Why, as I think, the west describes Hinduism as Dharmic religion
Hinduism is not a rigid system, having a well-laid rituals to observe for demonstrating one's conformity to this faith. Hinduism is highly syncretic in nature, that is, it contains the contradictory , mutually inconsistent beliefs . Syncretic polytheist that we are, it leads us to a few problems. Firstly, one conforming member may fall into argument with other as to what one must observe and one must forbid to prove allegiance. Any rigid ritual will have the effect of doing to Hinduism just what it is not. Two, Hindus are highly susceptible to suffer internal confusion and conflicts by putting ourselves to comparisons with new age religions and as a consequence of upholding the differences which we have generated by personal thoughts, one group of Hindus might end up adopting certain rituals as a must, which can bring in a localised rigidity into them. Thirdly, Indeed the vast level of subdivision within Hindu society is explainable on the factor of our multiple belie...