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  2. History of Hinduism - Wikipedia

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    [9] [note 1] The subsequent period of the second urbanisation (600-200 BCE) is a formative period for Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism, followed by "a turning point between the Vedic religion and Hindu religions," [12] during the Epic and Early Puranic period (c. 200 BCE to 500 CE), when the Epics and the first Purānas were composed.

  3. Outline of Hinduism - Wikipedia

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    The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Hinduism: Hinduism – predominant and indigenous religious tradition of the Indian Subcontinent . [ 1 ] Its followers are called Hindus , who refer to it as Sanātana Dharma [ 2 ] ( Sanskrit : सनातनधर्मः , lit.

  4. Category:Timelines of Hinduism - Wikipedia

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    Download QR code; Wikidata item; Print/export ... Download as PDF; Printable version; Help Pages in category "Timelines of Hinduism" ... Timeline of Hindu texts This ...

  5. Epic-Puranic chronology - Wikipedia

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    The Epic-Puranic chronology is a timeline of Hindu mythology based on the Itihasa (the Sanskrit Epics, that is, the Mahabharata and the Ramayana) and the Puranas.These texts have an authoritaive status in Indian tradition, and narrate cosmogeny, royal chronologies, myths and legendary events.

  6. List of Hindu empires and dynasties - Wikipedia

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    The following list enumerates Hindu monarchies in chronological order of establishment dates. These monarchies were widespread in South Asia since about 1500 BC, [1] went into slow decline in the medieval times, with most gone by the end of the 17th century, although the last one, the Kingdom of Nepal, dissolved only in the 2008.

  7. Hinduism - Wikipedia

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    Hindu beliefs are vast and diverse, and thus Hinduism is often referred to as a family of religions rather than a single religion. [ web 10 ] Within each religion in this family of religions, there are different theologies, practices, and sacred texts.

  8. Timeline of religion - Wikipedia

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    1500 BC – 1000 BC: The oldest of the Hindu Vedas (scriptures), the Rigveda was composed. [21] [22] [23] This is the first mention of Rudra, a fearsome form of Shiva as the supreme god. 1353 BC or 1351 BC: The beginning of the reign of Akhenaten, sometimes credited with starting the earliest known recorded monolatristic religion, in Ancient ...

  9. Timeline of Hindu texts - Wikipedia

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    The following list provides a somewhat common set of reconstructed dates for the terminus ante quem of Hindu texts, by title and genre. It is notable that Hinduism largely followed an oral tradition to pass on knowledge, for which there is no record of historical dates. All dates here given ought to be regarded as roughly approximate, subject ...