamananda
Bhakti
- Narada
- Purandara Dasa
- Kanaka Dasa
- Mira Bai
- Nayanmars
- Alvars
- Swaminarayan
- Chaitanya
- Prabhupada
Other schools of Hindu thought
- Dayananda
- Aurobindo
Politics
- Hindu studies
- Hindutva
Politicians
- Mahatma Gandhi
- Jawaharlal Nehru
- Vallabhbhai Patel
- Lal Bahadur Shastri
- Rajiv Gandhi
- Indira Gandhi
- Atal Bihari Vajpayee
- Lal Krishna Advani
- Balasaheb Thackeray
- Govindacharya
- Narendra Modi
- Uma Bharti
Religious organisations
- Survey of Hindu organisations
- ISKCON
- Swaminarayan Sampraday
- Bochasanwasi Shri Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha
- Arya Samaj
- Ramakrishna Mission
- Sringeri Sharada Peetham
- Vishva Hindu Parishad
- Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh
- Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad
- Bajrang Dal
- Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh
- Hindu Sewa Parishad
- Sri Trimurtidham Balaji Hanuman Mandir
Hindu people
- List of Hindus
- List of Hindu gurus
Freedom fighters
- Pazhassi Raja
- Mangal Pandey
- Chandrashekhar Azad
- Subhas Chandra Bose
- Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
- Veer Savarkar
- Lokmanya Tilak
Social leaders
- K.B. Hedgewar
- Madhav Sadashiv Golwalkar
- K.S. Sudarshan
- Pravin Togadia
- Shanta Kumar
Other terms and concepts
- Maya (illusion)
- Itihasa
- Karma in Hinduism
- Kosas
- Sri
- Shakti
- Purusha
- Gayatri
- Vac
Wikibooks
- Category:Wikipedia books on Hinduism
Further reading
- Dowson, John (1888). A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature. Trubner & Co., London.