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 Hinduism (known as in some modern Indian languages[1]) is a religion that originated on the Indian subcontinent. ...
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Regions which are currently or were historically under classical Hindu rule. ...
Within Smarta Hinduism, a variety of forms of God are seen as aspects of the one impersonal divine ground, (Brahma) or Aum. ...
Hinduism encompasses many movements and schools fairly organized within Hindu denominations. ...
Hindu mythology is a term used by modern scholarship for a large body of Indian literature that details the lives and times of legendary personalities, deities and divine incarnations on earth interspersed with often large sections of philosophical and ethical discourse. ...
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Reincarnation, literally to be made flesh again, is a doctrine or mystical belief that some essential part of a living being (in some variations only human beings) survives death to be reborn in a new body. ...
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Karma is a concept in Hinduism, based on the Vedas and Upanishads, which explains causality through a system where beneficial events are derived from past beneficial actions and harmful events from past harmful actions, creating a system of actions and reactions throughout a persons reincarnated lives. ...
A puja as performed in Ujjain during the Monsoon on the banks of the overflowing river Shipra. ...
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The Wheel of Life as portrayed within Buddhism, showing the cycle of Samsara, or reincarnation. ...
(Sanskrit) or Dhamma (Pali) is the underlying order in nature and human life and behaviour considered to be in accord with that order. ...
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Yoga (Devanagari: यà¥à¤) is one of the six schools of Hindu philosophy, focusing on meditation as a path to self-knowledge and liberation. ...
Shirodhara, one of the techniques of Ayurveda Ayurveda (Devanagari: ) or Ayurvedic medicine is an ancient system of health care that is native to the Indian subcontinent. ...
Yuga (DevnÄgari: यà¥à¤) in Hindu philosophy refers to an epoch or era within a cycle of four ages: the Satya Yuga (or Krita Yuga), the Treta Yuga, the Dvapara Yuga and finally the Kali Yuga. ...
Vegetarianism is the practice of not consuming the flesh of any animal (including sea animals) with or without also eschewing other animal derivatives, such as dairy products or eggs. ...
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Hindu scripture, which is known as Shastra is predominantly written in Sanskrit. ...
The Upanishads (उपनिषद्, Upanişad) are part of the Hindu Shruti scriptures which primarily discuss meditation and philosophy and are seen as religious instructions by most schools of Hinduism. ...
The Vedas (Sanskrit: वà¥à¤¦) are a large corpus of texts originating in Ancient India. ...
The Brahmana (Sanskrit बà¥à¤°à¤¾à¤¹à¥à¤®à¤£) are part of the Hindu Shruti; They are composed in Vedic Sanskrit, and the period of their composition is sometimes referred to as the Brahmanic period or age (approximately between 900 BC and 500 BC). ...
Bhagavad Gīta भगवद्गीता, composed ca the fifth - second centuries BC, is part of the epic poem Mahabharata, located in the Bhisma-Parva chapters 23–40. ...
For the television series by Ramanand Sagar, see Ramayan (TV series). ...
For the film by Peter Brook, see The Mahabharata (1989 film). ...
The Puranas are part of Hindu Smriti; these religious scriptures discuss devotion and mythology. ...
The Aranyakas (Sanskrit à¤à¤°à¤£à¥à¤¯à¤ ) are part of the Hindu Åruti; these religious scriptures are written in early Classical Sanskrit, and form part of either the Brahmanas or Upanishads. ...
The Shikshapatri is a text of two hundred and twelve verses, and was written by Shree Swaminarayan, a reforming Hindu from the Vaishnava tradition, who lived in Gujarat from 1781-1830 and who was recognised by his followers as a deity during his lifetime. ...
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map showing the prevalence of Dharmic (yellow) and Abrahamic (purple) religions in each country. ...
The percentage of Hindu population of each country was taken from the US State Departments International Religious Freedom Report 2004. ...
These are some of the most noteworthy Gurus and Saints of Hinduism: A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada Adi Shankara Amritanandamayi Baba Lokenath Brahmachari Bhakti Vaibhava Puri Maharaj Bhagawan Nityananda Bhagwan Swaminarayan Chinmayananda Gurumayi Chidvilasananda Lahiri Mahasaya Madhvacharya Mahavatar Babaji Mother Meera Muktananda Narayana Guru Nimbarka Nisargadatta Maharaj Raghavendra Swami Ramakrishna...
The Gopuram of temples, in south India, are adorned with colourful icons depicting a particular story surrounding the temples deity. ...
The Indian caste system is the traditional system of social stratification on the Indian Subcontinent, in which social classes are defined by a number of endogamous, hereditary groups often termed as jÄtis or castes. ...
In Tibet, many Buddhists carve mantras into rocks as a form of devotion. ...
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Bronze Chola murti depicting Shivas most famous dancing posture, the Nataraja, at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City. ...
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This box: view • talk • edit | The Satya Yuga (Devanagari: सत्य युग), also called Sat Yuga, Krta Yuga and Krita Yuga in Hinduism, is the "Yuga (Age or Era) of Truth", when humankind is governed by gods, and every manifestation or work is close to the purest ideal and mankind will allow intrinsic goodness to rule supreme. It is sometimes referred to as the "Golden Age." Rigveda manuscript in Devanagari (early 19th century) DevanÄgarÄ« (दà¥à¤µà¤¨à¤¾à¤à¤°à¥ â in English pronounced ) (ISCII â IS13194:1991) [1] is an abugida alphabet used to write several Indian languages, including Sanskrit, Hindi, Marathi, Kashmiri, Sindhi, Bihari, Bhili, Konkani, Bhojpuri and Nepali from Nepal. ...
Hinduism (known as in some modern Indian languages[1]) is a religion that originated on the Indian subcontinent. ...
Yuga (DevnÄgari: यà¥à¤) in Hindu philosophy refers to an epoch or era within a cycle of four ages: the Satya Yuga (or Krita Yuga), the Treta Yuga, the Dvapara Yuga and finally the Kali Yuga. ...
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The cycle The yugas are said to succeed each other almost endlessly. After the perfect Satya Yuga, a decline marks the Treta Yuga. Further decline brings about the Dwapara Yuga, and after it comes the final and dark Kali Yuga, a time of wickedness, when man kills man. At the end of the cycle a Divine Being is said to take birth and reestablish righteousness, thus beginning a new Satya Yuga. The Treta Yuga is the second out of four yugas, or ages of man, in the religion of Hinduism, following the Satya Yuga of perfect morality and preceding the Dvapara Yuga. ...
The Dvapara Yuga is the third out of four yugas, or ages in the Hindu religion. ...
Kali Yuga is also the title of a book by Roland Charles Wagner. ...
The Satya Yuga according to some holy texts Amongst the four eras, the Satya Yuga is the first and the most significant one. This era extends up to 1,728,000 years. Knowledge, meditation, and penance hold special importance in this era. All the pillars of religion are present in totality. The average life expectancy of a human being in Satya Yuga is believed to be over 4,000 years. During Satya Yuga, all people engage only in good, sublime deeds. Ashrams become devoid of wickedness and deceit. Natyam (such as Bharatanatyam), according to Natya Shastra, did not exist in the Satya Yuga "because it was the time when all people were happy". Ashrams in ancient India, were Hindu hermitages where sages used to live in peace and tranquility amidst nature. ...
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Bharatanatyam dancer Bharatanatyam (also spelled Bharathanatyam, Bharatnatyam or Bharata Natyam) ( Sanskrit: à¤à¤¾à¤°à¤¤à¤¨à¤¾à¤à¥à¤¯à¤® bʰÄratanÄá¹yam, Tamil:பரதநாà®à¯à®à®¿à®¯à®®à¯ ) is a classical dance form originating from Tamil Nadu, a state in Southern India. ...
The Natya Shastra or NÄtyaÅÄstra is the principal work of dramatic theory in the Sanskrit drama of classical India. ...
...as described in the Mahabharata, a Hindu epic: For the film by Peter Brook, see The Mahabharata (1989 film). ...
Hinduism (known as in some modern Indian languages[1]) is a religion that originated on the Indian subcontinent. ...
The epic is a broadly defined genre of poetry, and one of the major forms of narrative literature. ...
- [...] there were no poor and no rich; there was no need to labour, because all that men required was obtained by the power of will; the chief virtue was the abandonment of all worldly desires. The Krita Yuga was without disease; there was no lessening with the years; there was no hatred or vanity, or evil thought; no sorrow, no fear. All mankind could attain to supreme blessedness. [...]
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