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  • * [[Hindu]] * [[Who is a Hindu]]
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  • ...it does not depend on a single scripture. However, the entire body of its philosophical literature accepts the [[Upaniṣads]] and the [[Bhagavadgītā]] as an aut The oldest [[Hindu]] scriptures, the [[Vedas]], are monistic, not necessarily monotheistic. Ho
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  • ..., for they address some common subjects. They also commonly believe in the concepts like [[karma]] and rebirth. ...ls that hold some [[Tantras]] as unvedic. And so on. However, with all the philosophical and religious differences, they all share one cultural-social base.
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  • There are three major concepts<ref>It means vādas.</ref> that explain the cause of universe. They are: There are three concepts in path to liberation, Tatva, [[hita]] and [[puruṣārtha]]. Tatvas are th
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  • Many of the [[Hindu]] traditional texts are organized into thirty two kinds, and are called pri [[Hindu]] knowledge system is vast and multilayered. Most of the knowledge in oral
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  • The SBE’s received letters from thousands of [[Hindu]] American parents, children, educators and community members from across C ...board of education and its other bodies received letters from thousands of Hindu patrons. [[Mala]] Gavin, a retired educator and member of the [[ISKCON]] Be
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  • ...e of this, there is a general impression that all Upaniṣads are texts of [[Hindu]] Philosophy. This is not true. There are Upaniṣads which even tell you h The ten major Upaniṣads which contain great philosophical discussions and knowledge are:
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  • ...arious combinations of these qualities depending on the [[Hindu Philosophy|philosophical school]]. According to [[Advaita]], a liberated human being (''[[jivanmukta ...son associated with Brahman, and from [[Brahmā]], the creator God of the [[Hindu]] Trinity, the [[Trimurti]]. Brahman is thus a gender-neutral concept that
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  • ...nic tradition. It is often called Vedic Jyotiṣa by its practitioners and [[Hindu]] or Indian astrology by foreigners. Jyotiṣa is a Vedānga or an auxilia =='''Key Concepts and Terms'''==
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  • [[image:Hindu worldview.jpg|thumb|400px|The ontology (or research paradigm) of Hinduism c ...e research paradigms or metaphysical worldviews that form the basis of the philosophical schools of [[Ārya Samudāy|Arya dharmas]]. These [[Astika|Astik]] worldvie
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  • ...ame. This came to be popularly known as ‘Kashmir Śaivism’ in the annals of philosophical literature of later periods. However, a more technical and acceptable title ===Philosophical Tenets in Brief===
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  • “The Hindu religion is the only one of the world’s great faiths dedicated to the ide ...a]] and [[Karma Mārga|Karma Yoga]].</ref> Monotheism is known in [[Śastras|Hindu scriptures]] as ekantikvad, and some sects practice it strictly, such as t
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  • ...yogas the [[atma|soul]] can attain [[Moksha]] or spiritual progress. And a Hindu is one of the members of the [[Ārya Samudāy]]. ...angerous moment in human history, the only way of salvation is the ancient Hindu way." - Mark Twain
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  • ...r the children to memorize). And this is why we find not only theological, philosophical, medical, astronomical, and other such treatises, but even huge dictionarie ...es that they took it from an external source and amalgamated it with their concepts about mathematics.
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  • ...himalayanacademy.com/media/books/the-history-of-hindu-india/the-history-of-hindu-india.pdf The History of India - From Ancient to Modern Times]'', Himalayan ...sa]]">[http://www.sanskrit.org/www/Hindu%20Primer/nonharming_ahimsa.html A Hindu Primer], by [http://www.sanskrit.org/www/shukavak.htm Shukavak N. Dasa]</re
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  • [[Gyāna Mārga]] or Jnāna Mārga - the path of Jnāna or knowledge and it is [[Hindu]] asceticism. The other 2 paths towards achieving Mokṣa are [[Karma Mārg ...thor2=Larry D. Shinn|title=Lustful Maidens and Ascetic Kings: Buddhist and Hindu Stories of Life|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=5-7loxsf3WAC |year=198
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  • ...cred scriptures of India, Volume 6 By Chidatman (Swami.)</ref> Pātala in [[Hindu scriptures]] is mentioned and associated more than any other place with Dai .... 437 ''Oriental Translation Fund, Volume 52 The Viṣṇu Purāṇa: A System of Hindu Mythology and Tradition'' By H.H. Wilson</ref> The Śivis and Bahlikas by t
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  • ...nd further supports Out of India theory and [[History of ancient geography|Hindu myths]] of the sons of Emperor Priyavrata inheriting the eastern world isla ...ted India and later preached similar messages as the Greeks who had become Hindu.
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  • |It explains the monastic rules and gives exposition of philosophical concepts. ...rang. Cave [[temples]] or cave monasteries were very popular throughout [[Hindu]] history. (Even today [[pilgrimages]] continue to them.)
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  • ...Semitic religions, completely ignored the entire gamut of the growth of [[Hindu]] ethos over several millennia, by laying stress only on the [[Vedas]] and ...fe. He was amazed to find that the great truths, engendered in the ancient Hindu scriptures like the [[Upaniṣads]] and the later addenda based on them lik
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