Hinduism
religion widely practiced in the Indian subcontinent
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Summary
Hinduism is a religion[1]. Hinduism ranks in the top 2% of religion entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (45,943 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Influenced by: Historical Vedic religion[3], Dravidian folk religion[4]
- Instance of: major religious group[5], lifestyle[6], culture[7], exonym[8]
- Named after: Indus River[9]
- Follows: Historical Vedic religion[10]
- Followed by: Buddhism[11], Jainism[12], Sikhism[13]
- Location: worldwide[14]
- Subclass of: Indian religions[15], folk religion[16], state religion[17]
- Commons category: Hinduism[18]
- Foundational text: Vedas[19]
- Unicode character: 🕉️[20]
- Has part(s): Hindu denomination[21]
- Location of formation: Sindh[22]
- Topic's main category: Category:Hinduism[23]
- Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portal:Hinduism[24]
- OpenStreetMap tag: religion=hindu[25]
- Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[26], New Encyclopedic Dictionary[27], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[28], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[29], Metropolitan Museum of Art Tagging Vocabulary[30], Otto's encyclopedia[31], Vedas[32], Hindu astrology[33], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[34], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 6[35]
- Partially coincident with: culture of India[36]
- Topic has template: Template:Hinduism[37], Template:Hindudharma[38]
- Has characteristic: polytheism[39], pantheism[40], reincarnation[41], karma[42]
- Native label: हिन्दूधर्मः[43]
- Different from: Indian loanwords[44]
- Member count: 1,200,000,000[45]
- History of topic: history of Hinduism[46]
- Hashtag: hinduism[47]
- Studied by: Hindu studies[48]
Why It Matters
Hinduism has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49] Hinduism is known by 45 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]
Hinduism has been cited as an influence by Shinto[51], an ethnic religion[52]; Rodnovery[53], a new religious movement[54], in Poland[55]; and Radha Soami[56], a religious movement[57], founded in 1861[58].
FAQs
Who did Hinduism influence?
Hinduism has been cited as an influence by Shinto[51], Rodnovery[53], and Radha Soami[56].