Religion in India: Hinduism (Typology)

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There are six generic types of Hinduism as distinguished by McDaniel. They are as following:

Folk Hinduism (based on local traditions)

Srauta Hinduism (practiced by traditionalist )

Vedantic Hinduism (based on the philosophical approach of Upanishads)

Yogic Hinduism (based on the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali)

Dharmic (based on Karma)

Bhakti

There are six generic types of Hinduism as distinguished by McDaniel. They are as following:

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