Home›Hinduism›Parent ReligionBrowse ByParent ReligionThis page groups denominations by the wider religion they belong to. Wikipedia notes that "Shia Islam is the second largest denomination of Islam and its adherents believe that Ali succeeded Muhammad." Browsing by parent religion lets a visitor see every denomination belonging to one religion gathered together.FactsLearn MoreParent ReligionSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsOverviewWhat Defines This GroupingWell-attestedThe sampradayas and philosophical schools of Hinduism, distinguished by which form of the divine is taken as supreme and by the path emphasised - devotion, knowledge, action or disciplined practice. Hinduism has no founder, no creed and no governing body. 2OriginsOrigin of the NameWell-attestedSampradaya means what is handed down: the Indian term names a lineage of transmission from teacher to disciple, which denomination translates only loosely. 3DirectoryCategoryWell-attestedDenominations 1Learn MoreThe traditions within Hinduism This group holds the major sects and philosophical traditions within Hinduism, which is less a single church than a family of related traditions sharing common texts, deities and practices. Its principal streams are defined chiefly by which form of the divine they place at the centre. The browser will find Vaishnavism (devotion to Vishnu and his avatars), Shaivism (devotion to Shiva), Shaktism (devotion to the Goddess), and Smartism, along with the philosophical schools such as Advaita Vedanta. The entries describe each tradition's chosen deity, texts and characteristic practice.Parent ReligionFilter Results1 entryPolityAllCentralised Corporate Polity (1)Decentralised Polity (1)Guru Lineage Polity (1)Matha Lineage Polity (1)Monastic Lineage Polity (1)Originated InAllAssam (1)Bengal (1)India (1)Indian Subcontinent (1)Karnataka (1)Kashmir (1)New York (1)Origin EraAll800 BCE (1)200 BCE (1)300 (1)400 (1)700 (1)800 (1)900 (1)1000 (1)1100 (1)1486 (1)1965 (1)Parent DenominationAllGaudiya Vaishnavism (1)Shaivism (1)Shaktism (1)Founded ByAllBasava (1)Gorakhnath (1)Practice StatusAllLiving tradition, practised today (1)Sexuality PositionAllSame-sex orientation or practice is held to bar full membership or participation (1)Liturgical LanguageAllSanskrit (1)Vernacular Language (1)Ordination PracticeAllAuthority conferred by initiation rather than by ordination (1)Office passes by descent (1)Open to women and men (1)Restricted to men (1)Varies between provinces or member bodies (1)Adherents Today MaximumAll1,200,000,000 (1)Adherents Today MinimumAll1,200,000,000 (1)Basis of the Membership FigureAllIndependent Survey (1)Scholarly or Demographic Estimate (1)How the Expectation Is EnforcedAllCustomary Norm (1)Membership Figure As OfAll2010-01-01 (1)2012-12-18 (1)2020-01-01 (1)Origin PeriodAllNo founding event (1)Origin Period End YearAll500 BCE (1)Origin Period Start YearAll1500 BCE (1)Practice StatusAllPartly restricted: some elements are closed to outsiders (1)TheologyAllMonistic: one ultimate reality behind all appearance (1)Panentheistic: the divine both within the world and beyond it (1)Polytheistic: many gods (1)Show ResultsHinduismParent Religion12 entriesSources1. Divinity Atlas Directory Taxonomy, First Edition Category Treetier 1Category: Denominations2. An Introduction to Hinduismtier 1Gavin Flood, Cambridge University Press, 1996What Defines This Grouping: The sampradayas and philosophical schools of Hinduism, distinguished by which form of the divine is taken as supreme and by the path emphasised - devotion, knowledge, action or disciplined practice. Hinduism has no founder, no creed and no governing body.View the Source3. Encyclopedia of Hinduismtier 1Denise Cush, Catherine Robinson and Michael York (eds.), Routledge, 2008s.v. sampradayaView the SourceDivinity Atlas Directory Prose, First Edition Category Descriptionstier 1Comments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.