The inherited religion is adulterated in the past becomes a great obstacle to realizing the ultimate truth or Brahman or God in truth.+

Religion is regarded as sacred and real by the common people, by the wise as false, and by the political class as useful.

If you are a truth seeker, then you must first realize that Hinduism is not the means to realize the truth of Advaita.

If you hold Hinduism as a means to acquire Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana, then you will be caught up in the museum of different theories and dogmas and superstitions and non-Vedic beliefs, and myth.

The world’s oldest religion, Sanatana Dharma or the Vedic religion of India, is lost and buried under the different founders of caste and sects. Santana Dharma, or Vedic religion, has nothing to do with a caste and sect-dominated populace.

Sanatana Dharma, or the Vedic religion ancient religion of India that emphasizes Self-realization. The inherited religion that was adulterated in the past becomes a great obstacle to realizing the ultimate truth, or Brahman or God in truth.

A great majority of Hindus are not in contact with their religious history; therefore, they believe their inherited beliefs as the ultimate truth.

Hinduism is not an Ancient Vedic religion or Sanatana Dharma. And all Hindus indulge in non-Vedic practices barred by the Vedas introduced by the different founders of the different sects of Hinduism at different times, whereas the Vedic religion, or Santana Dharma, is ancient and has no founder.

Thus, to acquire Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana, the seeker has to realize that his inherited religion is adulterated in the past, and it becomes a great obstacle in realizing the ultimate truth or Brahman.

While they do not accept the texts past the Vedas, they are still monists and uphold other Hindu views. In their reformations, they rejected Brahminical control, and they are open to all castes and women.

Hinduism is based on myths, and thus, the people of India are unaware of the facts of their inherited religious history.

The Vedic Culture and Vedas are complete in themselves, but Hinduism, which is a non-Vedic belief system with all rituals and conduct-oriented practices, has been largely contributed to by the orthodox priests to suit their convenience!

The vast ocean of Vedic religion or Santana Dharma was consistently steady and calm for a very long period. It appears that as a consequence of the rage of the Buddhist revolution, it got suddenly disturbed and flowed down to us in disorder.

Even today, Vedic religion or Santana Dharma has not recovered from the onslaught of Buddhism and Jainism and is not able to settle in people's hearts in its original form in the same old measure.

The Buddhist influence is seen in a great measure in the Vedic philosophy, which is followed by the majority of Indians.

Thus, it is clear that the Vedic religion or Santana Dharma has not retained its original form, but has been influenced by other religions that have undergone a sea change. Thus, the influence of Buddhism on Santana Dharma is extraordinary.

Even Kumarila Bhatta, who fought with great heroism for the revival of the Vedic religion, was so much influenced by Buddhism that he established for the first time in the country, an atheist Vedic religion or Santana Dharma.

There is no room for any doubt to assert that the Kumarila Bhatta School was influenced by atheist Buddhism because the school, which is based on the validity of the Vedas and rituals, refutes the existence of God. :~Santthosh Kumaar