hinduism

Noun
  1. The religion of most people in India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Nepal (synset 108113590)
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    is a type of: faith, organized religion, religion - an institution to express belief in a divine power
    subtypes: brahmanism, brahminism - the religious and social system of orthodox Hinduism
    member holonym:
    same as: hindooism
  2. A body of religious and philosophical beliefs and cultural practices native to India and based on a caste system;
    It is characterized by a belief in reincarnation, by a belief in a supreme being of many forms and natures, by the view that opposing theories are aspects of one eternal truth, and by a desire for liberation from earthly evils (synset 106246956)
    associated with:
    • bhakti - (Hinduism) loving devotion to a deity leading to salvation and nirvana; open to all persons independent of caste or sex
    • mandala - any of various geometric designs (usually circular) symbolizing the universe; used chiefly in Hinduism and Buddhism as an aid to meditation
    • asana - (Hinduism) a posture or manner of sitting (as in the practice of yoga)
    • matsyendra - (Hinduism) a religious posture
    • bhagavad-gita, bhagavadgita, gita - (Hinduism) the sacred `song of God' composed about 200 BC and incorporated into the Mahabharata (a Sanskrit epic); contains a discussion between Krishna and the Indian hero Arjuna on human nature and the purpose of life
    • mahabharata, mahabharatam, mahabharatum - (Hinduism) a sacred epic Sanskrit poem of India dealing in many episodes with the struggle between two rival families
    • veda, vedic literature - (from the Sanskrit word for `knowledge') any of the most ancient sacred writings of Hinduism written in early Sanskrit; traditionally believed to comprise the Samhitas, the Brahmanas, the Aranyakas, and the Upanishads
    • ayurveda - (Sanskrit) an ancient medical treatise summarizing the Hindu art of healing and prolonging life; sometimes regarded as a 5th Veda
    • mantra - (Sanskrit) literally a `sacred utterance' in Vedism; one of a collection of orally transmitted poetic hymns
    • kamasutra - (Hinduism) an ancient Sanskrit text giving rules for sensuous and sensual pleasure and love and marriage in accordance with Hindu law
    • ahimsa - a Buddhist and Hindu and especially Jainist doctrine holding that all forms of life are sacred and urging the avoidance of violence
    • sanskrit, sanskritic language - (Hinduism) an ancient language of India (the language of the Vedas and of Hinduism); an official language of India although it is now used only for religious purposes
    • cycle of rebirth - (Hinduism) repeated rebirth in new forms
    • moksa - (Hinduism) release from the cycle of rebirth
    • karma - (Hinduism and Buddhism) the effects of a person's actions that determine his destiny in his next incarnation
    • samsara - (Hinduism and Buddhism) the endless cycle of birth and suffering and death and rebirth
    • caste - (Hinduism) a hereditary social class among Hindus; stratified according to ritual purity
    • jati - (Hinduism) a Hindu caste or distinctive social group of which there are thousands throughout India; a special characteristic is often the exclusive occupation of its male members (such as barber or potter)
    • varna - (Hinduism) the name for the original social division of Vedic people into four groups (which are subdivided into thousands of jatis)
    • arjuna - (Hindu mythology) the warrior prince in the Bhagavad-Gita to whom Krishna explains the nature of being and of God and how humans can come to know God
    • hindu deity - a deity worshipped by the Hindus
    • bengali - (Hinduism) a member of a people living in Bangladesh and West Bengal (mainly Hindus)
    • guru - a Hindu or Buddhist religious leader and spiritual teacher
    • mahatma - (Hinduism) term of respect for a brahmin sage
    • saddhu, sadhu - (Hinduism) an ascetic holy man
    • enlightenment, nirvana - (Hinduism and Buddhism) the beatitude that transcends the cycle of reincarnation; characterized by the extinction of desire and suffering and individual consciousness
    is a type of: faith, religion, religious belief - a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
    subtypes:
    • darsana - (from the Sanskrit word for `to see') one of six orthodox philosophical systems or viewpoints on the nature of reality and the release from bondage to karma
    • mimamsa - (from the Sanskrit word for `reflection' or `interpretation') one of six orthodox philosophical systems or viewpoints on ritual traditions rooted in the Vedas and the Brahmanas as opposed to Vedanta which relies mostly on the Upanishads
    • vedanta - (from the Sanskrit for `end of the Veda') one of six orthodox philosophical systems or viewpoints rooted in the Upanishads as opposed to Mimamsa which relies on the Vedas and Brahmanas
    • krishnaism - worship of Krishna the 8th avatar of Vishnu
    • shivaism, sivaism - worship of Shiva one of the 3 chief gods of the Hindu pantheon
    • saktism, shaktism - worship of Shakti as the wife of Shiva
    • vaishnavism, vaisnavism, vishnuism - worship of Vishnu one of the 3 chief gods of the Hindu pantheon
    • vedism - the form of Hinduism that revolves primarily around the mythic version and ritual ideologies in the Vedas
    same as: hindooism

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