হিন্দু ধৰ্ম (সনাতন ধৰ্ম) হৈছে ভাৰতীয় উপমহাদেশৰ আধ্যাত্মিক মতবাদ।[1] ই ভাৰতৰ প্ৰধান ধৰ্মসমূহৰ ভিতৰত এটা পুৰণি ধৰ্ম। হিন্দু ধৰ্মাৱলম্বীসকলে নিজস্ব ধৰ্মমতকে সনাতন ধৰ্ম (সংস্কৃত: सनातन धर्म) নামেৰেও অভিহিত কৰে।[2][3] হিন্দু ধৰ্মৰ সাধাৰণ "ধৰণসমূহৰ" মাজত লৌকিক আৰু বৈদিক হিন্দু ধৰ্ম ৰ পৰা বৈষ্ণৱধৰ্মৰ অনুৰূপ ভক্তিবাদী ধাৰাৰ নিচিনা একাধিক জটিল মতবাদ সমূহৰ সমন্বয়ৰ এক প্ৰচেষ্টা পৰিলক্ষিত হয়। যোগ, কৰ্মযোগArchived 2015-05-09 at the Wayback Machine ধাৰণা আৰু হিন্দু বিবাহৰ নিচিনা বিষয়সমূহো হিন্দুধৰ্মৰ সৈতে অঙ্গাঙ্গীভাবে জড়িত। হিন্দু ধৰ্ম একাধিক ধৰ্মীয় ঐতিহ্যৰ সমন্বয়ত গঠিত। এই ধৰ্মৰ কোনো একক প্ৰতিষ্ঠাতা নাই।[4] হিন্দু ধৰ্মক বিশ্বৰ "প্ৰাচীনতম জীৱিত ধৰ্মবিশ্বাস"[5] বা "প্ৰাচীনতম জীৱিত প্ৰধান মতবাদ"[6][7][8][9] আখ্যা দিয়া হয়।
↑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).
↑The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. Ed. John Bowker. Oxford University Press, 2000;
↑The term "Dharma" connotes much more than simply "law". It is not only the doctrine of religious and moral rights, but also the set of religious duties, social order, right conduct and virtuous things and deeds. As such Dharma is the Code of Ethics.[1] 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 Bhaktivedanta 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 Harvey, Andrew (2001), Teachings of the Hindu Mystics, প্ৰকাশক Boulder: Shambhala, xiii, ISBN1-57062-449-6). 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
↑Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Encyclopedia, Merriam-Webster, 2000, p. 751, ISBN0877790175
↑Laderman, Gary (2003), Religion and American Cultures: An Encyclopedia of Traditions, Diversity, and Popular Expressions, প্ৰকাশক Santa Barbara, Calif: ABC-CLIO, p. 119, ISBN1-57607-238-X, "world's oldest living civilization and religion"
↑Turner, Jeffrey S. (1996), Encyclopedia of relationships across the lifespan, প্ৰকাশক Westport, Conn: Greenwood Press, p. 359, ISBN0-313-29576-X, "It is also recognized as the oldest major religion in the world"