Outline of Hinduism

Hinduism is the predominant religion of the Indian subcontinent. Hinduism is often referred to as , a Sanskrit phrase meaning "the eternal law", by its adherents. Generic "types" of Hinduism that attempt to accommodate a variety of complex views span from folk and Vedic Hinduism to bhakti tradition, as in Vaishnavism; Hinduism also includes yogic traditions and wide spectrum of "daily morality", based on the notion of karma and societal norms such as hindu marriage customs.

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Hinduism:

Essence of Hinduism

 * Main article: Hinduism


 * Hindu
 * Hindu deities

Smartism

 * Harihara
 * Ishta-deva
 * Adi Shankara
 * Sringeri Sharada Peetham

Shaivism

 * Shiva
 * Thaipusam

Shaktism

 * Shakti

Vaishnavism

 * Vishnu
 * Dashavatara
 * Ramanuja
 * Madhvacharya
 * Vishnu sahasranama

Ganapatya

 * Ganesha

Saura

 * Surya

Ayyavazhi

 * Ayya Vaikundar
 * Ekam
 * Ayyavazhi theology
 * Neetham
 * Akilattirattu Ammanai

History of Hinduism

 * Main article: History of Hinduism


 * History of India
 * Early Hinduism
 * Hindu kingdoms in West Asia

General Hinduism concepts

 * Hinduism and other religions
 * Hindu mythology
 * Agama Hindu Dharma
 * Balinese Hinduism
 * Hinduism in Southeast Asia
 * World Hinduism
 * Vedanta
 * Bhakti
 * Contemporary Hindu movements
 * Hindu temples
 * Hindu wedding
 * Hindu temple architecture
 * Sanskrit
 * Guru-shishya tradition

Science, medicine, and cosmology

 * Vedic science
 * Hindu cosmology
 * Indian science and technology
 * Bandhu
 * Ayurveda

Time

 * Hindu Calendar
 * Vedic timekeeping

Hindu philosophy

 * Yoga
 * Jnana Yoga
 * Raja Yoga
 * Bhakti Yoga
 * Karma Yoga
 * Tantra
 * Vedanta
 * Advaita
 * Vishishtadvaita
 * Dvaita

Hindu texts

 * Hindu Literature
 * Hindu scriptures
 * Vedas
 * Rig Veda
 * Yajur Veda
 * Sama Veda
 * Atharva Veda
 * Hindu Epics
 * Ramayana
 * Mahabharata
 * Puranas
 * Upanishads
 * Akilattirattu Ammanai
 * Shri Rudram Chamakam

Traditions of Hinduism

 * Śrauta
 * Yajna
 * Guru-shishya tradition

Worship

 * Puja
 * Agnikaryam
 * Charu
 * Kaamya karma
 * Arati
 * Japa
 * Kirtana
 * Nitya karma
 * Putrakameshti
 * Samavartana
 * Sandhyavandanam
 * Yajna

Places

 * Alakapuri
 * Ganges River
 * Pancha pathi

Animals

 * Vahana

Items

 * Soma
 * Brahmastra
 * Pushpaka Vimana
 * Vajra

People

 * Ambika
 * Asvin
 * Atikay
 * Bhrigus
 * Narada
 * Yami
 * Yama

Non-human races

 * Astomi
 * Baital
 * Naga
 * Gandharva
 * Yaksha
 * Kinnara
 * Kimpurusha
 * Vidyadhara
 * Asura
 * Deva (Hinduism)
 * Raksasa
 * Pishacha

Daitya

 * Bali
 * Hiranyakashipu
 * Hiranyaksha
 * Taraka
 * Ravana
 * Kumbhakarna
 * Jalandhara
 * Bhasmasura
 * Kamsa

Vedanta

 * Adi Shankara
 * Sri Ramanuja
 * Sri Madhvacharya
 * Abhinava Vidyatirtha
 * Bharati Theertha Swamigal
 * Chandrashekhara Bharati (III)
 * Sacchidanandendra Saraswati
 * Sri Sacchidananda Shivabhinava Narasimha Bharathi
 * Vivekananda
 * Chinmayananda
 * Ramakrishna
 * Anantanand Rambachan
 * Sri Ramalinga Adigalar
 * Sri Ramana Maharishi
 * Sri Gnaeshwar Maharaj
 * Bhagavan Sri Hari Swamiji
 * Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu
 * Sri Shirdi Sai Baba
 * Sri Lahiri Mahasaya
 * Sri Reddiapatti Swami
 * Saint Kabirdas
 * Vethathiri Maharishi www.vethathiri.org

Bhakti

 * Narada
 * Purandara Dasa
 * Kanaka Dasa
 * Mira Bai
 * Nayanmars
 * Alvars
 * Chaitanya
 * Prabhupada

Other schools of Hindu thought

 * Dayananda
 * Aurobindo

Politicians

 * Mahatma Gandhi
 * Jawaharlal Nehru
 * Vallabhbhai Patel
 * Lal Bahadur Shastri
 * Rajiv Gandhi
 * Indira Gandhi
 * Atal Bihari Vajpayee
 * Lal Krishna Advani
 * Balasaheb Thackeray
 * Govindacharya
 * Narendra Modi
 * Uma Bharti

Politics

 * Bias in South Asian Studies
 * Hindutva

Freedom fighters

 * Pazhassi Raja
 * Mangal Pandey
 * Chandrashekhar Azad
 * Subash Chandra Bose
 * Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
 * Veer Savarkar
 * Lokmanya Tilak

Social leaders

 * K.B. Hedgewar
 * Madhav Sadashiv Golwalkar
 * K.S. Sudarshan
 * Pravin Togadia

Religious organisations

 * ISKCON
 * Swaminarayan Sampraday
 * Arya Samaj
 * Ramakrishna Mission
 * Sringeri Sharada Peetham
 * Vishva Hindu Parishad
 * Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh
 * Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad
 * Bajrang Dal
 * Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh

Other terms and concepts

 * Maya (illusion)
 * Itihasa
 * Karma in Hinduism
 * Kosas
 * Sri
 * Shakti
 * Purusha
 * Gayatri
 * Vac

Hindu lists

 * Main article: List of Hinduism topics


 * Survey of Hindu organisations
 * List of Hindu denominations
 * List of Hindu gurus
 * List of Hindus
 * List of Hindu deities
 * Survey of Hindu organisations
 * List of Hindu temples