A great majority of Hindus are not in contact with their religious history; therefore, they believe their inherited beliefs as the ultimate truth.
That is the reason today, the majority of scholars say that the word Hinduism is a misnomer.
The correct word should be Santana Dharma, the eternal religion, or the Vedic Dharma, the religion of the Vedas.
Swami Vivekananda says: - The word Hindu is a misnomer; the correct word should be a Vedantin, a person who follows the Vedas.
Hinduism incorporates a vast pantheon of deities, some of whom are manifestations or combinations of others. Most of the deities mentioned in the Vedas are no longer worshiped; much of today's popular devotion centers around the major deities of Shiva, Vishnu, and the Goddess.
Hinduism is not the Ancient Vedic religion or Santana 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 Dharm, is ancient and has no founder.
Thus, to acquire Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana, the seeker has to realize his inherited religion is adulterated in the past, and it becomes a great obstacle in realizing the ultimate truth or Brahman or God in truth.
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, 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!
All the idolized are God in truth. Idolatry does not find any support from the Vedas. The Vedas do not talk about idol worship. In fact, till about 2000 years ago, followers of Sanatana Dharma never worshiped idols. Idol worship was started by the followers of Buddhism and Jainism.
Vedas speak of one God that is the supreme ‘Self’ in i.e., Atman or Soul, but Hinduism indulges in worshiping 60 million Gods.
Hindus are idol worshipers of a large number of Gods and Goddesses, whereas the Vedic God is Athma.
Max Müller says: ~ "The religion of the Veda knows no idols; the worship of idols in India is a secondary formation, a degradation of the more primitive worship of idolized Gods."
Remember:~
Religion is regarded as sacred and real by the common people, by the wise as false, and by the politicians as useful.
The word Hindu is a misnomer. The correct word should be Sindhu; the people belong to the Indus Valley. The ancient peoples of the Indus Valley or undivided India were called Hindus by the Muslim Invaders.
The term ‘Hindu’ is originally a geographical nomenclature. In the Arabic texts where the term ‘Hindu’ is initially used, it refers to the inhabitants of the Indian subcontinent, the land across the Sindhu or Indus River. Al-Hind was, therefore, a geographical identity, and the Hindus were all the people who lived on this land.
Thus, the term ‘Hindu’ was used to describe those who professed a religion other than Islam and Christianity. It is also noteworthy that the use of the word ‘Hindu’ in non-Islamic sources is known probably only from the 15th century A.D.
The term ‘Hindu’ became a term of administrative convenience when the rulers of Arab, Turkish, Afghan, and Mughal origin ― all Muslims ― had to differentiate between ‘the believers’ and the rest.
The word Hindu is derived from the Indo-Aryan and Sanskrit word Sindhu, which means "a large body of water", covering "river, ocean". ... The term 'Hindu' in these ancient records is an ethno-geographical term and did not refer to a religion. The Arabic equivalent Al-Hind likewise referred to the country of India.
Origin of the word 'Hindu'. Many scholars and historians have concluded that the word 'Hindu' was coined by the ancient invaders who could not accurately pronounce the name of the River Sindhu. According to Sir Monier Williams, the famous Sanskrit lexicographer, the words 'Hindu' and 'India' evidently do not possess ...
Interestingly, the word "Hindu" came into existence because of the mispronunciation of a Sanskrit word by the ancient Persians some 3000 to 4000 years ago. The word "Hindu" is not a Sanskrit word. It is not found in any of the thousands of native dialects and languages of India. Neither is it a religious word. It is a secular word...
Hindu means nothing. Hindu and word Hinduism were given by the Irani and Persian people, who couldn’t pronounce Sandhu, so they called the people opposite sides of the river Sandhu as Hundu & Hinduism was given by the Britishers.
The word 'Hindu' has no meaning actually. Hindu is derived from the word Sindhu in Sanskrit, the historic local name for the Indus River. The word 'Hindu' occurred first as a Persian geographical term for the people who lived beyond the river Indus. Hindu was a geographical term and did not refer to a religion.
The people of India are not in contact with their religious history; therefore, they believe their inherited beliefs as the ultimate truth. People of India think Hinduism is not a Vedic Religion or Sanatana Dharma, but it is not so. Vedic Religion or Sanatana Dharma is prior to Buddhism. Hinduism was established after the overthrow of Buddhism.
People of India have to liberate themselves from the stranglehold of casteism to realize their original religion is not Hinduism, which is full of different castes and creeds, but the Vedic Religion or Sanatana Dharma. The people should be educated about the historical truth of the religion of the Vedas.
People of India are not in contact with their religious history; therefore, they believe in Hinduism as their religion. People of India are sentimentally and emotionally involved with their inherited religion. They think it is irreligious to think or speak that their religion is not the ancient Vedic Religion or the Santana Dharma.
Hinduism is not a religion. Rather, it is a group of religions found within India that share common beliefs while still remaining very different. Many may even argue that it is not a religion but more a way of life. The term "Hinduism" was not developed by the practitioners, but by groups outside of the religions as a means for labeling the entire Indian people.
Some groups within Hinduism claim a sort of "going back to the Vedas". While these groups are attempting to create a bond with the Vedas, they will never be followers of the Vedic religion while they still hold their core ideals.
These core beliefs are at odds with those of the Vedas. Many followers of Hinduism translate the Vedas to fit into Hindu thought by changing the translation to reflect the beliefs of monism, reincarnation, the caste system, and the absence of animal and human sacrifice. However, these poor translators.:~ Santthosh Kumaar
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