endo , ▁Ry uky uan ▁religion , ▁and ▁Japanese ▁new ▁relig ions ▁in ▁Japan ; ▁S ats ana ▁Ph i ▁in ▁La os ; ▁C ao ▁ Đ à i , ▁H ò a ▁H ả o , ▁and ▁Vietnam ese ▁folk ▁religion ▁in ▁Vietnam . ▁ ▁D harm ic ▁( Ind ian ) ▁Indian ▁relig ions ▁are ▁pract iced ▁or ▁were ▁founded ▁in ▁the ▁Indian ▁sub cont inent . ▁They ▁are ▁sometimes ▁class ified ▁as ▁the ▁d harm ic ▁relig ions , ▁as ▁they ▁all ▁feature ▁d har ma , ▁the ▁specific ▁law ▁of ▁reality ▁and ▁duties ▁expected ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁religion . ▁ ▁H indu ism ▁ ▁H indu ism ▁is ▁prefer entially ▁self - design ated ▁by ▁the ▁term ▁Va id ika ▁D har ma . ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁sy ne c do che ▁describing ▁the ▁similar ▁philosoph ies ▁of ▁Va ish nav ism , ▁Sh a iv ism , ▁and ▁related ▁groups ▁pract iced ▁or ▁founded ▁in ▁the ▁Indian ▁sub cont inent . ▁Con cept s ▁most ▁of ▁them ▁share ▁in ▁common ▁include ▁kar ma , ▁cas te , ▁re inc arn ation , ▁mant ras , ▁y ant ras , ▁and ▁dar ś ana . ▁H indu ism ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁ancient ▁of ▁still - active ▁relig ions , ▁with ▁orig ins ▁perhaps ▁as ▁far ▁back ▁as ▁pre histor ic ▁times . ▁H indu ism ▁is ▁not ▁a ▁mon ol ith ic ▁religion ▁but ▁a ▁religious ▁category ▁containing ▁do z ens ▁of ▁separate ▁philosoph ies ▁am