hinduwoman

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see how easy it is to graft one myth onto another:

In 1830 a sect arose in Bengal called Balarami sect. It created its own myth of origin. From yawn of the Creator came a goddess whose sons were Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva. Vishnu's daughter is Kali.
Kali's son is Adam and Haoya (eve)
Their sons are Habel and Kabel
From Habel is descended Sayeds, Mughals, Pathans --- Muslim upper classes.
From Kabel is descended some of the Hindu castes.

Perfect example of how myth of one religion absorbs the myth of another.

Seraphim

You kidding me ... right?

Radorth

Well no. I thinks she's quite serious.

That Moses left out the best parts too, like the Hindu belief that Brahma rose from a thousand petal rose that grew out of Vishnu's navel.

Or did they all come out of a god yawning...

Anyway, notice he "rose..."

Now if that isn't clearly the source of the Easter story, I don't know what is. I mean, how much faith does that take????


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Seraphim

I think I going to be sick ...

Exactly what does a group attend to achieve by mixing two religious belief up?

And exactly what kind of people who could actually fall for this?

Marduk

I thought Shiva and Kali were one and the same? Or is that another story?
I know in some old Vedic texts these Deva’s are related to humans, but I forget who were among the Deva’s and how they fit into the grand scheme of things. Those texts make the Bible seem like a short story.

hinduwoman

Sorry Seraphim, but they actually existed and still do though followers have dwindled.
As for why they did it, why do people create religions? they simply wanted to have a new religion of their own, and also a revolt against Brahmanical orthodoxy. The infleunce is of course Islamic rather than Christian.

hinduwoman

Marduck, Siva and Kali are one in the mystical sense that all gods are aspects of One Impersonal Power. In mythology they are husband and wife.
Yes, devas and men are related.
No one edited our myths for us as they did with the Bible and decreed what should be canon or not. Therefore everything is retianed, including various creation stories. It meant people were free also to make up their own stories about gods.

Seraphim

by hinduwoman

Sorry Seraphim, but they actually existed and still do though followers have dwindled.
As for why they did it, why do people create religions? they simply wanted to have a new religion of their own, and also a revolt against Brahmanical orthodoxy. The infleunce is of course Islamic rather than Christian.

That's kind of stupid ... (no offence attended).

All they had to do to fight Brahmanic orthodoxy is not accept their authority. Another word - when Brahmins says something that is against human rights, all they have to say is "No, I don't accept". Why is it so hard to do a simple thing like that?

What about you, Hinduwoman? Do you accept their authorities?

Biff the unclean

You never did explain why Xians kept the name of the goddess Easter and the day on which she brought her son back to life.
Now there is something that takes a lot of faith--to ignore the goddess AND use her name and holy day at the same time.

hinduwoman

Seraphim, in India everything is expressed through the medium of religion, including erotic poetry!
So when they decided not to accept Brahmanical authority, they simply created a new religion and a new myth: they are descended from the gods, the brahmins from sheep.

Nope, I do not accept any sacred authority, but that is because I do not believe. People who want to believe will find another source of sacred authority.