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There are 1.2 billion Hindus worldwide (15% of world's population), with about 95% of them being concentrated in India alone. [1] [204] Along with Christians (31.5%), Muslims (23.2%) and Buddhists (7.1%), Hindus are one of the four major religious groups of the world. [205] Most Hindus are found in Asian countries.
Hinduism (/ ˈ h ɪ n d u ɪ z əm /) is an Indian religion or dharma, a religious and universal order or way of life. As a religion, it is the world's third-largest, with over 1.5 billion followers, or 15% of the global population, known as Hindus.
Hinduism is the largest religion in India. According to the 2011 Census of India, 966.3 million people identify as Hindu, representing 79.8% of the country's population. India contains 94% of the global Hindu population. The vast majority of Indian Hindus belong to Shaivite and Vaishnavite denominations.
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.
Hinduism 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, a modern usage, based on the belief that its origins lie beyond human history, as revealed in ...
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The history of Hinduism covers a wide variety of related religious traditions native to the Indian subcontinent. 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 ...
Hinduism ( / ˈhɪnduˌɪzəm /) is an Indian religion or dharma, a religious and universal order or way of life. 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. ''the eternal dharma''), a modern usage ...
