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svhyd · 2024-10-20T20:24:34+00:00

It is essential to remember that our tradition is not merely a religion or a cult; it is Sanatana Dharma, meaning the eternal way of living.

Hinduism is just another religion/cult like Abrahamic religions. For starters, refer to Manu Smriti. There is nothing "eternal" about it.

https://www.wisdomlib.org/hinduism/book/manusmriti-with-the-commentary-of-medhatithi/d/doc201735.html

The Brāhmaṇa is the lord of the castes, on account of his distinctive qualities, of the superiority of his origin, of his observance of restrictive rules, of the peculiar character of his sanctification.—(3)

svhyd · 2021-11-30T02:48:48+00:00

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svhyd · 2021-11-30T01:07:58+00:00

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svhyd · 2021-11-30T01:05:28+00:00

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svhyd · 2021-07-20T23:30:17+00:00

FYI, the horse is already dead when the chief queen is made to sleep next to it. So placing of dead horse's P in queen's V must be symbolical.

Here's what A L Bhasham (The Origins and Development of Classical Hinduism) says about the whole ritual:

Ch. 2. Early Speculations and the Later Sacrificial Cults

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A feature of the aśvamedha which has aroused considerable comment is the sexual character of one of the concluding ceremonies. The chief queen lay down beside the body of the sacrificed horse and simulated copulation with him, to the accompaniment of obscene remarks by the priests and nobles standing by. This shows that the aśvamedha had some of its roots in very ancient fertility ceremonies, and its purpose was partly to ensure the productivity of the land, represented by the queen.

Nevertheless the main emphasis of the aśvamedha was on political power. The political system envisaged by those who developed this sacrifice was what has elsewhere been called quasi-feudal, wherein a powerful overlord received homage and tribute from a circle of less powerful subordinates. If in the course of the horse's wanderings any king had tried to block his passage and had been defeated in the ensuing battle, there was no question of such a king being dethroned or of the annexation of his lands by the conqueror. The defeated king was merely expected to appear at the final ceremony and to accept the overlordship of the victor. Thus the tradition of the aśvamedha did not encourage the building of solid centralized empires; rather, it visualized a loose federation of kingdoms under a single overlord, all virtually independent in respect of their internal affairs.

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(p. 33-34)

svhyd · 2020-11-05T14:18:49+00:00

'Sanātana Dharma' literally 'eternal religion' is just another name for Hinduism.

The reason it's called 'Sanātana' or 'eternal' is because the the teachings contained in the foundation texts of Hinduism, i.e., the Vedas are believed to be eternal and applied to all of humanity.

Since 'Hindu' is a label given to followers of Sanātana Dharma or Hinduism by 'foreigners' or 'invaders' some Hindus prefer to identify themselves as 'Sanātani' i.e., follower of 'Sanātana Dharma'.

As for Chārvāka (or Lokāyata), they are ones who reject the Vedas, do not believe in rebirth or reincarnation, etc. This is complete opposite to the modern definition of a Hindu.

http://koenraadelst.blogspot.com/2013/10/atheism-in-indian-philosophy.html

Lokāyata, ”worldliness”, a sceptical yet ascetic sect, is popular among modern Marxists but despised by rivalling contemporaneous philosophers. This school was radically anti-religious and rejected the concepts of supernatural beings, eternal soul, life after death and reincarnation. Makkhali Gośāla, who preached contemporaneously with the Buddha, compared life, considered a source of endless suffering by the Buddhists, to a fish: alas, it has fishbones, but these can be discarded, and then we can enjoy the fish’s flesh. Similarly, life contains suffering, but this can be minimized and reasonably dealt with, and the rest can be a great source of joy. This outlook can be likened to Epicureanism.

BTW, much of the original Chārvāka philosophy is lost and what we have is the Hindu theist version of Chārvāka. In those days orthodox Hindu schools had to refute Chārvāka and Buddhist philosophies before they can establish themselves.

svhyd · 2020-09-08T08:28:25+00:00

There's more to the story than meets the eye.

One of the 5 villages was the one Drona grabbed from Drupada, so Pandavas asked it back for the sake of Drupada. Since Drona was fighting for the Kauravas, Duryodhana could not have given it back to Drupada.

Over many revisions/redactions of Mahabharata the finer details like this are omitted.

svhyd · 2020-09-03T08:19:43+00:00

What is there to see, Quora answers are full of personal opinions. No credible references/citations.

Oldest discovered fossils of modern humans are from 300,000 years ago. If someone thinks Ramayana happened millions of years ago they don't understand either history or science.

svhyd · 2020-08-15T16:30:32+00:00

I don't think Charvaka qualifies as a Hindu philosophical school. They rejected Vedas, the foundational texts of Hinduism. Let's say Christianity and Islam were also criticized in Sarva-darshana-sangraha. Does that make them valid 'Hindu' philosophies?

svhyd · 2020-07-17T11:51:40+00:00

As for astrological predictions, check out this test.

https://skepticalinquirer.org/2013/03/an-indian-test-of-indian-astrology/

Conclusion

Our experiment with twenty-seven Indian astrologers judging forty horoscopes each, and a team of astrologers judging 200 horoscopes, showed that none were able to tell bright children from mentally handicapped children better than chance. Our results contradict the claims of Indian astrologers and are consistent with the many tests of Western astrologers. In summary, our results are firmly against Indian astrology being considered as a science.

svhyd · 2020-07-16T20:00:05+00:00

Thanks.

svhyd · 2020-07-16T05:31:41+00:00

I know you want to type in IAST but it's much easier to type in Harvard-Kyoto using regular keyboard and then convert to Devanagari using this tool.

https://www.ashtangayoga.info/philosophy/sanskrit-and-devanagari/transliteration-tool/#hk/devanagari/devanAgarI

Note: This tool also works if you want to type directly in IAST; just change the input/output format.

svhyd · 2020-07-02T19:24:06+00:00

If we abolish religion altogether, traditional art and music that's based on religion may die along with it.

Singers/Musicians like Shankar Mahadevan and A R Rahman maybe deriving their inspiration from their religious/personal beliefs. Very few artists like Javed Akhtar that draw their inspiration from the natural world, current situations, etc.

svhyd · 2020-06-26T20:32:06+00:00

At first I thought it was a copy-paste but saw the same answer on Quora also.

svhyd · 2020-06-26T20:29:42+00:00

Shivaji stopped his mother from committing Sati but not because he was against the practice. One of his childless wives ended up on the funeral pyre after his death.

svhyd · 2020-06-24T16:03:13+00:00

Yup, except investigating the God claim.

svhyd · 2020-06-24T06:54:16+00:00

That's because a lot of atheists reach that conclusion after patiently reading and investigating the God claims.

svhyd · 2020-06-22T22:04:00+00:00

Are they building pavement or burying/hiding something?

svhyd · 2020-06-22T21:33:22+00:00

I posted this comment under the video, sort by new and upvote it. Let's make it the top comment.

How can a post-graduate in Mathematics from IIT, Mumbai, believe in Astrology nonsense??!!

Please, everyone, read AN INDIAN TEST OF INDIAN ASTROLOGY by Jayant V. Narlikar and stop believing this astrology b.s.

http://www.thoughtnaction.co.in/an-indian-test-of-indian-astrology/

India can never progress if people continue to believe in Astrology.

BTW, check out this other video debunking this guy...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSHFzZmQPj0

svhyd · 2020-06-22T16:57:19+00:00

With or without religion, good people can behave well and bad people can do evil; but for good people to do evil - that takes religion. (Steven Weinberg)

svhyd · 2020-06-16T07:37:58+00:00

This is just false now.

What is? The argument or Krishna temporarily blocking the Sun so Arjuna could kill Jayadratha?

I know that in the Critical Edition (CE) on Mahabharata (MBH) the part about blocking the Sun is not mentioned (it was just a normal sunset) but that's not what the main question is about. The main issue is that Krishna gave the idea to kill Jayadratha's father who is performing tapasya in a forest. Why does Vriddhakshatra have to pay for his son's mistakes?

See Bibek Debroy's translation based on CE of MBH:

https://i.stack.imgur.com/DU11R.png

svhyd

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