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| − | [[Image:Ganesha.jpg|thumb|center|]] A picture of [[Ganesha]], one of the many hindu deities. |
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| − | subtopics = History of Hinduism
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| − | * [[Hindu beliefs|Beliefs]] - [[Dharma]] | [[Reincarnation]] | [[Karma]] | [[Moksha]] | [[Hindu gods]] |
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| − | * Divisions in Hinduism - [[Vaishnavism]] | [[Shaivism]] | [[Shaktism]] | [[Smartism]]
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| − | * [[Hindu Texts]]
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| − | * Holy Cities - [[Varanasi]]
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| − | * Hinduism Today |
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| − | Hinduism is one of the oldest major world religions and first among Dharma faiths. Hinduism is characterized by a diverse array of belief systems, practices and scriptures. It has its origin in the ancient Indo-European Vedic culture at least as far back as 2000 BC. It is the third largest religion with approximately 940 million followers worldwide, 96% of whom live in the [[India]]n subcontinent. In the US alone, 3 million people follow some form of Hinduism. Including [[Yoga]] followers, Hinduism has around 1.05 billion followers worldwide.
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| − | ===History of Hinduism===
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| − | ===[[Hindu beliefs|Beliefs]]===
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| − | ====[[Dharma]]====
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| − | ====[[Reincarnation]]====
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| − | ====[[Karma]]====
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| − | ====[[Moksha]]====
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| − | ==== Main Hindu gods====
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| − | * Brahma - The God of Creation
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| − | * Shiva - The Destroyer or Transformer
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| − | * Vishnu - The Maintainer or Preserver
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| − | ===Divisions in Hinduism===
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| − | ====[[Vaishnavism]]====
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| − | ====[[Shaivism]]====
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| − | ====[[Shaktism]]====
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| − | ====[[Smartism]]====
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| − | ===[[Hindu Texts]]===
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| − | ===Hinduism Today===
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| − | ==Links==
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| − | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hinduism Wikipedia - Hinduism]
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| − | {{returnto}} [[Religions]]
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| − | [[Category:Hinduism]]
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| − | [[Category:India]]
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