In modern Hinduism slaughter according to the rituals permitted in the Vedic scriptures has become less common, though, the world's largest animal sacrifice occurs at Gadhimai, a Hindu festival which takes place every 5 years.

Breatharianism is a related concept, in which believers claim food and possibly water are not necessary, and that humans can be sustained solely by prana ( the vital life force in Hinduism ), or, according to some, by the energy in sunlight ( according to Ayurveda, sunlight is one of the main sources of prana ).

Hinduism advocates the reincarnation and transmigration of souls according to one's karma.

* In Hinduism, all festival are according to the Hindu calendar, based on the Vikram Samvat, which also functions as the national calendar of Nepal and Bangladesh.

In modern Hinduism slaughter according to the rituals permitted in the Puranic scriptures has virtually disappeared.

The Guardians of the Directions ( Sanskrit: द ि क ् प ा ल, Dikpāla ) are the deities who rule the specific directions of space according to Hinduism and

In Hinduism, is the goddess of death and corruption, one of the dikpāla ( Guardians of the directions ), representing the southwest ( or — according Monier-Williams ’ s Sanskrit-English Dictionary — the south ).

Bathing is one of the five Nitya karmas ( daily duties ) in Hinduism, and not performing it leads to sin, according to some scriptures.

In Hinduism, yajna ( Sanskrit ; yagam ( Tamil ய ா கம ்) ; also Anglicized as Yajna, Yadna ) is a ritual of sacrifice ( also " worship, prayer, praise, offering and oblation, sacrifice " according to Monier-Williams ) derived from the practice in Vedic times.

Around this time ( according to indications reproduced by his biographer P. Chacornac ), it is likely that René Guénon became acquainted with Hinduism, specifically via the initiatic lineage of Shankarâchârya, as well as with Taoism.

The book also stands as a harsh condemnation of works presented by certain other European writers about Hinduism and Tradition in general ; according to Guénon, such writers had lacked any profound understanding of their subject matter and of its implications.

His frequent visits to Europe, angered the Kashmiri Brahmin community as he refused to perform the traditional " prayashchit " or reformation ceremony after crossing the ocean ( according to Orthodox Hinduism, one lost his caste after crossing the ocean, and was required to perform certain rites to regain caste ).

It is, according to Hinduism, the basic nature of intelligence by which the Universe exists and functions.

Kumaon is believed to have been derived from " Kurmanchal ", meaning land of the Kurmavatar ( the tortoise incarnation of Lord Vishnu, the preserver according to Hinduism ).

A duty of the teacher is to spread true knowledge to all pupils according to Hinduism without any bias for state or caste.

Like most of other Hindu deity, Jagaddhatri is also known as other names like Karindrasuranisudini ( Slayer of the Elephant Demon ), Maheswari ( the Great Goddess ), Shaktacharpriya ( the Goddess who loves to be worshiped as according to the practices of the Sakta sect of Hinduism, or Shaktism ), Adharabhuta ( the Bearer of the World ) etc.

However the concept of karma, according to the scriptures of Buddhism, Hinduism and other eastern belief systems, does not operate on a system of three-fold return.

Hinduism is the second largest religious affiliation in Bangladesh, covering more than 9. 6 % of the population, according to the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.

Āstika ( ; " it exists ") and Nāstika (, ; " it doesn't exist ") are technical terms in Hinduism used to classify philosophical schools and persons, according to whether they accept the authority of the Vedas as supreme revealed scriptures, or not, respectively.

Four Vaisnava disciplic successions, inaugurated by Sri, Lord Brahma, Lord Rudra, and Sanaka, one of the four Kumaras, according to the scriptural source, appear in the holy place of Jaganatha Puri, and purify the entire earth during the Kali yuga ( believed to be the current age in Hinduism ).

As per mythological accounts and according to Hinduism, this identity has been said to have emerged as human embodiment out of a Yajna / Yagna performed by Brahma and they are even to date regarded as Saraswati Putra ( descendents of mother Saraswati ) in many parts of Gujarat, while other belief goes for Shiva created a branch for preserving order, and spread art, culture, spiritual knowledge in society, while at the same time protect and secure the society, either first by knowledge and enlightenment ( Shaastra ) or by Astr ( at battlegrounds ).

The Laws of Manu is an important text in Hinduism.

The Laws of Manu is an important text in Hinduism.

* Manu ( Hinduism ), Hindu progenitor of mankind

In Hinduism, the principle of ahimsa was prescribed as early as in the Maurya period Manu Smrti.

The great flood finds mention in Hinduism texts like the Satapatha Brahmana, where in the Matsya Avatar takes place to save the pious and the first man, Manu, and advises him to build a giant boat.

Brahmacharya (; Devanagari: ब ् रह ् मचर ् य behavior that leads to Brahman ) is one of the four stages of life in an age-based social system as laid out in the Manu Smrti and later Classical Sanskrit texts in Hinduism.

* Manu ( Hinduism )

The canonical text of Hinduism known as < i > manusmriti </ i > (< i > The Code of Manu </ i >) can be interpreted to support reproduction, equating childbearing with the gods ' acts of creation as in verses 88 – 90: " He who persistently performs acts leading to future births ( pravritta ) becomes equal to the gods ; but he who is intent on the performance of those causing the cessation of existence, nivritta indeed, passes beyond the reach of the five elements.

While the general concept of a " Spirit " that permeates the cosmos is a general feature of most religions ( e. g. Brahman in Hinduism and Tao in Taoism and Great Spirit among Indigenous peoples of the Americas ), the term Holy Spirit specifically refers to the beliefs held in the Abrahamic religions.

In Hinduism, incarnation generally refers to an Avatar of Vishnu, the preserver in the Trimurti.

In Hinduism the term refers to an adherent of Yoga.

In Hinduism, Andhaka ( अ ं धक ) often refers to a malevolent demon.

* In Hinduism, lokapāla refers to the Guardians of the Directions associated with the four cardinal directions.

In certain dharmic spiritual traditions such as Hinduism, the third eye refers to the ajna, or brow, chakra.

In Hinduism, Brahmin refers to the class of educators and preachers.

The second, and most common meaning of the word, refers to the sacred ancient literature of Hinduism, the Vedas, a collection of hymns, poetry and Hindu ceremonial formulae ( Veda ).

In Hinduism, a murti ( Devanagari: म ू र ् त ि), or murthi, or vigraha or pratima typically refers to an image that expresses a Divine Spirit ( murta ).

Powell stated that Sanat Kumara ( whom he refers to as the Lord of the World ) is in continuous telepathic rapport with the Spirit of the Earth ( i. e., the Planetary Logos – equivalent to the goddess known in some religions as Gaia or as Prithivi in Hinduism ). C. W.

The physical plane or physical universe, in emanationist metaphysics taught in Neoplatonism, Hermeticism, Hinduism and Theosophy, refers to the visible reality of space and time, energy and matter: the physical universe in Occultism and esoteric cosmology is the lowest or densest of a series of planes of existence.

The name Durga can refer to a specific aspect of the Goddess but in the Shakti forms of Hinduism generally refers to the Great Goddess as AdyaShakti: the primoridal Shakti who incorporates all aspects.

The Sanskrit word smṛti स ् म ृ त ि ( also transliterated variously as smriti, smRti, or sm ' Rti ) literally means " that which is remembered ", and refers both to " mindfulness " in Buddhism and " a category of metrical texts " in Hinduism, considered second in authority to the Śruti scriptures.

Shaktipat or Śaktipāta ( Sanskrit, from sakti-"( psychic ) energy "-and pāta, " to fall ") refers in Hinduism to the conferring of spiritual " energy " upon one person by another.

In Hinduism, when used as a technical term in Raja Yoga, the phrase samādhi refers to a particular type of samādhi that Heinrich Zimmer distinguishes from other states as follows:

* Marga in Hinduism refers to a way of accomplishing something such as yoga or sadhana

The physical plane ( actually hyperplane ), physical world, or physical universe, in emanationist metaphysics such as are found in Neoplatonism, Hermeticism, Hinduism and Theosophy, refers to the visible reality of space and time, energy and matter: the physical universe in Occultism and esoteric cosmology is the lowest or densest of a series of planes of existence ( hyperplanes that are said to be nested ).

In Hinduism and Buddhism, rūpa ( Sanskrit ; Pāli ; Devanagari: ; ) generally refers to material objects, particularly in regards to their appearance.

It also sometimes refers to reverting to Hinduism after converting from Hinduism to another religion.

In Hinduism, ( Sanskrit प ु र ु ष ा र ् थ: " that which is sought by man ; human purpose, aim, or end ") refers to a goal, end or aim of human existence.