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Darsana
(from the Sanskrit word for `to see') one of six orthodox philosophical systems or viewpoints on the nature of reality and the release from bondage to karma
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Mimamsa
(from the Sanskrit word for `reflection' or `interpretation') one of six orthodox philosophical systems or viewpoints on ritual traditions rooted in the Vedas and the Brahmanas as opposed to Vedanta which relies mostly on the Upanishads
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Vedanta
(from the Sanskrit for `end of the Veda') one of six orthodox philosophical systems or viewpoints rooted in the Upanishads as opposed to Mimamsa which relies on the Vedas and Brahmanas
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Krishnaism
worship of Krishna the 8th avatar of Vishnu
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Shivaism, Sivaism
worship of Shiva one of the 3 chief gods of the Hindu pantheon
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Saktism, Shaktism
worship of Shakti as the wife of Shiva
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Vaishnavism, Vaisnavism, Vishnuism
worship of Vishnu one of the 3 chief gods of the Hindu pantheon
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yoga
Hindu discipline aimed at training the consciousness for a state of perfect spiritual insight and tranquility that is achieved through the three paths of actions and knowledge and devotion
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Vedism
the form of Hinduism that revolves primarily around the mythic version and ritual ideologies in the Vedas
