Eleven Million.
The guru may belong to various religious denominations depending on their background and teachings. Common denominations include Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, and new age spiritual movements.
There are thousands of Protestant denominations.
There are thousands of Protestant denominations in the world.
their two denominations in jamaica
Seychelles has several religions, but Roman Catholicism is dominant. There are some protestant denominations, and there are Muslim, Hindu, and Bahai communities as well.
According to David Barrett there are ~ 33,820 denominations.
There is at least 37 Hindu holidays.
Buddhism, Christianity and Islam each has a number of denominations/sects. Judaism doesn't really have denominations, just levels of orthodoxy. Hinduism does not have "orthodoxy" so it doesn't have denominations; rather, every Hindu is encouraged to find a unique pathway. Even Mormonism (which is really a separate religion and not a sect of Christianity) has at least five sub-groups. Sub-dividing a religion seems to be a natural human activity.
This is not a hindu tradition.
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Hinduism is a vast and rich tradition with numerous denominations which are so unique as to be religions in their own right yet sharing a vast culture and heritage with one another.The four priciple denominations or Hindu Sects are:Saivism - Saktism - Vaishnavism and SmartismEach of these are further divided into an established philosphical school called a Sampadaya, founded by a spiritual teacher or guru.
The answer would have to be broken down into "how many ... in which denomination" as many denominations do not recognize the ordinations of other denominations, and many seminarys are not recognized as institutes of higher education,