I am compelled to write again, 4-5 thousand years back, there was no word called "Hinduism". Religion, "Dharma" was defined as TRUTH, Doing good deeds, helping helpless, gaining knowledge for the higher consciousness or to uplift the universe for the benefit of the people. Nor siva, Vishnu, Brahma was limited to particual group. Heck!! Hindu word came from the word "INDUS". You can relate it to INDUS civilization. We can't define the HINDUISM, its present transformation from INDUS, since it is so so so vast, even scientists from the renowned university of states and other EU coutries cant answer about Hinduism. HINDUISM is the world's Oldest religion--its Vedas, puranas dated back to 15,00 BC according to geologists and anthropologist but it dates even thousands of years back as going by the sayings. Sanskrit-world's oldest language, and the mother of all language especially Indo-european language, has been the curiosity of the world's scholars. In thailand, people respect Buddhism as much as Hinduism--king of thailand has kept Pure Brahmins as his priests in his palace.