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Re: ARTICLE : Just say no to "Hinduism" (was Re: ARTICLE : On
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Subject: Re: ARTICLE : Just say no to "Hinduism" (was Re: ARTICLE : On
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From: "Jaldhar H. Vyas" <jaldhar@braincells.com>
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Date: Mon, 16 Sep 1996 12:12:02 GMT
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Apparently-To: soc-religion-hindu@uunet.uu.net
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Newsgroups: soc.religion.hindu
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Organization: Consolidated Braincells Inc.
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References: <ghenDwHznC.9A0@netcom.com> <ghenDwLMnu.392@netcom.com> <ghenDxH6w1.Grx@netcom.com> <ghenDxL7JJ.L21@netcom.com> <ghenDxoKJw.51o@netcom.com>
> maitreya@worldnet.att.net (Joseph M. Emmanuel) wrote in article
<ghenDxoKJw.51o@netcom.com>...
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> There is a different between them. Buddhism was a reaction to the Hindu
> Brahmin classification, which made Hinduism a very discriminative
religion.
> Brahmans had all the powers and the untouchables were dirts. Buddhism
> denied the existence of any God. That meant no Brahma, and so no
Brahmans.
> That appealed to the majority of Hindus and many other oppressed people.
> That is why Buddhism become distinct from Hinduism. It, however, was a
> reaction to Hinduism.
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> Janis and other religions in India (even Sikhs, and other related
branches
> to Islam) are evolved because there was new philosophies that it could
not
> be explained with Hinduism alone. They incorporated it into Hinduism.
> However, by doing that they themselves became unique.
>
The views expressed in the above post are so utterly wrong, I will not
even begin to criticize them. Perhaps there should a FAQ on the
relationship between Hinduism and other religions.
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