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The Complete Reference on
Sanātana Dharma

Texts, philosophy, concepts, devotional traditions, saints, sacred geography, history, and living practice — all drawn from Tier 1 and Tier 2 peer-reviewed scholarship. Built for both human readers and AI agents.

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Pages
47
Core concepts
41
Sacred texts
13
Darśanas
Cradle to Mastery · 6 stages · 75 steps
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Philosophy · Devotion · Practice — in parallel tracks
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The Foundation
What Is Sanātana Dharma?
The tradition without beginning, without founder, without a single creed. Read this first.
Historical Timeline
The 3,000-year arc — from the Vedic period to the global diaspora.
Dharma
The central concept of the whole tradition. Start here before any other concept.
Karma
Action and consequence — the moral engine of the tradition.
Mokṣa
Liberation — the highest aim, toward which all paths point.
Bhagavad Gītā
The most accessible primary text. All 18 chapters documented.
Philosophy
The Darśanas — Schools of Thought
All 13 →
Vedānta
The dominant philosophy. Advaita, Viśiṣṭādvaita, Dvaita.
Sāṃkhya
Puruṣa and Prakṛti. The dualist cosmology underlying Yoga.
Yoga Darśana
Patañjali's systematic philosophy of mind and liberation.
Nyāya
Logic and epistemology. The tools of valid knowledge.
Three Schools Compared
Advaita vs Viśiṣṭādvaita vs Dvaita — side by side.
Kashmir Shaivism
Non-dual Śaiva tantra. Consciousness as the only reality.
Primary Sources
Sacred Texts
All 41 pages →
Upaniṣads
The philosophical heart. 10 deep-dive entries.
Bhagavad Gītā
All 18 chapters — each explained in depth.
Ṛg Veda
The oldest layer. Where the tradition begins.
Yoga Sūtras
Patañjali's 196 sūtras. The science of mind.
Mahābhārata
Dharma at its most tested and ambiguous.
Rāmāyaṇa
Dharma embodied in the ideal life of Rāma.
Vocabulary
Core Concepts — 47 entries
All concepts →
Ātman Brahman Māyā Saṃsāra Ahiṃsā Guṇa Avatāra Oṃ Mantra Guru Prāṇa Turīya Sat-Cit-Ānanda Neti Neti Kaivalya Vāk Brahmavidyā Ṛṣi
Devotional Life
The Traditions
Vaiṣṇavism
Devotion to Viṣṇu and his avatāras.
Śaivism
The tradition of Śiva.
Śāktism
The tradition of the Goddess.
Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇavism
Caitanya's ecstatic Kṛṣṇa-bhakti.
Bhakti Saints — All 12 →
Mīrābāī, Kabīr, Tukārām, Āḷvārs, Nāyaṇārs and more.
Daily Practice
Sādhana
Karma Yoga
Liberation through selfless action.
Bhakti Yoga
Liberation through loving devotion.
Jñāna Yoga
Liberation through knowledge.
Pūjā — Worship
The structure of ritual worship.
Daily Practice Framework →
How to build a sustainable practice.
The Divine
Deities
All deities →
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Śiva
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Viṣṇu
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Devī
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Gaṇeśa
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Kṛṣṇa
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Rāma
Sacred Land
Sacred Geography
Char Dhām
The four cardinal pilgrimage seats.
12 Jyotirliṅgas
Śiva's pillars of light across India.
51 Śakti Pīṭhas
The Goddess's sacred geography.
Sacred Geography Overview →
Tīrthas, mokṣa cities, and pilgrimage.
The Tradition in Time
History
Vedic Period
c. 1500–800 BCE. The hymns and the fire sacrifice.
Upaniṣadic Period
c. 800–400 BCE. The inward turn.
Medieval Bhakti
c. 600–1700 CE. Devotion across India.
All 9 historical periods →
From Vedic origins to the global diaspora.
Applied Knowledge
Knowledge Systems
Āyurveda
The science of life. Tridoṣa, Charaka, Suśruta.
Jyotiṣa
Vedic astronomy and sacred time.
The Vedāṅgas
The six auxiliary sciences of the Veda.
All knowledge systems →
How to Live
Life Framework
Four Puruṣārthas
The four legitimate aims of human life.
Four Āśramas
The stages of a well-lived life.
The Varṇa System
Social order — its theory and debate.
All life framework entries →
Structured Learning
Courses & Quizzes
All courses →
The Complete Codex
Full journey through the tradition in curated order.
Bhagavad Gītā Course
All 18 chapters with structured reading and quizzes.
Upaniṣads Deep Dive
The ten principal Upaniṣads in sequence.
Core Philosophy
The darśanas from the ground up.
Also in this Codex: Saṃskāras · Sacred Arts · Festivals · Cosmology · Guru Tradition · Temple Tradition · Global Diaspora · Modern Reformers