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India

Indian cultural history spans more than 4,500 years.[345] During the Vedic period (c. 1700 – c. 500 BCE), the foundations of Hindu philosophymythologytheology and literature were laid, and many beliefs and practices which still exist today, such as dhármakármayóga, and mokṣa, were established.[56] India is notable for its religious diversity, with HinduismBuddhismSikhismIslamChristianity, and Jainism among the nation’s major religions.[346] The predominant religion, Hinduism, has been shaped by various historical schools of thought, including those of the Upanishads,[347] the Yoga Sutras, the Bhakti movement,[346] and by Buddhist philosophy.[348]