In certain Vaishnava sects within Hinduism, attaining unaldulterated, unconditional and incessant love for Godhead is considered the foremost goal of life.

This is the idea that has become dominant ( with certain modifications ) in modern Hinduism.

In Hinduism, the swastika is at times in certain sects considered a symbolic representation of Ganesha.

According to Hinduism, history is a divine creation, and one may live contentedly within it as long as one maintains a certain degree of detachment from it: " One is devoured by Time, by History, not because one lives in them, but because one thinks them real and, in consequence, one forgets or undervalues eternity.

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

Beef is common in the Malaysian diet though it is notable that followers of certain religions such as Hinduism and some followers of Buddhism such as monks forbid the consumption of beef, while some Buddhists say people can eat beef and other meat.

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.

Basava fought against the inhuman practice of caste system, which discriminated people based on their birth, and certain rituals in Hinduism.

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 ).

A river of green ethereal energy ( called " Spirit Energy "), the Lifestream is composed of the souls of those who have lived and died in the past, a collective consciousness with strong similarities to the over-soul of transcendentalism, the Atman-Brahman God concept of Hinduism, or certain Gaia theories.

Even though Hinduism is never known to exclusively ban homosexuality, certain Hindu nationalist factions are opposed to legalising homosexuality while certain others choose to remain silent.

Their participation in religious ceremonies, especially as crossdressing dancers and devotees of certain temple gods / goddesses, is considered auspicious in traditional Hinduism.

The Naurus faith is a combination of Hinduism and Animism, but in recent years they also have adopted certain Protestant principles.

Modern Newar Buddhist practises in Nepal have largely been absorbed into mainstream Hinduism, although certain distinct practises, art forms and castes do remain.

Her books both in Hinduism and other fields have been positively reviewed by Indian scholar Vijaya Nagarajan and American Hindu scholar Lindsey B. Harlan, who noted as part of a positive review that " Doniger's agenda is her desire to rescue the comparative project from the jaws of certain proponents of postmodernism ".

Charas plays an important and often integral role in the culture and ritual of certain sects of the Hindu religion, especially among the Shaivs — the sub-division of Hinduism holding Lord Shiva is the supreme god )— and it is venerated by some as being one of the aspects of Lord Shiva.

For example, there are certain people against Divali Nagar as their use of funds goes into pockets of other businesses that are not inline with Hinduism.

Furthermore, Indonesian nationalists have laid great stress on the achievements of the Majapahit Empire – a Hindu state – which has helped attract certain Indonesians to Hinduism.

These factors have led to a certain resurgence of Hinduism outside of its Balinese stronghold.

The divergence of some of the fundamental aspects of local Hindu culture, the segregation of the Hindu community from Trinidad, and the disinclination to risk erasing the more fundamental aspects of what had been constructed as " Trinidad Hinduism " in which the identity of the group had been rooted, would often generate dissension when certain dimensions of Hindu culture came into contact with the State.

In the Hinduism, an elephant goad is one of the eight auspicious objects known as Astamangala and certain other religions of the Indian subcontinent.

In the context of Hinduism and Hindu mythology, the term vrata ( pronunciation: vrat or brat ) denotes a religious practice to carry out certain obligations with a view to achieve divine blessing for fulfillment of one or several desires.

Evidence of prehistoric religion in India is found in the Bronze Age Indus Valley Civilization, showing the certain elements of Hinduism such as baths ( assumed to serve a ritual purpose ) and Symbols, compared to the Shiva lingam.

I do not mean to imply that Christians have adopted the liberal assumption, so prevalent in Hinduism, that all religions are merely different paths to the same summit.

In the early centuries of the first millennium, the people of the Malay Peninsula adopted the Indian religions of Hinduism and Buddhism, religions which had a major effect on the language and culture of those living in Malaysia.

Traditionally Hinduism has adopted an ancient Sanskrit phrase Vasudha eva kutumbakam,

This massive program of construction coincided with a transition in the state religion from Hinduism to Mahayana Buddhism, since Jayavarman himself had adopted the latter as his personal faith.

Sanskrit was adopted as a scholarly language, and Hinduism, especially Shaivism, became the state religion.

The predominance of Hinduism in Cham religion was interrupted for a time in the 9th and 10th centuries, when a dynasty at Indrapura ( Dong Duong in Quang Nam Province of modern Vietnam ) adopted Mahayana Buddhism as its faith.

Most countries adopted Indian writing and culture, together with Hinduism and Mahayana and Theravada Buddhism.

If your family identifies with a particular religion be it Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, etc., you are identified as the same religion as your biological or adopted parents.

Tarumanagara followed by Sunda Kingdom adopted Hinduism as early as 4th century.

In turn, many of them eventually adopted Hinduism and have been largely integrated into the caste system.

The Nocte were followers of Theravada Buddhism and Animism, although they have adopted Hinduism since the 18th century, under the influence of Shri Shankardeva.

Govinda's mother, Nazeem who was Muslim had converted to Hinduism and adopted the name Nirmala Devi.

The inhabitants of Khas later largely adopted Hinduism, however they revere and worship Buddha along with Hindu deities, and continue some shamanistic practices.

Sen adopted a number of ceremonies from both Hinduism and Christianity, calling God " Mother ", and adopting the homa sacrifice and the ' arati ' ceremony ( the waving of lights ) into Brahma ritual.

" Watching a television show on Hinduism, and the 16 virtues necessary to lead one to the state of Avatar-hood, he decided to use adopt these elements into the game, creating the eight virtue system and borrowing the title for the protagonist, the Avatar.

The title derives from Adi Shankara, a 9th century CE reformer of Hinduism.

His most important works include translations of The Upanishads, The Bhagavad Gita, biographies of Holy Mother and Swami Vivekananda, his compilation of the works of Swami Vivekananda under the title of Vivekananda: The Yogas and Other Works, his two books, Hinduism, Its Meaning for the Liberation of the Spirit, and Man in Search of Immortality, and his many articles written for various journals.

As is clear from the title, Arjuna, the series is highly influenced by Hinduism, as well as Indian culture in general.

Some suggest that Skanda may have come from Hinduism as the war deity Kartikeya / Muruga ( Tamil ), who bears the title Skanda.