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Hinduism definition

Hin·du·ism (hin′do̵̅o̅ iz′əm)

noun

the principal and most ancient religious tradition of India: in it the lives of believers are governed by the three doctrines of dharma or universal law, karma or the cumulative effects of personal actions, and samsara or the cycle of rebirth, liberation from which is the first goal of life

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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