Hinduism

Hinduism is an Indian religion and dharma, or way of life. It is the world's third-largest religion, with over 1.25 billion followers, or 15–16% of the global population, known as Hindus. The word Hindu is an exonym, and while Hinduism has been called the oldest religion in the world, many practitioners refer to their religion as Sanātana Dharma (Sanskrit: सनातन धर्म: "the Eternal Way"), which refers to the idea that its origins lie beyond human history, as revealed in the Hindu texts. Another, though less fitting, self-designation is Vaidika dharma, the 'dharma related to the Vedas.'Hinduism includes a range of …

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EPRS: European Parliamentary Research Service · 17 April 2024 English

From 19 April to 1 June 2024, 968 million Indian voters are eligible to elect the members of the Lok Sabha (lower house). Voting is to take more than six …

nationalistic and religious rhetoric (Hindutva) equating Hinduism and India, and the considerable popularity of


Australian Financial Complaints Authority · 15 April 2024 English

Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging strategy Acknowledgement Uluru Statement Contents of Country from the Heart Acknowledgement of Country 2 AFCA acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of this land …

being culturally or linguistically diverse 6% Hinduism 36% of employees were born 4% Islam outside of


TAPRI: The Australian Population Research Institute · 6 April 2024 English

In Australia the main political beneficiaries from the cost-of-living and housing crises are the parties on the left, particularly the Greens. [...] The right-leaning parties that have challenged aspects of …

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Pew Research Center · 5 April 2024 English

In the United States, 21% of adults overall say they fast for certain periods during holy times.

Many other religions, including Buddhism and Hinduism, also have traditions that involve fasting. Various


JLI: Joint Learning Initiative on Faith & Local Communities · 3 April 2024 English

Berry, a Catholic priest and cultural historian, has inspired research and reflection (Tuck- er and Grim, Journey of the Universe); Tucker and Grim, based now at Yale University, have produced …

teachings on sustainability in the context of Hinduism in Bali. Istanbul Journal of Sociological Studies


ADB: Asian Development Bank · 2 April 2024 English

While governments and authorities look for technical solutions to water resources management, they can often overlook local knowledge and cultural aspects.

Bithoor, which is revered as a sacred place in Hinduism. It is believed to be the birthplace of Lord Ram’s


ADB: Asian Development Bank · 25 March 2024 English

Access to mass media increases the likelihood of rural Indian households using clean cooking fuels.

1 Religion of HH Hinduism 1 if HH head follows Hinduism 160,373 0.851 0.356 0 1 Islam (0.024) (0.025) Religion of HH Hinduism 0 0 0 (.) (.) (.) Islam


IMAN Research · 21 March 2024 English

The latter are natives in Peninsular Malaysia and are generally divided into three major groups, namely the Negrito, Senoi and Proto-Malay, while in Sabah, the population consists of 32 ethnic …

and respected Malay- spirituality. Buddhism and Hinduism were popular Muslims, even bending over backwards democratic Council of Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Sikhism society, develop a national identity


WHR: World Happiness Report · 18 March 2024 English

Physical inactivity was determine the relative importance of independent prevalent among 72% of older adults, and 23% variables in explaining the variation in the out- faced difficulty with Activities of …

no) were • Religious affiliation was coded as Hinduism, summed, with higher scores indicating more Islam Religion of household Not important 5,979 19.4 Hinduism 22,528 73.2 Very important 24,816 80.6 Islam 3 household Not important 5.7 2.5 511.95 (<0.001) Hinduism 6.3 2.5 25.38 (<0.001) Very important 6.5 2.4 001 Religion of household Importance of religion Hinduism (ref) Not important (ref) Islam 0.023 (-0.062


RIS: Research and Information System for Developing Countries · 14 March 2024 English

ancient India, conservation of Wat Raja Bo not only preserves the one of the two important epics of Hinduism known architectural value of the temple complex but also as the Itihasas the other being the Mahabharata

preserves the one of the two important epics of Hinduism known architectural value of the temple complex


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