Hinduism is the predominant religion of the Indian subcontinent, and one of its indigenous religions.

Hinduism includes Shaivism, Vaishnavism and Śrauta among numerous other traditions.

It also includes historical groups, for example the Kapalikas.

Among other practices and philosophies, Hinduism includes a wide spectrum of laws and prescriptions of "daily morality" based on the notion of karma, dharma, and societal norms.

Hinduism is a conglomeration of distinct intellectual or philosophical points of view, rather than a rigid common set of beliefs.

Hinduism is formed of diverse traditions and has no single founder.

Among its direct roots is the historical Vedic religion of Iron Age India.

Demographically, Hinduism is the world's third largest religion.One orthodox classification of Hindu texts is to divide into Śruti ("revealed") and Smriti ("remembered") texts.

These texts discuss theology, philosophy, mythology, rituals and temple building among other topics.

Major scriptures include the Vedas, Upanishads, Purāṇas, Mahābhārata, Rāmāyaṇa, Bhagavad Gītā and Āgamas.Hindu refers to an identity associated with the philosophical, religious and cultural systems that are indigenous to the Indian subcontinent.

As used in the Constitution of India, the word "Hindu" is also attributed to all persons professing any Indian religion (i.e.

Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism or Sikhism).

In common use today, it refers to an adherent of Hinduism.With more than a billion adherents, Hinduism is the world's third largest religion.

The vast majority of Hindus, approximately 940 million, live in India Other countries with large Hindu populations include Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Mauritius, Suriname, Guyana, Trinidad & Tobago, Fiji and the island of Bali.