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Re: The heavenly bodies(is abode of gods a heaven?)
In article <4e3r9v$gf6@babbage.ece.uc.edu>,
Dhruba Chakravarti <dhruba@nfinity.nfinity.com> wrote:
>Dear Friends:
>
>The moon, star etc. are they *heavenly bodies* ? Perhaps yes, according
>to the Bible and Koran. But certainly a big NO according to Hindu
>Scriptures. The issue really is, the Biblical/Koranic world view is
>two-tier, consisting of earth and heaven, but the Hindu world view is
>three-tier, consisting of earth (bhuh) sky (bhubah) and heaven (svah).
>Therefore, it is not consistent with Hindu Scriptures to call the moon,
>the stars etc, heavenly, they could be called skyly may be :-))
>
>With best regards,
>
>Dhruba.
A couple of curiosity questions:
Is the description of sapta rishis, arundhathi, and moon
the brother of Mahaa Lakshmi, consistent with the above
description of them as skyly objects ?
How is Heaven described in scriptures?
G.Sree Ramana Gopal
