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    What's in a name? - Hindus

    i think what you are saying is true beckysoup61. the hindus didnt name themselves hindus - all the other people of the world named them so for being residents of the indus riverbank - the sindhu river bank rather as indus is a greek version of sindhu (a pronunciation problem). it is very...
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    Vishnu and Shiva, life and death

    YmirGF I do see your point when you said the prize is in the combined error. but with what i have quoted from you above, i do not agree - it is not a work of art, and it probably signifies more meanings than one could comprehend (Note:i used one and not you) when the western world first...
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    Laws of Manu - Do Hindus still follow them today?

    "pitru rakshati kowmare bharto rakshati yowvane putro rakshati vardhakye nah stri swatantryamarhati" this was your first question there are many interpretations to this verse - the interpretation you have for rakshati is controlled or subjected or ruled - in common indian languages raksha...
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    Clarification for non-Hindus

    the rig veda is the truth through intuition sama is a rearrangement of rigvedic hymns for musical rendering and easy memorization yajur refers to the various rites and practices for conducting yagna or homa or havan - worshipping various dieties through agni or the fire, which would not only...
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    Clarification for non-Hindus

    Hi all, I would like to state that bhagavad gita is part of the mahabharata aas it is known today - why is there such a qualification - my research indicates that mahabharata as an epic poem in terms of its sanskrit etymology was constructed over different periods and there are different...
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