Hinduism

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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 Indian 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
• Beliefs - Dharma | Reincarnation | Karma | Moksha | Hindu gods
• Divisions in Hinduism - Vaishnavism | Shaivism | Shaktism | Smartism
• Hindu Texts
• Holy Cities - Varanasi
• 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 Indian 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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