The word Hinduism had been coined by Raja Ram Mohan Roy in refutation of western Churchianity as an antithesis and reaction against the missionary activities in Calcutta.
This Hinduism means :
- Sanatan Dharma [Original Terminology]
- Hindu dharma [popular terminology]
- Hindu-pan Indian lifestyle
- A certain Socio-political ideology
Sanatan Dharma(Original faith)Â
Faith in :
- Brahmah as Absolute and Supreme  Being, and Om as a Symble it.
- Vedas  as source of knowledge
- Karma as regulator of life
- Eternity of soul
- Rebirth of soul
- Yagna as means of realisation of Brahmah
Hindu Dharma(Modern faith)
Faith in :
- Govinda(Ishwar)
- Gita(Bhagbat)
- Ganga(River)
- Gou Mata(The Holy Cow)
- Hindutva-the Bharat Bhumi as Holy motherland [Political expression]
