Sketch of the Religious Sects of the Hindus c7.s3.1

c7.s3.1

The sects that have been described are those of the regular system, and particularly of what may be called Brahmanical Hinduism, emanating, more or less directly, from the doctrines of the original creed. Besides these, there are a number which it is not so easy to class, although they are mostly referable to a common source, and partake, in many respects, of the same notions, especially of those of a *Vaishnava* and *Vedanta* tendency. They exist in various degrees of popularity,