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Hinduism is an umbrella term for a range of Indian religious and spiritual traditions (sampradayas) that are unified by their adherence to Dharma, a cosmic order maintained by its followers through rituals and righteous living, as expounded in the Vedas. The word Hindu originated as an exonym, and while Hinduism has been called the oldest surviving religion in the world, it is also described since the 19th century by the term Sanātana Dharma. Vaidika Dharma and Arya Dharma are historical endonyms for Hinduism.

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“I am unable to identify with orthodox Christianity. I must tell you in all humility that Hinduism, as I know it, entirely satisfies my soul, fills my whole being, and I find solace in the Bhagavad Gita and the Upanishads that I miss even in the Sermon on the Mount.”
— Mahatma Gandhi, The Collected Works, Volume 27, New Delhi, 1968, p. 435.
“On examination, I have found it to be the most tolerant of all religions known to me. Its freedom from dogma makes a forcible appeal to me in as much as it gives the votary the largest scope for self-expression.”
— Mahatma Gandhi, The Collected Works, Volume 35, New Delhi, 1969, p. 166-7.
“Hindu Dharma is like a boundless ocean teeming with priceless gems. The deeper you dive the more treasures you find.”
— Mahatma Gandhi, Ramanama,
“Many Hindu intellectuals are just not able to comprehend the fact that there is no human aspiration or experience which lies outside the range of Hinduism; it provides for even demon-Gods. In contrast, all religions are in the nature of sects, though they cannot be so defined because of their insistence on their separateness and, indeed, hostility to Hinduism.”
— Girilal Jain, Page 5, The Hindu Phenomenon,
“From Persia to the Chinese Sea, 'from the icy regions of Siberia to the islands of Java and Borneo, from Oceania to Socotra, India has propagated her beliefs, her tales and her civilization... She has the right to reclaim in universal history the rank that ignorance has refused her for a long time and to hold her place amongst the great nations summarizing and symbolizing the spirit of humanity.”
— Sylvain Levi, Ithihaasa: The Mystery of His Story Is My Story of History, p. 612
“I am proud to belong to a religion which has taught the world both tolerance and universal acceptance. We believe not only in universal toleration, but we accept all religions as true.”
— Swami Vivekananda, Address at the Parliament of the World's Religions, Chicago (1893)

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Overview

Hinduism is an umbrella term for a range of Indian religious and spiritual traditions (sampradayas) that are unified by their adherence to Dharma, a cosmic order maintained by its followers through rituals and righteous living, as expounded in the Vedas. The word Hindu originated as an exonym, and while Hinduism has been called the oldest surviving religion in the world, it is also described since the 19th century by the term Sanātana Dharma. Vaidika Dharma and Arya Dharma are historical endonyms for Hinduism.

From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Notable quotes

“I am unable to identify with orthodox Christianity. I must tell you in all humility that Hinduism, as I know it, entirely satisfies my soul, fills my whole being, and I find solace in the Bhagavad Gita and the Upanishads that I miss even in the Sermon on the Mount.”
— Mahatma Gandhi, The Collected Works, Volume 27, New Delhi, 1968, p. 435.
“On examination, I have found it to be the most tolerant of all religions known to me. Its freedom from dogma makes a forcible appeal to me in as much as it gives the votary the largest scope for self-expression.”
— Mahatma Gandhi, The Collected Works, Volume 35, New Delhi, 1969, p. 166-7.
“Hindu Dharma is like a boundless ocean teeming with priceless gems. The deeper you dive the more treasures you find.”
— Mahatma Gandhi, Ramanama,
“Many Hindu intellectuals are just not able to comprehend the fact that there is no human aspiration or experience which lies outside the range of Hinduism; it provides for even demon-Gods. In contrast, all religions are in the nature of sects, though they cannot be so defined because of their insistence on their separateness and, indeed, hostility to Hinduism.”
— Girilal Jain, Page 5, The Hindu Phenomenon,
“From Persia to the Chinese Sea, 'from the icy regions of Siberia to the islands of Java and Borneo, from Oceania to Socotra, India has propagated her beliefs, her tales and her civilization... She has the right to reclaim in universal history the rank that ignorance has refused her for a long time and to hold her place amongst the great nations summarizing and symbolizing the spirit of humanity.”
— Sylvain Levi, Ithihaasa: The Mystery of His Story Is My Story of History, p. 612
“I am proud to belong to a religion which has taught the world both tolerance and universal acceptance. We believe not only in universal toleration, but we accept all religions as true.”
— Swami Vivekananda, Address at the Parliament of the World's Religions, Chicago (1893)

Quotes via Wikiquote (CC BY-SA), each with its original source.