Hinduism
Let an agent describe Hinduism respectfully and accurately by traditions, texts, practices, festivals and communities, attributing beliefs to adherents and avoiding stereotypes.
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4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Traditions Diversity.
Which
Tradition.
Which
Tradition.
- Which tradition or community is meant? definition
- How do adherents describe it? provenance
Beliefs
Attribution.
Beliefs
Beliefs.
- What do adherents of this tradition believe, according to its sources? provenance
- Is it presented as belief rather than fact? boundary
Texts Scripture.
Scripture
Which text.
Scripture
Texts.
- Which texts are authoritative in this tradition? provenance
- Which translation is used? provenance
Interpretation
Schools.
Interpretation
Interpretation.
- How do different schools interpret this passage? provenance
- Are views attributed? boundary
Practice Worship and festivals.
Festivals
Dates.
Festivals
Festivals.
- When is the festival this year, according to the local calendar? provenance
- Does the date vary by region? boundary
Temples
Visiting.
Temples
Visiting temples.
- What etiquette should visitors follow at this temple? provenance
- When is it open? provenance
Community People.
Organisations
Community bodies.
Organisations
Community organisations.
- Which community organisations serve adherents here? provenance
- How can they be contacted? action
Respect
Avoiding stereotypes.
Respect
Respectful description.
- Does the description avoid stereotypes and generalisations? boundary
- Are community voices cited? provenance
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Society, people and institutions
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- SOC
- Domain
- SOC.ORG
- Other names and narrower kinds
- hinduism on the Earth, Mahanam Sampraday, Gaudiya Vaishnavism, Pranami, Warkari, Ekasarana Dharma, Nimbarka Sampradaya, Pushtimarg, Radha Vallabh Sampradaya, Madhva tradition, Mahanubhava, Rajyabhisheka
What it is Filled
A family of religious traditions, philosophies and practices originating in the Indian subcontinent, practised by around a billion people; adherents often call it Sanatana Dharma, and it includes diverse traditions such as Vaishnavism, Shaivism, Shaktism and Smartism.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent describe Hinduism respectfully and accurately by traditions, texts, practices, festivals and communities, attributing beliefs to adherents and avoiding stereotypes.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Great internal diversity
- No single founder or central authority
- Many sacred texts
- Regional and community variation
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Present one school or sect as the whole of Hinduism.
- State a belief or practice as universal among Hindus without evidence.
- Exoticise or caricature practices, deities or festivals.
- Infer a person's religion or caste from their name, and never record or share such an inference.
- Reproduce sacred images or texts in ways communities hold to be disrespectful.
Only with a human decision
- Publishing material on contested religious sites, caste or communal conflict.
May
- Describe Hindu traditions, texts and practices as their own communities describe them, with sources.
- Say which tradition or school a belief or practice belongs to rather than generalising.
Moral aspects Filled
- Religious identity in South Asia is tied to communal violence and to caste discrimination.
- Sacred texts and images carry obligations of respect that careless reproduction breaks.
Who is affected
- Hindu individuals and communities
- People subject to caste discrimination
- Religious minorities in the same societies
Owners Filled
Steward
Nobody: traditions held by their communities; temples and monastic orders answer for their own practice.
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q1068640 - registry parent class
- Q1651597 - registry parent class
- Q188213 - registry parent class
related
- Indian religions - category
- Jainism, Buddhism and Sikhism - Indian religions
- Hindu calendar - calendar
- Hindu temple - place
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.hinduism
- Wikidata: Q9089 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9089)
Direct properties not applicable Not applicable
Not applicable
Plane SOC: no invented physical properties.
Recognition optional Filled
- Traditions such as Vaishnavism and Shaivism
- Texts such as the Vedas, Upanishads and Bhagavad Gita
- Other Indian religions such as Jainism and Sikhism are distinct
- Temples, shrines, murtis, festivals, rituals and sacred texts; practice varies widely.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- describe traditions and texts with attribution
- find festival dates by calendar
- find temples and community organisations
- explain practices respectfully
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Stereotypes and exoticisation
- Presenting one tradition as the whole
- Stating beliefs as facts rather than attributing them
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- Freedom of religion law
- Temple management laws in some jurisdictions
Context of use required Filled
- Understanding a major world religion and its communities.
- Vaishnavism
- Shaivism
- Shaktism
- Smartism
- regional and devotional movements such as Gaudiya Vaishnavism and Warkari
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q9089: Hinduism - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: Hinduism - general description of the item
Open questions
- Should each tradition be a separate entry?
- How should festival dates be computed?
- How should politically sensitive topics be handled neutrally?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q9089/spec.json