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Hindu Agamas

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The Agamas are sectarian and monotheistic texts dedicated to worship of Vishnu, Shiva or Devi. For example, the Shaivite Agamas are the primary religious text in Virasaivism. The Tantras are Agama texts devoted to worhip of Devi.

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Topics in Hinduism
Primary Scriptures:

Vedas | Upanishads | Bhagavad Gita
Itihasa (Ramayana & Mahabharata) | Hindu Agamas

Other texts:

Tantras | Sutras | Puranas | Brahma Sutras
Hatha Yoga Pradipika | Yoga Sutra | Tirukural

Concepts:

Avatar | Brahman | Dharma | Karma | Moksha | Maya
Punarjanma | Samsara

Schools & Systems:

Early Hinduism | Samkhya | Nyaya | Vaisheshika
Yoga | Mimamsa | Vedanta | Tantra | Bhakti | Nandinatha Sampradaya

Traditional Practices:

Jyotish | Ayurveda

Rituals:

Aarti | Darshan | Puja | Satsang | Thaal | Yagnya

Gurus and Saints:

Shankara | Ramanuja | Madhwa | Ramakrishna | Vivekananda | Aurobindo
Ramana Maharshi | Sivananda | Yogaswami | Sivaya Subramuniyaswami

Denominations:

Vaishnavism | Saivism | Shaktism
Smartism | Agama Hindu Dharma | Contemporary movements

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