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The history of Hinduism covers a wide variety of related religious traditions native to the Indian subcontinent. [1] It overlaps or coincides with the development of religion in the Indian subcontinent since the Iron Age, with some of its traditions tracing back to prehistoric religions such as those of the Bronze Age Indus Valley Civilisation.
The Indo-Greeks practiced numerous religions during the time they ruled in the northwestern Indian subcontinent from the 2nd century BCE to the beginning of the 1st century CE. In addition to the worship of the Classical pantheon of the Greek deities found on their coins (e.g., Zeus, Herakles, Athena, Apollo ), the Indo-Greeks were involved ...
Hinduism (⫽ ˈ h ɪ n d u ˌ ɪ z əm ⫽) is an Indian religion or dharma, a religious and universal order by which its followers abide. The word Hindu is an exonym, and while Hinduism has been called the oldest religion in the world, it has also been described as sanātana dharma (Sanskrit: सनातन धर्म, lit.
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Brahmanism evolved into Hinduism, which is significantly different from the preceding Brahmanism, though "it is also convenient to have a single term for the whole complex of interrelated traditions." The transition from ancient Brahmanism to schools of Hinduism was a form of evolution in interaction with non-Vedic traditions. This transition ...
Ancient Greece–Ancient India relations. Pataliputra Palace capital, showing Greek and Persian influence, early Mauryan Empire period, 3rd century BC. For the ancient Greeks, “India" ( Greek: Ινδία) referred to the polity situated east of Persia and south of the Himalayas (with the exception of Serica ). Although, during different ...
Encyclopedia of Hinduism, 1st ed., 2012, is a comprehensive, multi-volume, English language encyclopedia of Hinduism, comprising Sanātana Dharma, a Sanskrit phrase, meaning "the eternal law ", or the "eternal way", that is used to refer to Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism. [1] It is a 7,184 page, 11-volume publication with full-color ...
Greek Indian Cultural and Welfare Association and Indo-Greek Business Foundation. United Native Indian Community of Greece (UNICOG). There is a small mandir in Dilesi, near Tanagra. Hindu organisations. ISKCON, Satyananda Yoga, Sahaja Yoga, Brahma Kumari and Sathya Sai Baba organizations exists in Greece. Sahaja Yoga