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The many schools and diverse movements trace their origins from prehistoric times to only a few decades. Most are the natural evolution and reinterpretation of old Vedanta and Yoga precepts. Hinduism is recognized as a very dynamic Religion , accepting and continuously transmuting new influences from inside and outside with equal ease and remarkable lack of conflict.

The presence of different schools and lineages should not be viewed as a Schism . On the contrary, there is no animosity between them. Instead there is a healthy ''cross-pollination'' of Ideas and logical debate that serves to refine each school's philosophy. It is not uncommon, or disallowed, for an individual to follow one school but take the point of view of another school for a certain issue.


Hinduism, as most other major Religion s, has a great number of schools. Two major denominations are those of Vaishnavism and Shaivism , which differentiate groups based on their particular brand of Monotheism . The two denominations incorporate Bhakti , active devotion.


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