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== Introduction ==

The '''WikiProject Hinduism''' is formed to improve articles related to [[Hinduism]]. This religion is known as '''Sanatana Dharma''', "eternal religion," and '''Vaidika Dharma,''' "religion of the Vedas," although '''Hinduism''' is the most common English name for it.

The pages and sub-pages here are only suggestions, things to give you focus and to get you going, and you shouldn't feel obligated in the least to follow them. But if you don't know what to write or where to begin, following the guidelines below may be helpful. Mainly, we just want you to write articles!

=== Scope ===
This [[WikiPedia:WikiProject|WikiProject]] aims primarily to promote better coordination, content distribution and cross-referncing between pages dealing with [[Hinduism]] and its sects, texts, terms, philosophies and eventually bring articles up to [[WP:FA|Featured article status]].

== Project organisation ==

===To do===
# Add the {{tl|WikiProject Hinduism}} banner to the talk pages of all relevant articles.
# List these articles on the list at [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Hinduism/Articles]] by category.
# Check [[Special:Recentchangeslinked/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Hinduism/Articles|recent changes]] for recent improvements, vandalism, and other changes.

===Assessment===
{{main|Wikipedia:WikiProject Hinduism/Assessment}}

===Automation===
{{main|Wikipedia:WikiProject Hinduism/Automation}}
===Deletions===
{{main|Wikipedia:WikiProject Deletion sorting/Hinduism}}

{{Wikipedia:WikiProject Religion/Religion WikiProjects}}

==Userbox==
{{User WikiProject Hinduism}}

Userbox enthusiasts can put this {{tl|User WikiProject Hinduism}} to show that you are a member of this project.
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{{User:UBX/hinduism}}
If you follow the [[Hinduism|Hindu religion]], you can put this {{tlu|User:UBX/hinduism}} to show that you are a Hindu.
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==Hindu Barnstar==
[[Image:HinduBarnstar.png|thumb|left|150px|Hindu Barnstar<br>[[Wikipedia:WikiProject_Hinduism|Project Hinduism]]]]
<big>'''The Hindu Barnstar'''</big><br>
The Hindu Barnstar, introduced by [[User:Srkris]], is an award, granted by a member of Wikiproject Hinduism to any editor who makes valuable contributions to Hinduism related articles.
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== Article Construction==

Please feel free to add suggestions.

We should probably discuss article types, which may have different parameters. For example, some of these types may be:

===Texts===

Articles on texts should include:

* Authorship, if known. If the supposed authorship of a text is not established by scholarship, list it as an ''attribution'': "The text is attributed to such-and-such.";

* Date (use common era (C.E) or before common era (B.C.E.) notation);

* Place of origin (if known);

* A rough overview of the contents of the text;

* Separate sections for particularly important ideas in the text. Alternatively, short descriptions and links to articles on said ideas;

* Whatever caveats regarding disputes over readings of the text, etc; 

* Associated sect(s) (Indicate, where appropriate, whether the text originated within the sect or was adopted by it after the time of writing.);

* A "See also" section for internal links;

* An "External links" section for articles about the text and electronic versions of the text (or perhaps these could be in separate sections);

==Formatting==

==Naming and Transliteration==
Please see [[Wikipedia:Naming conventions (Dharmic)]] for the proposed policy.

==Categorizing==
*If an article is already in a subcategory within Hinduism, there is no need list it in the main Hinduism category.
*When categorizing people, sort by their last names.

== External links ==
It's easy to get carried away with links (notably the [[Hinduism]] page) - especially with several topics being interlinked with each other. 

For the [[Hinduism]] page specifically, 
* External links should be generic links, that are relevant to Hinduism as a whole. Everything else, i.e. specialized material, can go in the related pages - some of the related stub-pages have few links and these links could enhance those pages. ''In short, if it can go on another Hinduism-related page, it needs to be there and not on the Hinduism page.''

==Links to web resources==

* [http://www.uni-koeln.de/phil-fak/indologie/tamil/mwd_search.html Monier Monier-Williams's Sanskrit-English dictionary (character-based interface)]

== WikiProject Hinduism notice ==

Place this WikiProject notice [[Template:WikiProject Hinduism]] at the top of an article's Talk page to direct editors to the WikiProject Hinduism for guidelines.

{{WikiProject Hinduism|category=no|class=NA}} 

To use it, place 
'''<nowiki>{{WikiProject Hinduism}}</nowiki>'''
at the top of an article's Talk page.

==Templates for Articles==

Please go to [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Hinduism/Templates|here]] for a comprehensive list.

==Noticeboard==
<Center>{{HCOTW}}</Center>

<center>Refer to [[Wikipedia talk:Hinduism-related topics notice board|the talk page]] for all current discussions.<br>
'''[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/wiki.phtml?title=Wikipedia_talk:Hinduism-related_topics_notice_board&action=edit&section=new Click here to start a new discussion on the talk page] &mdash; [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/wiki.phtml?title=Wikipedia:Hinduism-related_topics_notice_board&action=purge Click here to purge the cache and refresh the to do list]'''</center>

== Open tasks ==
{{Wikipedia:Hinduism-related_topics_notice_board/to do}}

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