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Sanatan Dharma is the oldest religious philosophy of values, duties, and responsibilities, known to the mankind, to be followed by all living and non-living beings including humans as enshrined by the CREATOR of the UNIVERSE. Its scriptures “VEDAS” are the oldest written texts in the world dated at least 7500 BC.
The word Dharma has been used in Rigveda for created beings primarily cosmic to follow the path set for them. Failing to follow those paths was thought to be responsible for various forms of calamities and sufferings.
Dharma word came in use for humans in natural, religious, social and moral spheres to follow the path of values, duties and responsibilities, rights, laws, conduct, virtues, right way of living and path of righteousness. Dharma is universal and applies to all human beings.
Religious Sects started emerging from 1000 BC with Judaism, Zoroastrianism, Jainism, Buddhism, Christianity, Islam,Sikhism, Swaminarayan, Arya Samaj, Sai Baba to name a few that pushed Sanatan Dharma into background.
Sanatan scriptures say “Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam” meaning “World is one Family”. This ideology has restricted, the followers of Sanatan Dharma, to expand by way of conversions, invasions, wars, violence, allurement, coercion etc.
On the contrary onslaught of other religions on the followers of Sanatan Dharma has been going on for almost 3000 years. Due to this, followers of Sanatan Dharma shrank to the boundaries of India.
In spite of all this onslaught, India never attacked or invaded any country in its history.
Followers of Sanatan Dharma i.e., Hindus love to live in peace and have shown without any doubt that they are ready to co-exist peacefully with believers of other faiths. Hindus are the most tolerant people in the world and today they are respected for that.
Lately Hindus have taken an aggressive posture and it can take an ugly turn if the followers of other faiths do not come to terms to respect the Sanatan Dharma followers.
| क्रम संख्या | रिलिजन | धर्म |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Religion is a modern Western concept. | Dharma is mentioned in Vedas and Shastras. |
| 2 | Religion is the belief system of a community. | Dharma is universal and for the whole humanity. |
| 3 | Religion is a particular system of faith and worship and Followers to follow that path only. | Dharma is a path to follow of universal eternal values, duties and responsibilities by all created beings living or non-living. Dharma is for all. |
| 4 | Religion conveys the idea of faith and faith may change. | Dharmas do not change as they are eternal. |
| 5 |