Hinduism
Let an agent describe Hinduism respectfully and accurately by traditions, texts, practices, festivals and communities, attributing beliefs to adherents and avoiding stereotypes.
Research draft, second pass
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Purpose and description
Let an agent describe Hinduism respectfully and accurately by traditions, texts, practices, festivals and communities, attributing beliefs to adherents and avoiding stereotypes.
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.
What it is for: Understanding a major world religion and its communities.
It can be describe traditions and texts with attribution; find festival dates by calendar; find temples and community organisations; explain practices respectfully.
Distinguishing features
Great internal diversity
No single founder or central authority
Many sacred texts
Regional and community variation
What it looks like
Temples, shrines, murtis, festivals, rituals and sacred texts; practice varies widely.
How it is recognised
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
Related models
is a kind of - category
is related to - Indian religions
uses - calendar
is practised at - place
In practice
Families and kinds
Vaishnavism
Shaivism
Shaktism
Smartism
regional and devotional movements such as Gaudiya Vaishnavism and Warkari
Standards and regulation
Freedom of religion law
Temple management laws in some jurisdictions
Failure modes and hazards
Stereotypes and exoticisation
Presenting one tradition as the whole
Stating beliefs as facts rather than attributing them
Also called
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Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Traditions Diversity.
Diversity must be shown.
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.
Texts vary in authority.
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.
Practice varies.
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.
Communities are diverse.
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
What the second pass must settle
- Should each tradition be a separate entry?
- How should festival dates be computed?
- How should politically sensitive topics be handled neutrally?