Talk:Hinduism

History Section

Under the history section, the sentence beginning ' The beliefs and practices... ' overlaps with the relevant picture, thus making it hard to read. Thanks! 94.196.118.147 (talk) 15:32, 14 June 2012 (UTC)

Sanatana Dharma

Why is the mention of the term "Sanatana Dharma" removed from the article. This is the expression which defines the Hindu religion in the most correct manner. Sanatana Dharma is the term used in the ancient scriptures, it's the eternal truth and path of righteousness, the embodiment of all good values and behaviour and goal of human life one can follow. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 103.5.185.6 (talk) 14:20, 6 April 2012 (UTC)

Can you provide some references? This is a claim that is often made in the modern day, but I'd really like to see it in original texts to understand the context of the usage. I am skeptical that the way it is used by modern Hindus (as a catch-all that includes all faiths of Indic origin, or sometimes as a more politically acceptable synonym for Hinduism) is the way it was used in scripture, if at all. Graft | talk 16:50, 15 April 2012 (UTC)

here one and many more can be found easily. -- ɑηsuмaη ^{ʈ ᶏ ɭ Ϟ} 12:15, 28 April 2012 (UTC)

The deletion of the word "Sanātana Dharma" is quite justified. It is certainly not found in any ancient scripture as referring to Hinduism. Kanchanamala (talk) 04:05, 23 May 2012 (UTC)

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The following discussion has been closed. Please do not modify it.
Third largest religion It might be nice to have a source for this sentence, although I understand it is linked to another Wikipedia article. BrahmanAdvaita (talk) 14:42, 7 May 2012 (UTC) Hinduism is not an indigenous religion Please correct the first sentence of the article. Hinduism is not an indigenous religion. Kulke and Rothermund, in A History of India 4th edition, note: "However, the first clearly documented historical evidence of these Vedic Aryans comes neither from central Asia nor from India but from upper Mesopotamia and Anatolia. About 1380 BC a Mittani King concluded a treaty with the Hittite ruler Suppiluliuma I in which the Vedic gods Mitra, Varuna, Indra and the Nasatyas were invoked. Moreover, among the tablets which were excavated at Boghazkoy, the Hittite capital, a manual about horse traning was found which contains a large number of pure Sanskrit words." They then go on to explain the Aryan migration hypothesis. BrahmanAdvaita (talk) 04:43, 3 June 2012 (UTC) Do you mean not indigenous to India? That seems hard to fathom. To begin with the Aryan migration is still a hypothesis and some debate that it was an East to West migration. Some Indian scholars are saying that this is just another example of west-centric interpretation of history. Even if that is not a mainstream idea, you still seem to be equating Hinduism with Vedism and that would seem to be like equating Islam with Judaism. True the Vedas and Vedic deities represent a lineage with that distant past but there are some who argue that the Vedanta is so different in direction from Vedic thought that it quite possibly represents a resurgence of Dravidian thought. Whatever the case, the original Vedism seems to be little more than the remnant of a shed skin when considering the weight of modern Hindu philosophy--the Vedanta and work of Patanjali, Shankara etc: that seems purely of Indian origin. As I've suggested, because Islam accepts the Jewish Bible as an original document doesn't make Islam a Jewish idea. Perhaps I've misread your meaning. --174.7.29.185 (talk) 00:37, 14 July 2012 (UTC) Snowcream's reversion He suggests the sentence I added is "inserted out of place." I don't feel that way. BrahmanAdvaita (talk) 18:15, 9 June 2012 (UTC) Your "one-line" addition was too erratic and gave an impression that Buddhism was the dominant religion and then a new religion "Hinduism" replaced it as the dominant religion. It has to be explained in more than one sentence and is moreover undue in the lead. The rise of Buddhism and the later revival of Hinduism has been already described in the history section. You simply can't insert a sentence up there in the lead and disrupt the flow of the article.Snowcream (talk) 19:55, 9 June 2012 (UTC) Just to add; the above section in the talk you created titled "Hinduism is not an indigenous religion" clearly outs your point-of-view.Snowcream (talk) 19:56, 9 June 2012 (UTC) I'm not sure what you think you "outed". My language reflects the academic quotes, which were given in the footnotes. Maybe you should try reading them. As of right now, the wrong impression is being given about Hinduism in multiple areas. BrahmanAdvaita (talk) 21:23, 9 June 2012 (UTC)

Hinduism

My understanding of Hinduism is that it is not a "Religion". It is a faith / belief. The supreme court of India in its verdiect declared Hinduism as a philosophy and not a Religion.

To me, this article should be corrected accordingly. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 194.138.39.56 (talk) 14:06, 12 June 2012 (UTC)

Hinduism is certainly not a philosophy or a fatih/belief. There are literally hundreds of incompatible philosophies, faiths and beliefs in Hinduism.....BrahmanAdvaita (talk) 20:39, 12 June 2012 (UTC)

India has spiritual traditions [sampradāya]. There is nothing native like religion per se in India. Dharma means a principle which one adopts to follow [dhāraņāt-dharmetyāhuĥ]. A dharma which has been a time-honored principle is called a sanātana dharma (two words) [Example: satyam brūyāt priyam brūyāt na brūyāt satyam-apriyam / priyam ca nānŗtam brūyāt eșa dharma sanātanaĥ - Bhartŗhari.] Kanchanamala (talk) 03:28, 21 August 2012 (UTC)

Yoga

I would like to make a revision to the section discussing Yoga. In particular, I would like to discuss how the Hindu practice of yoga has psychological benefits, as well as a comparison between modern day and traditional Hindu psychology. My proposed revision is as follows: "The practice of yoga in Hindu tradition also has psychological benefits, allowing one to develop control over their mind and body. Rather than adapting the sick or mentally ill mind (the primary focus of modern psychology), traditional Hindu psychology focuses on enhancing the normal and healthy mind through the practice of meditative techniques such as yoga." I would like to make this revision for a class assignment. Thank you. Kozars (talk) 21:27, 23 September 2012 (UTC)

References Raman, V. V. (2012). HINDUISM AND SCIENCE: SOME REFLECTIONS. Zygon: Journal Of Religion & Science, 47(3), 549-574. doi:10.1111/j.1467-9744.2012.01274.x