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Re: Woman in hinduism and bible



S932029@hp720a.csc.cuhk.hk wrote:
: Hi

: I have been wondering about this point.  Will someone tell me why in Hinduism 
: the women is called wamangini (the left portion of the body) and consequently 
: sits to the left of man after marriage?  Isn't this the definition of women 
: according to the bible?

: Kant

Hi Kant,
I don't know much about Hinduism but i do know about the bible. I wasn't 
aware that women were called "the left portion of the body" in the bible. 
do you have a scripture reference for this? the only thing i know of is 
that in the story of Adam and Eve in Genesis, Eve is named "woman" because
she was (supposedly) taken from the man, from Adam's rib specifically. I 
don't think it has any reference to whether it was a rib from the right 
or the left side. 

Kris



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