But Hinduism is by far the most influential and widespread of the nation's religions. Intimately connected to India's traditional caste system, and combining meditative and yogic traditions, Hinduism is today practiced by more than 80 % of India's population, or more than 800 million people.
不過，談起影響力，深具傳統「種姓制度」色彩，並融合了冥想、瑜珈和靜坐的印度教，仍是最主要信仰，到今天，印度次大陸上仍有超過 80 % 的人口信仰這個宗教，教徒人數超過 8 億！