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Re: ARTICLE : Just say no to "Hinduism" (was Re: ARTICLE : On
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To: soc-religion-hindu@uunet.uu.net
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Subject: Re: ARTICLE : Just say no to "Hinduism" (was Re: ARTICLE : On
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From: vivek@cs.rice.edu (Vivek Sadananda Pai)
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Date: 12 Sep 1996 16:19:52 GMT
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Newsgroups: soc.religion.hindu
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Organization: Hindu Students Conference, Rice Univ Chapter
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References: <ghenDx64FJ.1D6@netcom.com> <ghenDx9t1p.BzG@netcom.com> <ghenDxBv5o.4vK@netcom.com> <ghenDxL7KL.LA3@netcom.com>
In article <ghenDxL7KL.LA3@netcom.com>,
Dhruba Chakravarti <dchakrav@netserv.unmc.edu> wrote:
[...]
>term refers to whether or not people are actively excluded from joining
>the faith or even sharing festivals together, but whether or not a claim
>is being made that our God is the true God, yours is not (eg. demigod).
If you want to look at this point with facts, why not quote the
Bhagavad Gita and show where Krishna says that all of the "anya
devata" are equal to Him? You'd have a hard time, no doubt, because
Krishna doesn't say that.
In fact, Krishna says many things which would contradict that idea.
I'm sure someone else can do the honor of posting the many verses
contradicting the idea that all the devata are equal to Krishna.
So, then, if you want to claim to believe Krishna and the Bhagavad
Gita, then how do you go about reconciling that with the idea that
"all Gods are equal"?
-Vivek
