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"H. Krishna Susarla" <susarla.krishna@tumora.swmed.edu> writes:
>I also hold that there has been a trend in the last few hundred years for
>Hindu intellectuals (mostly Neo-advaitic swamis who were educated in the
>Western tradition) to redefine Hinduism as an amorphous, permissive
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>religion rather than a cultural, umbrella term which is what it really is.
>These swamis may have the best of intentions, but that does not make them
>any more correct. In my opinion, it is not hard to see some of the
>-- Krishna Susarla
Do you mean statements like this ?
Krsna or Christ, The Name Is the Same
Christ comes from the Greek word Christos, and Christos is the Greek
version of the word Krsna. When an Indian person calls on Krsna, he
often says "Krsta." Krsna is a Sanskrit word mean ing the object of
attraction."
When Jesus said, "Our father, who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy
name," that name of God was Krsta or Krsna. "Christ" is simply another
way of saying "Krsta," and "Krsta" is another way of pronouncing
Krsna.
Would you say that the above statement was made by a neo-advaitic swami
with the best of intentions ? [I am not sure who made the above statements]
Giri
