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'''Hinduism''' ('''सनातन धर्म'''; commonly called ''Sanātana Dharma'', roughly translated as 'Perennial Faith') is one of the oldest major world religions and first among Dharma faiths. Hinduism is characterized by a diverse array of belief systems, practices and scriptures. It has its origin in the ancient Indo-European Vedic culture at least as far back as 2000 BC. It is the third largest religion with approximately 940 million followers worldwide, 96% of whom live in the Indian subcontinent. In the US alone, 3 million people follow some form of Hinduism. After including Yoga followers, Hinduism has around 1.05 billion followers worldwide. | '''Hinduism''' ('''सनातन धर्म'''; commonly called ''Sanātana Dharma'', roughly translated as 'Perennial Faith') is one of the oldest major world religions and first among Dharma faiths. Hinduism is characterized by a diverse array of belief systems, practices and scriptures. It has its origin in the ancient Indo-European Vedic culture at least as far back as 2000 BC. It is the third largest religion with approximately 940 million followers worldwide, 96% of whom live in the Indian subcontinent. In the US alone, 3 million people follow some form of Hinduism. After including Yoga followers, Hinduism has around 1.05 billion followers worldwide. | ||
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==Links to Hinduism== | ==Links to Hinduism== | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hinduism Wikipedia - Hinduism] | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hinduism Wikipedia - Hinduism] | ||
Revision as of 12:38, 6 May 2005
Hinduism (सनातन धर्म; commonly called Sanātana Dharma, roughly translated as 'Perennial Faith') is one of the oldest major world religions and first among Dharma faiths. Hinduism is characterized by a diverse array of belief systems, practices and scriptures. It has its origin in the ancient Indo-European Vedic culture at least as far back as 2000 BC. It is the third largest religion with approximately 940 million followers worldwide, 96% of whom live in the Indian subcontinent. In the US alone, 3 million people follow some form of Hinduism. After including Yoga followers, Hinduism has around 1.05 billion followers worldwide.
