- Sanatana Dharma- Eternal religion
- Vaidika Dharma- Religion of the Vedas
- Hinduism- Most commonly used in North America
Various origins of the word, Hinduism, have been suggested:
- It could possibly be derived from an ancient transcription translated: "The country lying between the Himalayan mountain and Bindu Sarovara is known as Hindusthan by combination of the first letter 'hi' of 'Himalaya' and the last compound letter 'ndu' of the word 'Bindu'. Bindu Sarovara is called the Cape Comorin sea in modern times.
"Origin of 'Hindu'," at: http://www.hindunet.org/ - It could be derived from the Persian word for Indian
- It could be a Persian corruption of the word Sindhu (the river Indus)
- It could be a name invented by the British administration in India during colonial times
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