Sanātana Dharma

Sanātana Dharma (Devanagari: सनातन धर्म, meaning "eternal dharma", or "eternal order") is an alternative name for Hinduism used in Sanskrit and other Indian languages alongside the more common Hindu Dharma.

Quotes

• Let me reiterate the crucial aspect of my speech: I believe, like the spread of diseases like COVID-19, Dengue, and Malaria by mosquitoes, that Sanatan Dharma is responsible for many social evils.
  • Udhayanidhi Stalin, 'It's like HIV, leprosy': After Udhayanidhi Stalin, DMK's A Raja sharpens attack on 'Sanatana Dharma'

• Alleging that BJP was enforcing Sanatan Dharma that rejects equality, freedom and brotherhood in the country, VCK had named the convention "Save Nation" from the hands of RSS and BJP. DMK president M K Stalin said the meeting had turned out to be an event to oppose Sanatan. "The Sanatan forces came to power...."
  • M. K. Stalin in Jan 24, 2019, DMK-led alliance sounds battle cry against 'Sanatan forces'

• Sanãtana Dharma stands for self-exploration, self-purification, and self-transcendence.
  • S.R. Goel, Defence of Hindu Society (1983)

• If Sanatana Dharma is what you say it is, I am all for it. You can count me as a Sanatanist from today. You can say to whomsoever you please that JP has become a Sanatanist.
  • Jayaprakash Narayan (also known as JP), after having read Goel's book Samyak Sambuddha. Quoted from Goel, S.R. How I became A Hindu (1982)