The A to Z of HinduismRowman & Littlefield, 2001 - 257 pages With a history of over three and a half millennia, and over 800 million adherents, Hinduism is one of the world's largest and most diverse religious traditions. This book presents the Hindu religious tradition's major events, individuals, texts, sects, and concepts in the context of its historical development through various periods. In addition, sacred Hindu pilgrimage sites, the rituals performed as religious practices, the manifestations of Hindu religious sensibilities in biography, art, the caste system of social organization, mythology, and the theories of salvation developed through the history of Hinduism are also presented. A pronunciation guide to Sanskrit and Tamil, and a chronology of the history of Hinduism are included. |
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Advaita Vedanta Amṛta ancient Arjuna Aryan Āryans ascetic Asura Atman attain Avatāra Bengal Bhagavad Gītā Bhāgavata Purāṇa Bhakti Brahma Sūtra Brahman Brāhmaṇa British Caitanya celebrated century C.E. Darśana deity demons depicted Deva devotion Dharma Dharma Śāstra divine dynasty festival Gāndh Gaṇeśa Goddess gods Gosvāmins Gupta Guru Hindu religious Hinduism human Indology Indra Jāti Kālidāsa Kāma Karma known Krishna Kṛṣṇa Kṣatriya language liberation from rebirth Linga Mahābhārata meditation Mokṣa movement Muslim myth offerings one's Outcastes particularly performed Philosophical Schools pilgrimage poems practice Pūjā Purāņas Purușa Rām Rāma Rāmānuja Rāmāyaṇa recited refer regarded religion religious traditions Ṛg Veda rites ritual Rudra saint Śaivism Śakti Sāma Samkhya Sanskrit sect Śiva Skanda social Society Soma south India Śruti Śūdra Sūtra Tamil Tamilnadu Tantra Tantric Tapas teachings temple term texts tion Upaniṣads Vaiṣṇava Vedānta Vedic Vedic literature Vedic sacrifice Viṣṇu Vṛndāvana Vyāsa warrior worship Yajña Yajur Yoga