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Hinduism
[ hin-doo-iz-uhm ]
noun
- the common religion of India, based upon the religion of the original Aryan settlers as expounded and evolved in the Vedas, the Upanishads, the Bhagavad-Gita, etc., having an extremely diversified character with many schools of philosophy and theology, many popular cults, and a large pantheon symbolizing the many attributes of a single god. Buddhism and Jainism are outside the Hindu tradition but are regarded as related religions.
Hinduism
/ ˈɪԻʊˌɪə /
noun
- the complex of beliefs, values, and customs comprising the dominant religion of India, characterized by the worship of many gods, including Brahma as supreme being, a caste system, belief in reincarnation, etc
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The woman had accused Smitha - a Dalit woman from the most discriminated against caste in Hinduism's entrenched social hierarchy - of stealing her daughter's earrings and then refused to pay her.
Her studies fostered deep empathy for humanity, leading her to later criticise fundamentalism across religions, including Hinduism.
Today Nataraja is one of the most recognisable symbols of Hinduism.
Eventually, she converted to Hinduism and they wed, according to a British home department report.
However, IFS incorporates a recognition of the self that is almost spiritual in nature — similar to the soul in Christianity or Atman in Hinduism.
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