Hinduism

Summary

Hinduism is a religion^[1]. Hinduism ranks in the top 2% of religion entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17,213 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Hinduism was influenced by Historical Vedic religion^[3].
• Hinduism was influenced by Dravidian folk religion^[4].
• Hinduism's instance of is recorded as religion^[5].
• Hinduism's instance of is recorded as major religious group^[6].
• Hinduism's instance of is recorded as lifestyle^[7].
• Hinduism's instance of is recorded as culture^[8].
• Hinduism's instance of is recorded as exonym^[9].
• Indus River is named after Hinduism^[10].
• Hinduism followed Historical Vedic religion^[11].
• Hinduism was followed by Buddhism^[12].
• Hinduism was followed by Jainism^[13].
• Hinduism was followed by Sikhism^[14].
• The location of Hinduism was worldwide^[15].
• Hinduism is a type of Indian religions^[16].
• Hinduism is a type of folk religion^[17].
• Hinduism is a type of state religion^[18].
• Hinduism's Commons category is recorded as Hinduism^[19].
• Hinduism's foundational text is recorded as Vedas^[20].
• Hinduism's Unicode character is recorded as 🕉️^[21].
• Hinduism comprises Hindu denomination^[22].
• Hinduism's location of formation is recorded as Sindh^[23].
• Hinduism's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Hinduism^[24].
• Hinduism's topic's main Wikimedia portal is recorded as Portal:Hinduism^[25].
• Hinduism's OpenStreetMap tag is recorded as religion=hindy^[26].
• Hinduism's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[27].

Body

Founding

Hinduism's location of formation is recorded as Sindh^[23].

Identity

Hinduism followed Historical Vedic religion^[11]. Successors include Buddhism^[12], Jainism^[13], and Sikhism^[14].

Why It Matters

Hinduism ranks in the top 2% of religion entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17,213 views/month).^[2] Hinduism has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] Hinduism is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]

Hinduism has been cited as an influence by Shinto^[30], an ethnic religion^[31]; Radha Soami^[32], a religious movement^[33], founded in 1861^[34]; and Rodnovery^[35], a new religious movement^[36], in Poland^[37].

FAQs

Who did Hinduism influence?

Hinduism has been cited as an influence by Shinto^[30], Radha Soami^[32], and Rodnovery^[35].