"हिंदू धर्म" च्या विविध आवृत्यांमधील फरक

'''हिंदूहिन्दु धर्म''' हा [[भारतीय उपखंड|भारतीय उपखंडातीलउपखण्डातील]] हा सर्वात मोठा व महत्त्वाचा [[धर्म]] वा जीवनपद्धती होय.<ref name="trad">Hinduism is variously defined as a "religion", "set of religious beliefs and practices", "religious tradition" etc. For a discussion on the topic, see: "Establishing the boundaries" in Gavin Flood (2003), pp. 1-17. [[René Guénon]] in his'' Introduction to the Study of the Hindu Doctrines'' (1921 ed.), Sophia Perennis, ISBN 0-900588-74-8, proposes a definition of the term "religion" and a discussion of its relevance (or lack of) to Hindu doctrines (part II, chapter 4, p. 58).</ref>आजही सनातनी हिंदूहिन्दू माणसे स्वधर्माचा '''सनातन धर्म''' असा उल्लेख करतात. [[संस्कृत]] भाषेत याचा अर्थ “चिरंतन“चिरन्तन/कायमचा मार्ग” असा होतो.<ref name="san">The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. Ed. John Bowker. Oxford University Press, 2000; The modern use of the term can be traced to late 19th century [[Hindu reform movements]] (J. Zavos, ''Defending Hindu Tradition: Sanatana Dharma as a Symbol of Orthodoxy in Colonial India'', Religion (Academic Press), Volume 31, Number 2, April 2001, pp. 109-123; see also R. D. Baird, "[[Swami Bhaktivedant]]a and the Encounter with Religions," ''Modern Indian Responses to Religious Pluralism'', edited by Harold Coward, State University of New York Press, 1987); less literally also rendered "eternal way" (so {{स्रोत पुस्तक|nopp=true|लेखक=Harvey, Andrew|शीर्षक=Teachings of the Hindu Mystics|प्रकाशक=Shambhala|स्थान=Boulder|वर्ष=2001|पृष्ठे=xiii|आयएसबीएन=1-57062-449-6}}). See also [[René Guénon]], ''Introduction to the Study of the Hindu Doctrines'' (1921 ed.), Sophia Perennis, ISBN 0-900588-74-8, part III, chapter 5 "The Law of Manu", p. 146. On the meaning of the word "Dharma", see also [[René Guénon]], ''Studies in Hinduism'', Sophia Perennis, ISBN 0-900588-69-3, chapter 5, p. 45</ref> [[निरीश्वरवाद]], [[सर्वेश्वरवाद]], [[अनेकेश्वरवाद]], [[एकेश्वरवाद]], [[नास्तिकता]] – आदि सर्व रूपे या धर्मात एकत्रितपणे दिसतात. जगभरात साधारणपणे १ अब्ज हिंदूहिन्दू अनुयायी आहेत.<br />