Thread by @Aabhas24

The Dharma has always been followed by people of Hind, Hindus, ie Bharatvarsha!

Only in span of 2 millenniums, various religions popped in. The idea of differences was termed as religion.

In Bharat, differences were there but fundamental same: Dharma!

Bharat had a Dharmik way of life. Rest of the world had way of life to establish differences.

Christianity came to overpower Jews.

Islam came to overpower Christian Byzantines.

Differences were must. The prophets had to be claimed to be belonging to own land.

When Religions collided with Dharma, we failed to see them as Dharma but they saw us as a religion since we were different to them.

Differences was very visible as our way of life was not to create “Dharma” to overpower others alike “Religions.”

In the given time. We have 2 ways of life:
1)Dharmik
2)Adharmik

Creating differences for power is an Adharmik way & hence Religions were Adharmik.

Now the question arises, is “Hindu Dharma” a religion or a “way of life?”

It needs to be understood that both religions & dharma are ways of life. It’s a principle that you embed in daily routine.

It’s unfortunate that colonisation has made the word “Religion” equivalent to “Dharma”, though case isn’t true.

The case is like “Dharmik” traditions are up against “Religions” & recognised word is “Religion”.

The moment we say “Hindu Dharma” isn’t a religion, we will have no identity.

Mind it, right now “Dharma” is used as translation of “Religion” though with given qualities, Dharma isn’t translatable.

It also must be kept in mind, that we need to push for decolonisation of terminologies related to “Hindus”.

Dharma should become acceptable word along with religion, & till then let’s not keep arguing that Hindu Dharma isn’t a religion.

It will be a suicidal call.

I find both Hindu Dharma being called religion & Hinduism aa oxymoron but with the adversity existing right now, I will need to chose “Hinduism : a religion.”