<s class="aside-in"><em>mentioned in 11 topics, 4 evergreens, 4 sources</em></s> #### <s class="topic-title">[[Hinduism]]</s> > [!wikipedia] [Hinduism](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hinduism) > > Hinduism is an Indian religion and [[dharma]], or way of life. It is the world's third-largest religion, with over 1.2 billion followers, or 15–16% of the global population, known as Hindus. > > 'Hinduism is a diverse system of thought marked by a range of philosophies and shared concepts, rituals, cosmological systems, pilgrimage sites, and shared textual sources that discuss [[theology]], [[metaphysics]], [[mythology]], Vedic [[yajna]], [[yoga]], agamic rituals, and temple building, among other topics. > > Prominent themes in Hindu beliefs include the four Puruṣārthas, the proper goals or aims of human life; namely, [[dharma]] (ethics/duties), artha (prosperity/work), kama (desires/passions) and [[moksha]] (liberation/freedom from the passions and the cycle of death and rebirth), as well as [[karma]] (action, intent and consequences) and saṃsāra (cycle of death and rebirth). > > Hinduism prescribes the eternal duties, such as honesty, refraining from injuring living beings (Ahiṃsā), patience, forbearance, self-restraint, virtue, and compassion, among others. > > Sources of authority and eternal truths in the Hindu texts play an important role, but there is also a strong Hindu tradition of questioning authority in order to deepen the [[understanding]] of these truths and to further develop the tradition. > ##### ^dataviews > [!dataview]+ Related unlinked notes > > - [[Ashram provides time to be self serving]] > [!dataview]- Other unlinked mentions > > - [[notes - What is achievement]] > - [[videoSamskara]] > - [[articleDifference between reincarnation in Hinduism and Bhudism]] > - [[articleKarma and Reincarnation in Hinduism]] > - [[Ashram]] > - [[Bhagavad Gita]] > - [[Brahmacharya Ashram]] > - [[Grahastha Ashram]] > - [[Sannyasa Ashram]] > - [[Vanaprastha Ashram]] > - [[dualism]] > - [[meditation]] > - [[polytheism]] > - [[suffering]] > - [[Polytheism is inherently more open to other religions]] > - [[Religion as an explanation of the origin of the universe]] > - [[The caste system preserved hierarchy through purity]]