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Re: PROPOSAL: Rename SRV to SRHV
In the article <Pine.SUN.3.95.960808093012.7050A-100000@
jupiter.sun.csd.unb.ca>, of Thu, 8 Aug 1996 09:48:25
-0300, Prasad Gokhale <f0g1@unb.ca> wrote:
>
> On Tue, 6 Aug 1996, Dr. Jai Maharaj wrote:
>> The newsgroup soc.religion.vaishnava should be
>> correctly re-named to soc.religion.hindu.vaishnav
>> - Jai Maharaj
>
> I agree. This would be in accordance to the
> definition of Vaishnava, i.e., one who worships
> Vishnu, a *deity* in the Hindu *culture*. Vaishnava,
> if need to be used, should be referred to an
> individual, and not to some form of worship. It is
> sort of an adjective applied to a person, who
> devoutly worships Lord Vishnu...
> A Hindu Vaishnav is one who places "shraddha" in any
> of the avataar's of Narayana, may it be Vasudev's
> son, Vaasudev, or even the scion of King Dasharath,
> Shri Raam. How about the slayer of Raja Bali, who had
> to bow before the magnificence and brilliance of
> Vaamanaa, who was no other than the Sheshashayi
> Bhagawan ?
> There is no running away from the fact that all
> Vaishnav's are Hindus. History supports this. The
> underlying cultural ethos also appear to suggest the
> same, of course, for those who care for tradition and
> philosophical development. Insistence on having a
> monopoly of being right only breeds arrogance and
> shallow understanding of people and events around
> you, those in the past and those in the present.
> There is no lesser a childish statement like "Call
> me something something because I want to called so".
> This is ample haughtiness. Nothing else. And
> unfortunately, this is seen a lot these days.
> Yes, the newsgroup soc.religion.vaishnava should
> be appropriately renamed to :
> soc.religion.hindu.vaishnava
> Thanks. Prasad.
Dhanyavaad. The international journal HINDUISM TODAY
also identifies Vaishnavism as one of the streams of
Hinduism:
"HINDUISM - VAISHNAVISM
GOALS: The primary goal of the Vaishnavites is termed
Videh Mukti, defined as liberation -- attainable only
after death -- when the self realizes blissful union
with God's body as part of Him, yet maintains its pure
individual personality. Lord Vishnu is God --
all-pervasive consciousness and the soul of the
universe, distinct from the world and from the Jeev
which constitute His body. A secondary goal -- the
experience of God's Grace -- can be reached while yet
embodied through taking refuge in God's unbounded love."
HT's Web URL is:
http://www.HinduismToday.kauai.hi.us/ashram/welcome.html
If and when necessary, the following newsgroups for
Shaivism, Shaktism, and Smarta-Liberal, etc., Hinduism
can also be created.
Jai Maharaj <jai@mantra.com>
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