Factsheet: Hinduism

Hinduism, whose adherents make up 15% of the global population, is a not single religion comparable to Abrahamic faiths, with a founder and canonical text. It is rather a family of traditions that can be understood as a network of related beliefs and practices rather than a formal religion

Religion news 8 October

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