Outline Of Indian Religions
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Indian religions, sometimes also termed as Dharmic faiths or Dharmic religions (Dharma), are the religions that originated in the Indian subcontinent; namely Hinduism (2 schools Vedanta and Yoga, and 7 denominations Ayyavazhi, Vaishnavism, Shaivism, Shaktism, Smartism, and Śrauta), Jainism (Digambara, Śvētāmbara), Buddhism (Theravada, Mahayana and Vajrayana) and Sikhism. These religions are also all classified as Eastern religions. Although Indian religions are connected through the history of India, they constitute a wide range of religious communities, and are not confined to the Indian subcontinent.
Evidence attesting to prehistoric religion in the Indian subcontinent derives from scattered Mesolithic rock paintings. The Harappan people of the Indus Valley Civilisation, which lasted from 3300 to 1300 BCE (mature period, 2600–1900 BCE), had an early urbanized culture which predates the Vedic religion.
The documented history of Indian religions begins with the historical Vedic religion, the religious practices of the early Indo-Iranians, which were collected and later redacted into the Vedas. The period of the composition, redaction and commentary of these texts is known as the Vedic period, which lasted from roughly 1750–500 BCE. The philosophical portions of the Vedas were summarized in Upanishads, which are commonly referred to as Vedānta, variously interpreted to mean either the “last chapters, parts of the Veda” or “the object, the highest purpose of the Veda”. The early Upanishads all predate the Common Era, five of the eleven principal Upanishads were composed in all likelihood before 6th century BCE, and contain the earliest mentions of Yoga and Moksha.
A vegetarian thali from Rajasthan, India. Since many Indian religions promote vegetarianism, Indian cuisine offers a wide variety of vegetarian delicacies
Common concepts in Indian religions
Yoga class presenting various asanas.
Main articles |
The Buddha |
Buddhist practices
Buddhist meditationEnlightenment In Buddhism |
Moral discipline and precepts
Topics related to Buddhism |
Buddhist Texts
Vajrayana texts |
Mahayana textsTheravada texts |
Comparative Buddhism |
Buddhist culture |
Manuscripts of 18th-century Hindu texts in a regional language Odiya
Articles about Hinduism
Essence of Hinduism |
Concept of God |
Hinduism’s Sacred Texts |
Hindu Denomination |
Worship (rituals)
Hindu people |
Other terms and concepts
Hinduism and Other Religions |
HistoryPolitics |
Hindu CultureHindu Festivals |
Depiction of Siddha Shila as per Jain cosmology which is the abode of infinite Siddhas
Main articlesHistoryJain Philosophy |
Ethics of JainismPracticesScriptures and textsTraditions and sectsArt and ArchitectureReligion in India |
The Harmandir Sahib (also known as the Golden Temple).
Main articlesHistoryBeliefs and Philosophy
Practices |
Scriptures and textsTraditions and sectsComparison with other religionsSee also |
Indian Religions
Known Indian religions
The four main religions that originated in the Indian subcontinent; namely Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism, and Buddhism, and religions and traditions related to and descended from them.
BuddhismMain article: Buddhism
Neo-BuddhismMain article: Buddhist Modernism
JainismMain article: Jainism
SikhismMain article: Sikhism
Main article: Yoga |
HinduismMain article: Hindu denominations
Three bondages
Newer movementsMain articles: Hindu Reform Movements and Neo-Vedanta
Main article: Hindu philosophy
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