Posted on 08/17/2007 6:04:01 PM PDT by freedom44
Hinduism pertains to Hindus but the word Hindu itself is actually a Persian word coined by Cyrus the great in the 6th century B.C. to describe people who lived beyond the river Indus which was the eastern boundary of the ancient Persian empire. The Persians had a phonetic problem with the letter ‘S’ hence, Sindhu became Hindu just as Rigveda’s Soma came from Zend Avesta’s Hoama. Such fascinating phonetic affinities!
Even the word Shudra in Hinduism’s caste-system came from the Persian word Hatoksha. Originally, there were only three castes but the camp followers collected by Persians on their travels were called Hatokshas. The Romans, who separated from the original Aryanstock at a much earlier date than the Brahmins called fire Athar. In old Sanskrit, lightning is called Atharvan. In ancient Persia Arthvan meant a priest and this word evolved to become Brahmin.
Persian herders of cattle were called Vastrayosh and after they settled down from their nomadic existence to become cultivators and later, traders, the word evolved into Hinduism’s Vaishya caste. In the Vedas, waters are called Apo-Devi and in the Avesta, Apo-Vanghuish. Also, the prominent deities of the Rig Veda like Surya, Varun and Aryaman have come from the Avesta.
In fact, originally, the Rig Veda was written in the Kharoshti script which like Persian is written backwards i.e. from right to left. The Brahmi script came much later and our Devnagri script even later than Brahmi. In Lemuria, Atlantis and Babylon, there was the Akhadian script, found on Babylonian tablets during excavations, from which the Pali script evolved. This is why, since ancient Persia was the melting-pot of civilisations, Sanskrit sounds like old Persian e.g. Veeg the seed became the Sanskritised Beej.
The Aryan settlers who lived in Persia and later, in India, had a lot in common by way of phonetics, language, spirituality and reverence for nature. The five elements of nature called Panchamahabhoot were worshipped, with fire and it’s apex in ancient India. This idea came from Persia and the oldest religion in the world viz.
Zorastrianism which as and still is, the most eco-friendly religion in the world. It is a cardinal sin for a Parsi to defile any of nature’s elements which is why, a corpse, a filthy shell after it’s pranic energy has left it, is never to be burnt on fire. That would be a grave sin to the element of agni.
Rather, a Parsi feeds the fire within a fire-temple with sweet-smelling sandalwood and frankincense.
Persian warriors were called ratheshwars, and this word evolved into kshatriyas. Even wars were fought in a noble fashion through there’s nothing noble about a war to my way of thinking. In the ancient world, man lived with nature. He depended on nature for his food, shelter and livelihood. To him, the forces of nature and her five elements appeared to be pulsating with life. The sun, moon, stars, clouds, earth, springs, rivers, oceans, trees, grass, flowers were, he believed, presided over by invisible intelligences which is a cosmic fact. Geofrey Hodsun has proved this through his clairvoyant theosophical books.
In return for nature’s bounties and blessings, man gave homage which took the form of the various hymns and prayers in the Avesta as well as the Rig Veda. Hence, there are so many similarities and spiritual parallels between Ancient Persian theology and that of the pre-vedic and vedic times. The Persian Goddess of water was Ahurani, similar to the vedic Asurani. Feeding the sacred fire was common to the Persians as well as the pre-vedic society. So many similarities, so much in common, because, in the final analysis, it’s the same supreme energy we all worship!
Right! In addition some, such as the Greeks, came to realize (at least the more advanced ones) that there was one God, and came up with the concept of the Logos. To me that doesn’t say that Christianity was borrowing pagan ideas, but rather that God laid out the background for the Truth through his Son ahead of time amongst the cultures of that region.
Also, among the first to acknowledge Christ were the “Magi” (i.e. Zoroastrians) because the prophesies were in there religion true. That does not mean they had a true faith, but that God laid the groundwork for his greatest revelation, his glorious Son.
Yes - in the Garden when Adam and Eve were banished because they disobeyed God, God showed us signs of the coming Christ/Savior when He covered them with the skin of an animal that He killed. It was the shed blood - a symbol of what was needed to cover us! Up to that time - Adam and Eve were spirit beings and did not need a covering. But, when they disobeyed God, their spirits died and they became flesh people. Thus, the necessity of a covering. And the preview of the necessity of a spiritual covering - one Who could bring our spirits back to life.
So back in the begining God was giving us signs in every culture of the truth of His purposes and His way.
Thank you I always enjoy reading about history and chronology!
“In Lemuria, Atlantis and Babylon, there was the Akhadian script, found on Babylonian tablets during excavations, from which the Pali script evolved.”
Oh sheesh - lost me at this point.
All people groups have a word for “one” and “two”. After that, “three” can be lumped in with “many” or “too many to count”. The brain is certainly wired the same across the world in humans.
The great flood is also common to nearly all people groups, and can be a starting point for cultural understanding.
I’ll see if I can’t find any references to the concept of math and people groups. It is amazing how similar we are to the Bushmen of the Kalahari in basic foundations of math. Language, however, is not the same.
The author doesn’t have a clue what she’s writing about. The article is worthless.
“....In Lemuria, Atlantis and Babylon, there was the Akhadian script...”
Do you have a citation in a peer-reviewed academic journal for this? Just curious.
It is interesting to see these subjective treatises since they provide a clue to the psychology of the writer.
Bump for later reading.
|
|
|||
Gods |
Just updating the GGG info, not sending a general distribution. |
||
|
· Discover · Nat Geographic · Texas AM Anthro News · Yahoo Anthro & Archaeo · · The Archaeology Channel · Excerpt, or Link only? · cgk's list of ping lists · |
|||
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.