Traditions
Indian civilization is not one tradition but many, arguing with and borrowing from each other for three thousand years. An entry can belong to several at once, and many do.
- HinduThe Vaiṣṇava, Śaiva and Śākta currents, their deities, texts and philosophies.893 entries
- VedicThe Saṃhitās, Brāhmaṇas and Upaniṣads, the śrauta rites and the gods of the hymns.95 entries
- BuddhistThe Buddha, the saṅgha, the schools, and the spread of the Dharma across Asia.164 entries
- JainThe tīrthaṅkaras, the Digambara and Śvetāmbara traditions, ahiṃsā and anekāntavāda.109 entries
- SikhThe ten Gurus, the Guru Granth Sāhib, the Khālsā and the Panth.45 entries
- IslamicIslam in the subcontinent — the Sultanates, the Mughals, and the Sufi orders.77 entries
- HeterodoxThe Ājīvikas, Cārvāka materialism and the other śramaṇa currents outside the Vedas.12 entries
- Folk & RegionalVillage and mountain deities, clan cults and the local traditions beneath the great ones.115 entries
- Other FaithsZoroastrian, Jewish, Christian and Bahá’í communities of the subcontinent.19 entries
- Political & SecularStates, wars, economies and institutions — the history that is not a history of belief.523 entries