Posted on 12/25/2012 2:53:08 PM PST by entropy12
India, the birthplace of Hinduism, Buddhism and Sikhism, marks the birth of Jesus with a national holiday.
Indians call Christmas bara din, or the Big Day.
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Sorry Cronos, The mythologies you quote from comes from lesser important texts not the Bhagat Gita, or the Shatras or the Puranas. If you talk about Christianity you would most probably be quoting from King James Bible not some obscure mythological text relating to Christianity. Same with Hinduism.
The Purushasukta of Rig Veda talks about the Varnas or Castes being various organs of a human body like a society. All parts are equally important regardless of their position. It is not a hierarchy or a pecking order. Its not a prescription for something.
And is THE ONLY mention about “Caste” in all of the Vedas and according to some scholars its a more recent insertions.
So yes “caste system” has got nothing to do with Hinduism.
...Other then that you are simply muddying the water with obscure mythologies, legends, bogus history and crackhead theories.
well, I think hindu mobs have attacked Moslems without a provokation at that time — but can you blame them considering the history?
There is a distinction and the Hindu holy man was killed by communists. The communists acknowledged this later, after the reverse violence
I wouldn't say it was all very peaceful process. The Portuguese in Goa weren't very “peaceful”. And just imagine..... early Christians were persecuted out of their own land and yet in India where they took refuge they not only practiced their faith but also converted the locals. That takes lot of balls. You think American Christians would allow Hindu refugees to settle on their land and also let them be converted to Hinduism? In today's day and age? Hindus were too peaceful.
And the Manusmriti clearly states the difference between the twice-born and the Shudras
The caste system is part of Hinduism. However, as I said above, Hinduism is not a permanently defined religion but a free-flowing meta-religion and for Hinduism to junk the caste-system may change it, but will not end Hinduism
Unless you, ravager know the co-relation between Ahuras and Daevas in the Avestan and Asuras and Devas in the Vedas, don’t make nonsensical comments.
Are you talking about Gujarat? There again Muslims started first with the train burning. Nice try. You still lose.
I am read about all of those “co-relations”. They are simply theories. Seems like you have a hard time distinguishing theories from facts.
“The four-fold order was created by Me according to the divisions of quality and work. Though I am its creator, know Me to be incapable of action or change.”
It talks about varnas based on guna (aptitude) and karma (action) not birth or heredity.
Again Bhagwad Gita has no reference Brahma's head or feet or @ss from where shudras came from.
It is a book that has been written (not by Manu) but by many different authors and has been added to over many hundreds perhaps thousands of years. Many parts of the book are confusing, contradictory and controversial even regarding castism.
Bottomline: Manusmriti not the final authority on Hinduism.
And even Manusmriti is not even half as oppressive as some passages in the Old Testament.
Muslims, Marxists and Christians all unite with this one unimportant book with which they can beat up the Hindus.
Manusmriti is unimportant? Go talk to the RSS and see how important it is for them.
So now RSS goons are authority on Hinduism?
Manusmruti is hardly UNimportant for the Hindu’s. Even the British did extensive studies of it.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manusm%E1%B9%9Bti
thanks entropy. Ravager evidently didn’t read my other statement that though the Manusmriti is important and the caste system is right now integral to Hinduism, removing it does not “kill” Hinduism, due to Hinduism’s fluid nature as a meta-religion.
It’s important because a bunch of Rosbif munchin’ Limeys did “extensive” study of it?
I did read. Just couldn’t handle all that deep mumbo jumbo intellectual BS in one day.
well,if you can’t handle intellectual conversations, sad for you.
I know! Right? You get so creative with freshly concocted BS, it’s hard to keep up.
So how is your rosbeef cooking today?
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