The Holy text the Merutantra defines the word Hindu (हिंदु) as हीनानि गुणानि दूषयति इति हिंदु । (hinaani gunaani dushyati iti Hindu)'. ‘हीनानि गुणानि दूषयति’ means that which destroys (dushyati) the base and inferior (hin) Raja and Tama components (gun). Thus Hinduism is an attitude. It means being a seeker. If one is a seeker enriched with the Sattva component which destroys the Raja and Tama components then one is certainly a Hindu. By this definition, a seeker belonging to any religion, can be considered a Hindu. Hence the Hindu religion, in a real sense, views all religions with equality.
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