A complete list of Content for Covering the

Majority of Topics!
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A. The History of India

​ a. Map
​ b. The Indus Valley Civilization
​ c. The Aryans Myth
​ d. Alexander and Puru
​ e. The Mauryan Empire
​ f. The Gupta Empire
​ g. The Deccan Empires
​ h. Other Empires
​ i. South Indian Kingdoms
j. The Chola Dynasty
k. Other Historic Topics
​ B. Vedic Religion and the Sanskrit Language
​ a. The Vedic Samhitas
​ b. Vedic Deities
​ c. The Brahmanas
​ d. Vedic Rituals (Yajna)
​ e. The Upanisads
​ f. Atman and Brahman
g. Brahman
​ h. Other Vedic Literature
​ Astrology
​ Ayurveda
​ i. The Sphoṭa Theory of Language
​ j. Mantra and the Theology of Sound
​ k. Sanskrit and the Philosophy of Sound
​ General Studies
​ Philosophy of Sanskrit
​ Sanskrit Grammarians
​ l. The Rsis of Ancient Indian Tradition
​ C. Karma, Time, and Cosmology
​ a. Hindu Conceptions of Time and Creation
​ b. The Hindu Universe
​ c. Karma, Samsara, and Reincarnation
d. Moksa (Spiritual Liberation)
​ D. Hindu Social Organization and Values
​ a. Dharma and the Dharma Sastras
​ b. The Four Classes (Varna) Of Hindu Society
​ c. The Caste (Jati) System
​ d. The Untouchables
 ​ e. Purity and Pollution
​ f. Auspiciousness and Inauspiciousness
​ E. Dharma and the Individual
​ a. Hindu Rites of Passage (Samskara)
​ 1. Investiture with the Sacred Thread (Upanayana)
​ 2. Marriage (Vivaha)
​ 3. Householder’s Samskara
​ 4. Antyesti (Final Sacrifice)
​ b. The Four Goals/ Aims of Life
​ 1. Dharma
​ 2. Artha
​ 3. Kama
​ 4. Moksa
​ c. The Four Stages of Life
​ 1. The Student (Sisya)
​ 2. The Householder
​ 3. The Forest Dweller
​ 4. The Renouncer
​ d. Women in Hinduism
​ Gender Issues
​ Notable Women in Hinduism
​ e. Vowed Ascetic Observances (Vrata) and Auspiciousness (Saubhagya)
​ f. Marriage and Pativrata
​ g. Sati and the Status of Widows

​ F. Indian Philosophical Schools

​ a. Asceticism and Renunciation
​ b. The Heterodox Philosophies
​ 1. Jainism
​ 2. Buddhism
​ 3. Carvaka
​ c. The Six Orthodox Systems
​ 1. Sankhya
​ 2. Yoga
​ Hatha Yoga
​ Other Yogas
​ Patanjali's Yoga Sutra
​ Related Topics in Yoga
​ The Eight Limbs (Astanga) of Yoga
​ Asana
​ Dhyana
​ Pranayama
​ Samadhi
​ Yama and Niyama
​ The Yogas of the Bhagavad Gita
​ 3. Nyaya
 ​ 4. Vaisesika
​ 5. Mimamsa
​ 6. Vedanta
​ General Information
​ i. Sankara's Radical Non-Dualism (Advaita)
​ ii. Madhva's Dualism (Dvaita)
​ iii. Ramanuja's Qualified Non-Dualism
​ Other Concepts
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G. The Epics, Bhagavad Gita and the Rise of Bhakti

​ a. The Ramayana
​ Major Characters in the Ramayana
​ Reviews of Retellings
​ Summary Retelling of Books 1-7
​ b. The Mahabharata
​ Major Characters of the Mahabharata
​ The Harivamsa
​ c. The Bhagavad Gita
​ General Studies
​ d. The Bhagavad Gita's Three Yogas
​ 1. Jnana Yoga
​ 2. Karma Yoga
​ 3. Bhakti Yoga
​ e. The Alvars and the Nayanars
​ f. Devotional Worship (Bhakti)
​ H. Major Hindu Sects, Deities and Purāṇic beliefs
​ a. The Puranas
​ b. Saivism
​ 1. Saiva Deities
​ Ganesa
​ Sati/Parvati
​ Siva
​ Skanda/Karttikeya
Nandi
Ashok Sundari
​ 2. Saiva Sects
​ c. Vaisnavism
​ 1. Vaisnava Deities
​ Hanuman
​ Radha
​ Sita
​ Visnu
​ Visnu's Avataras
​ Krsna
​ Ram
 ​ 2. Vaisnava Schools
​ d. Saktism
​ Sakta Deities (Hindu Goddesses)
​ Ganga
​ Mahadevi Durga
​ Other Goddesses
​ Parvati
​ Sarasvati
​ Sri/Laksmi
​ The Ten Mahavidyas
​ a) Kali
​ b) Tara
​ c) Tripura Sundari
​ d). Bhuvanesvari
​ e) Bhairavi
​ f) Chinnamasta
​ g) Dhumavati
​ h) Bagalamukhi
​ i) Matangi
​ j) Kamala
​ e. Other Sects
​ f. Puranic Beliefs and Other Hindu Deities
​ g. Other Deities, Demons, and Entities
​ Deities and Entities
​ Demons
​ South Indian Deities
​ I. The Hindu Temple and Worship Rituals
​ a. Puja
​ b. Darsana
​ c. The Hindu Temple
​ 1. Design and Construction
​ 2. The Dravidian Style of Hindu Temple
​ 3. The Nagara Style of Hindu Temples
​ d. Some Noteworthy Temples
​ Cave Temples
​ Indonesian Temples
​ Khmer (Cambodian) Temples
​ North Indian
​ South Indian
​ e. Hindu Pilgrimage
​ f. Worship Rituals and Festivals
​ Hindu Festivals
​ Iconography
​ Other Rituals
​ Sacred Specialists
​ Temple Worship
​ J. Tantra
​ a. History and Fundamentals of Tantra
 ​ b. The Tantras
​ c. Tantric Saivism in Kashmir
​ Saiva Siddhanta
​ d. Kundalini Yoga
​ e. Goddess and Women in Tantra
​ f. Tantric Mantras and Yantras
​ g. General Information
​ K. South Indian Hinduism
​ General Studies
​ Literature, Cinema, Etc.
​ South Indian Deities
​ South Indian Festivals
​ The Alvars
​ The Nayanars
​ L. Hindu Arts, Architecture and Culture
​ Culture
​ Assorted Aspects of Hindu Culture
​ Hindu Symbols
​ Martial Arts
​ Poets and Playwrights
​ Ritual Arts
​ Painting and Sculpture
​ Sacred Dance
​ Sacred Music
​ Sacred Cities
​ Tales and Fables
​ M. Colonization and Reform
​ a. Religious Syncretism in North India
​ 1. Kabir
​ 2. The Bauls
​ 3. Guru Nanak
​ b. Hindu Responses to Christianity
​ c. Hinduism and Politics
​ 1. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
​ 2. Mahatma Gandhi
​ 3. Hindutva and the Bhartiya Janata Party
​ 4. Bharat Mata
​ 5. Significant Figures
​ Political Parties
​ N. Transnational Hinduism in Asia
​ a. Hinduism in Nepal
​ b. Hinduism in Southeast Asia
​ c. Hinduism in Indonesia
​ O. Revitalization and Modernity
​ a. Hinduism and Humanism
​ Rabindranath Tagore
 ​ b. Hinduism in Universalistic Religion
​ 1. The Theosophical Society
​ 2. Sri Aurobindo and Integral Yoga
​ 3. Hindu-Christian Dialogue
​ Noteworthy Figures in Contemporary Hinduism
​ 1. Ramakrishna Paramahamsa and the Ramakrishna Order
​ 2. The Sankaracaryas
​ Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
​ The Dasanamis
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c. Hinduism and Modernity

​ 1. Hinduism and Ecology
​ 2. Hinduism and Ethics
​ 3. Gender Equality
​ P. Hinduism Beyond India
​ Ancient Hindu Kingdoms
​ Hinduism in Sri Lanka
​ Modern Hinduism in the Diaspora
​ Other Regions
​ Q. Hinduism and Other Religions
​ Hinduism and Buddhism
​ Hinduism and Christianity
​ Hinduism and Islam
​ Hinduism and Sikhism
​ Hinduism's Interaction with Other Religions
​ The Parsis
​ R. Hinduism and the West
​ a. Hinduism for the West
​ 1. Swami Vivekananda
​ 2. Maharishi Mahesh Yogi and Transcendental Meditation
​ 3. Osho
​ 4. Jiddu Krishnamurti
​ 5. Swami Bhaktivedanta and ISKCON
​ 6. Krishnamacharya and the Hatha Yoga Movement
​ 7. Yogananda Paramahansa
​ b. Some Contemporary Teachers
​ Swami Sivananda Saraswati
​ S. Significant Figures and Organizations in Hinduism
​ a. Significant Figures in Hinduism
​ Scholars of the Hindu Tradition
​ b. Significant Hindu Organizations
​ T. Assorted Themes in Hinduism
​ Hinduism and Health
​ Hinduism and Sexuality
​ Kama and Kama Sutras and Shastras
​ Hinduism and the Media
​ Hinduism in Contemporary Literature
​ Indian Advancements in Knowledge