The ten avatars of Vishnu, ( Clockwise, from Left upper corner ) Matsya, Kurma, Varaha, Vamana, Krishna, Kalki, Gautama Buddha in Hinduism | Buddha, Parshurama, Rama and Narasimha, ( in centre ) Krishna

In Hinduism, Kalki ( Devanagari: कल ् क ि) is the tenth and final Maha Avatar ( great incarnation ) of Vishnu who will bring to an end the present age of darkness and destruction known as Kali Yuga.

Ten avatars of Vishnu ( Matsya, Kurma, Varaha, Vamana, Krishna, Kalki, Gautama Buddha in Hinduism | Buddha, Parshurama, Rama & Narasimha ).

Vamana ( Devanagari: व ा मन, IAST: Vāmana ) is described in the Puranic texts of Hinduism as the Fifth Avatar of Vishnu, and the first incarnation of the Second Age, or the Treta yuga.

In Hinduism and Buddhism, the Sanskrit lexical item svāhā ( Romanized Sanskrit transcription ; Devanagari: स ् व ा ह ा, chi.

Radha ( Devanagari: र ा ध ा, IAST: Rādhā ), also called Radhika, Radharani and Radhikarani, is the childhood friend and lover of Krishna in the Brahma Vaivarta Purana, and the Gita Govinda of the Vaisnava traditions of Hinduism.

In Hinduism, an avatar (; ; from Sanskrit अवत ा र in the Devanagari script, meaning " descent ") is a deliberate descent of a deity to earth, or a descent of the Supreme Being ( i. e., Vishnu for Vaishnavites ) and is mostly translated into English as " incarnation ," but more accurately as " appearance " or " manifestation ".

Om or ( written universally as ; in Devanagari as oṃ, auṃ, or om ) is a mystical Sanskrit sound of Hindu origin, sacred and important in various Dharmic religions such as Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism.

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.

In Hinduism, the goddess Tara ( Bengali: দ ে ব ী ত া র া ম া )( Sanskrit: Tārā, Devanagari: त ा र ा) meaning " star " is the second of the Dasa ( ten ) Mahavidyas or " Great Wisdom ", Tantric manifestations of Mahadevi, Kali, or Parvati.

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 ).

In Hinduism, the s ( Devanagari: ) are attendants of Shiva and live in Kailasa.

Treta Yuga ( Devanagari: त ् र े त ा य ु ग ) is the second out of four yugas, or ages of mankind, in the religion of Hinduism, and follows the Satya Yuga of perfect morality and precedes the Dvapara Yuga.

In Hinduism, Mahadevi ( Sanskrit: Mahādevī, Devanagari: मह ा द े व ी) or " Great Goddess " is a term used to denote the Goddess or Devi that is the sum of all other Devis-an all encompassing Female Deity as the consort or complement to an all encompassing Male Deity ( Deva ) or the Ultimate Reality ( Brahman ) in Shaktism.

Satsvarupa das Goswami During ISKCON diksa ceremony in 1979. Diksa ( Sanskrit: द ी क ् ष ा in Devanagari,, Tamil: த ீ ட ் ச ை) also spelled deeksha or deeksa in common usage, translated as a " preparation or consecration for a religious ceremony ", is giving of a mantra or an initiation by the guru in Indian religions such as Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism.

The Satya Yuga ( Devanagari: सत ् य य ु ग ), also called Sat Yuga, Krta Yuga and Krita Yuga in Hinduism, is the " Yuga ( Age or Era ) of Truth ", when mankind is governed by gods, and every manifestation or work is close to the purest ideal and mankind will allow intrinsic goodness to rule supreme.

Dvapara Yuga or Dwapara Yuga ( Devanagari: द ् व ा पर य ु ग ) is the third out of four yugas, or ages, described in the scriptures of Hinduism.

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

Jambudvīpa ( Devanagari: जम ् ब ु द ् व ी प ) is the dvipa (" island " or " continent ") of the terrestrial world, as envisioned in the cosmologies of Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism, which is the realm where ordinary human beings live.

The Isha Upanishad ( Devanagari: ईश ा व ा स ् य उपन ि षद ्,, otherwise Ishopanishad or ) is one of the shortest of the Upanishads, consisting of 17 or 18 verses in total ; like other core texts of the vedanta, it is considered revealed scripture ( Śruti ) by diverse traditions within Hinduism.

( Devanagari ) traditions are conservative ritualistic traditions of the historical Vedic religion in Hinduism, based on the body of Śruti literature.

In Hinduism, the gandharvas ( Sanskrit: गन ् धर ् व, gandharva, Kannada: ಗ ಂ ಧರ ್ ವ, Tamil: கந ் தர ் வர ், Telugu: గ ం ధర ్ వ ) are male nature spirits, husbands of the Apsaras.

In Hinduism, Chandra ( Sanskrit चन ् द ् र lit.

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, Durvasa ( द ु र ् व ा स ) is an ancient sage, son of Atri and Anasuya.

In Hinduism, Bhadra ( भद ् र ) is a goddess of the hunt and one of Shiva's servants.

Hinduism ( सन ा तन धर ् म ; Sanātana Dharma, roughly Perennial Moral Duty ) is one of the oldest major world religions.

David Frawley ( or Vāmadeva Śāstrī व ा मद े व श ा स ् त ् र ी) is an American Hindu author, publishing on topics such as Hinduism, Yoga and Ayurveda.

Hinduism and Buddhism have been an influence on the development of many of ayurveda's central ideas – particularly its fascination with balance, known in Buddhism as Madhyathmaka ( Devanāgarī: म ा ध ् य ा त ् म ि क ).

Bahun is a colloquial Nepali term for a member of the Pahari or " hill " Brahmin ( ब ् र ा ह ् मण ) caste, who are traditionally educators, scholars and priests of Hinduism.

Matangi is often associated with pollution, especially left-over or partially eaten food ( Ucchishta or Ucçhishṭa, उच ् छ ि ष ् ट ) considered impure in Hinduism.

In Hinduism and Buddhism, a Yajñopavītam ( Sanskrit: यज ् ञ ो पव ी तम ्, yajñopavītam ) is a thin consecrated cord, composed of distinct cotton strands, worn to symbolize coming of age.

In Hinduism and Sikhism, the Sikh Bhagats (, from Sanskrit भक ् त ) were holy men of various sects whose teachings are included in the Sikh holy book the Sri Guru Granth Sahib.

Rigveda, one of the four canonical sacred texts of Hinduism says Vikriti Evam Prakriti ( Sanskrit: व ि क ृ त िः एवम ्‌ प ् रक ृ त िः ।) ( what seems un-natural is also natural ), which some scholars believe recognises the cyclical constancy of homosexual / transsexual dimensions of human life, like all forms of universal diversities.

Kumkum ( Sanskrit क ु ङ ् क ु मम ् kuṅkumam, Marathi क ुं क ू kunku, Bengali ক ু মক ু ম kumkum Tamil க ு ங ் க ு மம ் kunkumam, Telugu క ుం క ు మ kumkuma, Kannada ಕ ುಂ ಕ ು ಮ Kumkuma, Malayalam ക ു ങ ് ക ു മ ം Kungkumam ), is a powder used for social and religious markings in Hinduism.

Soul is believed to be indestructible. None of the five elements can harm or influence it. Hinduism through Garuda Purana also describes in detail various types of " Narkas " or Hells where a person after death is punished for his bad Karmas and dealt with accordingly.

The coastal Karnataka has a different tradition of praying to spirits ( see also Folk Hinduism ).

Indian Hindu artisans from the period of the Chola empire in Tamil Nadu, used bronze to create intricate statues via the lost wax casting method with ornate detailing depicting the Gods of Hinduism mostly, but also the lifestyle of the period.

Hinduism preaches ahimsa ( or ahinsa, non-violence ), but also teaches that the soul cannot be killed and death is limited only to the physical body.

This draws parallels with some sects of Hinduism who also do not consume pungent tasting foods.

In Hinduism, Vayu ( Sanskrit व ा य ु ), also known as Vāta व ा त, Pavana पवन ( meaning the Purifier ), or Prāna, is a primary deity, who is the father of Bhima and the spiritual father of Lord Hanuman.

In Hinduism, it is also the name of the deva, a personification of water, ( one of the Vasus in most later Puranic lists ).

The Chicago Metropolitan Area also includes adherents of Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism, and the Bahá ' í, among others.

Some also denounce non-Christian religions such as Islam, Wicca, Paganism, New Age groups, Buddhism, Hinduism, and other polytheistic religions.

Britannica's presentation of Hinduism has also been criticised.

Indian religions, also known as dharmic religions, are the religions that originated in the Indian subcontinent ; namely Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism and Sikhism.

Islamism can also be described as part of identity politics, specifically the religiously-oriented nationalism that emerged in the Third World in the 1970s: " resurgent Hinduism in India, ultra-Orthodox Judaism in Israel, militant Buddhism in Sri Lanka, resurgent Sikh nationalism in the Punjab, ' Liberation Theology ' of Catholicism in Latin America, and of course, Islamism in the Muslim world.

Theistic schools of Hinduism such as Vedanta thus disagree with the Buddhist and Jain views and other Hindu views that karma is merely a law of cause and effect but rather is also dependent on the will of a personal supreme God.

Some other religions also include monastic elements, most notably Buddhism, but also Hinduism and Jainism, though the expressions differ considerably.

Hinduism uses the terms Aikantya, Apamarga, Brahma-upalabdhi, Sahaj, Sakshatkara, Sayujya, Videhalcivalyam and Yogakshemma, while Buddhism also uses the term Bodhi.

It is also fewer than the adherents Jediism, whose campaign made them the fourth largest religion after Christianity, Islam and Hinduism.

These rituals include bathing the murtis ( the statues of the gods / goddesses ), performing puja, a ritualistic offering of various items to the Gods, the waving of a ghee or oil lamp also called an offering in light, known in Hinduism as aarti, before the murtis.

Balinese Hinduism also includes the religious belief of Tabuh Rah, a religious cockfight where a rooster is used in religious custom by allowing him to fight against another rooster in the religious and spiritual cockfight of the Balinese Hinduism spiritual appeasement exercise of Tabuh Rah.

Weber also did considerable work in world religions, including Hinduism and Buddhism.

Both of these predecessor organizations began as Christian Unitarian and Christian Universalist denominations ; but modern Unitarian Universalists define themselves as non-creedal, and therefore they are not limited to Christian beliefs or affinities, but may also draw wisdom from other religions and philosophies as well, such as Humanism, Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, and Earth-centered spirituality, among others, or different combinations of them.

" His mystical interests — also inspired by a study of Hinduism, under the Theosophist Mohini Chatterjee, and the occult — formed much of the basis of his late poetry.

In Hinduism, the Himalaya have also been personified as the god Himavat, the God of snow, who is mentioned in the Mahabharata.

In Hinduism, it is also frowned upon to go to a temple and do pooja ( prayer ) or do pooja at religious events if you are a woman who is menstruating.