- Hinduism, Hindooism - the predominant religion of India; characterized by a caste system and belief in reincarnation
--1 is a kind of religion, faith
--1 has members:
--1 has particulars: Brahmanism, BrahminismShivaism, Sivaism; Shaktism, Saktism; Vaishnavism, Vaisnavism; Hare Krishna, International Society for Krishna Consciousness, ISKCON; Hindu, Hindoo - Hinduism, Hindooism - a body of religious and philosophical beliefs and cultural practices native to India and characterized by a belief in reincarnation and a supreme beingof many forms and natures, by the view that opposing theories are aspects of one eternal truth, and by a desire for liberation from earthly evils
--2 is a kind of religion, faith, religious belief
--2 has particulars:Darsana; Mimamsa; Vedanta; Krishnaism; Shivaism, Sivaism; Shaktism, Saktism; Vaishnavism, Vaisnavism, Vishnuism; yoga; Vedism