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To: The Incredible One
From what I remember - the Hindu god Krishna belonged to a "lower caste".

There is a famous story about the great Hindu philosopher/saint Shankaracharya. While walking with important persons, his path was obstructed by an untouchable. The untouchable was promptly abused by the great (in their own minds) pundits. Shankara, though, prostrated hinself on the ground before the untouchable and touched his feet with his outstretched hands. He later explained that God is in everyone.

That's real Hinduism. Abuse of others in Hinduism, as in Christianity or any other true religion, is not a characteristic of the religion. I'm not sure about Islam, though.

60 posted on 04/14/2005 2:47:02 PM PDT by SupplySider
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To: SupplySider
That's real Hinduism. Abuse of others in Hinduism, as in Christianity or any other true religion, is not a characteristic of the religion. I'm not sure about Islam, though.

i know a bit about hinduism too. it is strange how a philosophy / religion that considers god to be present in every thing living could have invented the abhorrable practice of untouchability.

i never said anything against hinduism. all my posts are usually pro-india except when it comes to those communists - who are worse than vermin

63 posted on 04/14/2005 3:57:51 PM PDT by The Incredible One
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