# Hinduism

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Updated: 2026-05-15T22:19:12.237Z
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## Summary

Hinduism is not one religion. It is the term Westerners coined in the nineteenth century for an enormous family of traditions, philosophies, ritual systems, and devotional movements that grew on the Indian subcontinent over four thousand years. Key sections include: Hindu ism.; Opening What it is.; Chapter I The Vedas.; Chapter II The Upaniṣads.; Chapter III The four aims.; Chapter IV The Mahābhārata.; Chapter V The Bhagavad Gītā.; Chapter VI The Rāmāyaṇa.; Chapter VII The pantheon.; Chapter VIII The six darśanas..

## Slide Outline

1. Hindu ism.
2. Opening What it is.
3. Chapter I The Vedas.
4. Chapter II The Upaniṣads.
5. Chapter III The four aims.
6. Chapter IV The Mahābhārata.
7. Chapter V The Bhagavad Gītā.
8. Chapter VI The Rāmāyaṇa.
9. Chapter VII The pantheon.
10. Chapter VIII The six darśanas.
11. Chapter IX Śaṅkara and Advaita.
12. Chapter X The Bhakti turn.
13. Chapter XI Tantra.
14. Chapter XII Varṇa, jāti, and the caste question.
15. Chapter XIII Yoga.
16. Chapter XIV Sacred geography.
17. Chapter XV The nineteenth century.
18. Chapter XVI Gandhi.
19. Chapter XVII Hindu nationalism.
20. Chapter XVIII The global Hindu diaspora.
21. Chapter XIX The Hindu year.
22. Chapter XX The two pillars.
23. Chapter XXI Twenty Hindus worth knowing.
24. Chapter XXII Twenty-five essentials.
25. Chapter XXIII Hinduism in 2025.
26. Chapter XXIV The saṃskāras.
27. Chapter XXV Sanskrit and the languages.
28. Chapter XXVI Watch & read.
29. Chapter XXVII What endures.
30. Chapter XXVIII Twelve terms.
31. Chapter XXIX One last verse.
32. End of the deck.

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