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Sachinfan
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Username: Sachinfan
Post Number: 242
Registered: 10-2010
Posted From: 71.178.230.31
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Esperanza:
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Esperanza
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Username: Esperanza
Post Number: 12651
Registered: 08-2004
Posted From: 91.152.99.131
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Andhramass:why we are hindus?
ika nayam...why are we Bharateeyas ani adgalaedu massesh nuvvu...
space for lease
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Duce
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Username: Duce
Post Number: 8
Registered: 09-2010
Posted From: 115.117.197.253
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Musicfan: Gandhi edo book undali why I am not Hindu ani ,, adi chadivaraa??
ledu annai nenu sadavaledu. endukante Gandhi rayaledu kabatti.
ee book raasina dushtudu inkodu unnadu.
If you want to know Gandhi's views on religion and Hinduism, please read his articles which were published in his newspapers and journals. you can find plenty of sites which have them.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohandas_Karamchand_Gandhi#Faith |
Musicfan
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Username: Musicfan
Post Number: 34323
Registered: 05-2004
Posted From: 98.243.24.34
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Duce: Raja RamMohan Roy was not a hindu, Gandhi was not a hindu etc.
Gandhi edo book undali why I am not Hindu ani ,, adi chadivaraa??
nadi lo kottuku poyevadiki gati gamyam nirdesinche avakasam ledu
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Durga
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Username: Durga
Post Number: 24634
Registered: 03-2004
Posted From: 207.70.143.185
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, October 28, 2010 - 9:07 am: |
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Andhramass
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Username: Andhramass
Post Number: 39947
Registered: 07-2006
Posted From: 203.26.122.12
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, October 28, 2010 - 12:48 am: |
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Duce:aa expression artham endi annai
thanks for matter ki
aa icon, nuvvu yevvara anni
anni dananallo Annadanam Minna
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Suyodhana
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Username: Suyodhana
Post Number: 629
Registered: 06-2007
Posted From: 59.93.66.42
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Andhramass:
people living near indus river were called hindus ani chadiva.
hinduism gradually evolved from being a life style of people living in indus valley to universal life science for people looking for awareness.
dil to bachcha hai ji thoda kachcha hai ji
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Andhramass
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Username: Andhramass
Post Number: 39945
Registered: 07-2006
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Suyodhana:
ninnu kadhu ledhey
hindus ayyina vallani adigaa
why we are hindus anni
anni dananallo Annadanam Minna
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Suyodhana
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Username: Suyodhana
Post Number: 627
Registered: 06-2007
Posted From: 59.93.66.42
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, October 28, 2010 - 12:24 am: |
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Andhramass:why we are hindus?
dil to bachcha hai ji thoda kachcha hai ji
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Duce
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Username: Duce
Post Number: 6
Registered: 09-2010
Posted From: 115.118.73.234
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Andhramass:
aa expression artham endi annai |
Duce
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Username: Duce
Post Number: 5
Registered: 09-2010
Posted From: 115.118.73.234
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Musicfan:
annai nuvvu copy chesina answer INCLUSIVE answer kaadu. This definition gives anamolous results like: Raja RamMohan Roy was not a hindu, Gandhi was not a hindu etc. And we know for the fact that they considered themselves to be devout Hindus. Not just these two, but many other learned hindu thinkers like Charvaka didnt recognise that Vedas as infallible.
This definition is an attempt by the author to fit Hinduism into the western definition of Religion as I wrote in my 4th post. And this is fundamentally wrong.
Westerner thinkers with incomplete knowledge about our history and traditions and those with vested interests who want to preserve the exclusivity of their belief systems, gave these definitions. For example Arya Samajists consider only those as Hindus who believe that Vedas are infallible. Buddhists and Jainas say that they cannot be called as Hindus as they dont believe in Vedas. But truely speaking Buddhism and Jainism were only protestant reformation movements of Hinduism analogous to protestant reformation movements of Christianity like Lutherianism and Calvinism.
And the argument about 6 schools of Hindu philosophy which author mentioned is flawed. These are theistic philosophies. Buddhist and particularly Jainistic philophies which are actually athiestic philosophies, are so close to one or the other of these schools that it becomes apparent that all distinctions are superficial in nature. Hindusim is consistent with athiesm. |
Musicfan
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Username: Musicfan
Post Number: 34318
Registered: 05-2004
Posted From: 98.243.24.34
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, October 27, 2010 - 11:10 pm: |
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Andhramass:
idi chadavandi which will answer Q 1 & 2
When the question of who is a Hindu is discussed today, we get a multitude of confused and contradictory answers from both Hindu laypersons and from Hindu leaders. That we have such a difficult time understanding the answer to even so fundamental a question as "who is a Hindu?" is a starkly sad indicator of the lack of knowledge in the Hindu community today.
Common Answers
Some of the more simplistic answers to this question include: Anyone born in India is automatically a Hindu (the ethnicity fallacy), if your parents are Hindu, then you are Hindu (the familial argument), if you are born into a certain caste, then you are Hindu (the genetic inheritance model), if you believe in reincarnation, then you are Hindu (forgetting that many non-Hindu religions share at least some of the beliefs of Hinduism), if you practice any religion originating from India, then you are a Hindu (the national origin fallacy).
The Real Answer
The real answer to this question has already been conclusively answered by the ancient sages of Hinduism, and is actually much simpler to ascertain than we would guess. The two primary factors that distinguish the individual uniqueness of the great world religious traditions are a) the scriptural authority upon which the tradition is based, and b) the fundamental religious tenet(s) that it espouses. If we ask the question what is a Jew?, for example, the answer is: someone who accepts the Torah as their scriptural guide and believes in the monotheistic concept of God espoused in these scriptures. What is a Christian? - a person who accepts the Gospels as their scriptural guide and believes that Jesus is the incarnate God who died for their sins. What is a Muslim? - someone who accepts the Qur'an as their scriptural guide, and believes that there is no God but Allah, and that Mohammed is his prophet.
Scriptural Authority
In general, what determines whether a person is a follower of any particular religion is whether or not they accept, and attempt to live by, the scriptural authority of that religion. This is no less true of Hinduism than it is of any other religion on earth. Thus, the question of what is a Hindu is similarly very easily answered.
The Definition
By definition, a Hindu is an individual who accepts as authoritative the religious guidance of the Vedic scriptures, and who strives to live in accordance with Dharma, God's divine laws as revealed in the Vedic scriptures.
Only If You Accept the Vedas
In keeping with this standard definition, all of the Hindu thinkers of the six traditional schools of Hindu philosophy (Shad-darshanas) insisted on the acceptance of the scriptural authority of the Vedas (shabda-pramana) as the primary criterion for distinguishing a Hindu from a non-Hindu, as well as distinguishing overtly Hindu philosophical positions from non-Hindu ones. It has been the historically accepted standard that, if you accept the Vedas (and by extension Bhagavad Gita, Puranas, etc.) as your scriptural authority, and lived your life in accordance with the Dharmic principles of the Vedas, you are then a Hindu. Thus, an Indian who rejects the Veda is obviously not a Hindu. While an American, Russian, Indonesian or Indian who does accept the Veda obviously is a Hindu.
nadi lo kottuku poyevadiki gati gamyam nirdesinche avakasam ledu
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Andhramass
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Username: Andhramass
Post Number: 39940
Registered: 07-2006
Posted From: 203.26.122.12
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, October 27, 2010 - 11:02 pm: |
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Duce:
thanks
anni dananallo Annadanam Minna
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Musicfan
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Username: Musicfan
Post Number: 34316
Registered: 05-2004
Posted From: 98.243.24.34
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Andhramass:what is the origin of Hinduism?
quote:According to historians, the origin of Hinduism dates back to 5,000 or more years. The word "Hindu" is derived from the name of River Indus, which flows through northern India. In ancient times the river was called the 'Sindhu', but the Persians who migrated to India called the river 'Hindu', the land 'Hindustan' and its inhabitants 'Hindus'. Thus the religion followed by the Hindus came to be known as 'Hinduism'.
It was earlier believed that the basic tenets of Hinduism were brought to India by the Aryans who invaded the Indus Valley Civilization and settled along the banks of the Indus river about 2000 BC. However, this theory has now been proved to be a flawed one and is considered nothing more than a myth.
According to scholars, the evolution of Hinduism may be divided into three periods: the ancient (6500 BCE-1000 AD), the medieval (1000-1800 AD), and the modern (1800 AD to present). Hinduism is commonly thought to be the oldest religion in the history of human civilization.
nadi lo kottuku poyevadiki gati gamyam nirdesinche avakasam ledu
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Duce
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Username: Duce
Post Number: 4
Registered: 09-2010
Posted From: 115.118.203.138
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annai nee questions simple ga kanipistunna alochisthonte chala depth unna questions laga agupisthunnai. short and simplega cheppadam veelu kaadu. pedda books rayachu veeti meeda. my 2 cents....
meaning of the words change with time. what hindu once meant is different from what it means now. Persians pronounce Sindhu and Hindu in Parsi and they came to call everyone on the left bank of Sindhu river as Hindus. Arabians adopted that name.
Does this mean that Hinduism was merely a geographical expression and nothing more than that? When did this word acquire religious connotation?
When Jews were persecuted by Assyrians and Romans, when Zoroastrians were persecuted by Arabian Muslims, they came to settle in India as refugees. In between these events Syrian Orthodox christians came to settle in India. 'Hindus' was not the word they used to distinguish themselves from the followers of local religion. They called them by the name of the sect name....like bhagavathas, shaktis, nagas, saivas, jainas, buddhists etc.
This was essentially the same nomenclature used by our ancestors themselves to call the followers of the local religions. We never called ourselves Hindus.
With the advent of Islam in India, 'Hindu' began to acquire religious connotation. They distinguished themselves from the followers of local beliefs by calling all of them as Hindus.
Hinduism does not fit into the western definiiton of religion. For the followers of Abrahamic religions, a belief system can be called as religion if it satisfies some criteria like it should have a founder, an infallible book which is word of GOD and which formalises, homogenises and standardises all the beliefs and rituals.
Hindusim doesnt have a founder and doesnt have a set of scriptures which can be said to be word of GOD, and so infallible.
Only some believe vedas as infallible and word of GOD. Vedas themselves have verses which says that there is only one TRUTH and Sages perceive it in different ways. This essentially acknowledges the diversity of belief systems (but consistent as a whole) under one umbrella called sanatana dharma and that no belief system can be considered as the true one. This also acknowledges diversity of scriptures written by many sages and thinkers. So there is no concept of PROPHET or founder unlike Abrahamic religions.
Now coming to your first question which is very complex 'why we are hindus?'. This is a composite question which can be broken into component questions like: What is Hinduism, What are the commonalities among the diverse belief systems of Hinduism, does anyone who is to be called Hindu should belong to some CASTE, what does one have to do to be called hindu, does one have to be only born as a hindu or one can become hindu by just following some beliefs, does Hinduism have the concept of proselytization etc etc etc.
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Telugustudio
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Username: Telugustudio
Post Number: 5657
Registered: 07-2009
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, October 27, 2010 - 10:33 pm: |
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Andhramass:why we are hindus?
geographical location vallaa?
what is the origin of Hinduism?
oka doubt ani moodu adigithe kattam.
www.telugustudio.net
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Gochi
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Username: Gochi
Post Number: 70442
Registered: 07-2004
Posted From: 24.229.138.244
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, October 27, 2010 - 10:09 pm: |
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Andhramass:antha pedha paragraphs chadivey baduluuu
yevarana short and simple ga cheputahrru anni adigaa
ante maaku vere pani paata ledhani decide ainaav
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Andhramass
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Username: Andhramass
Post Number: 39937
Registered: 07-2006
Posted From: 203.26.122.12
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, October 27, 2010 - 10:00 pm: |
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Gochi:mass baa wiki maaloom thereko...
antha pedha paragraphs chadivey baduluuu
yevarana short and simple ga cheputahrru anni adigaa
atlaney naa legga doubts unna vallaki kuda use avuthundi kada
anni dananallo Annadanam Minna
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Nanee
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Username: Nanee
Post Number: 25923
Registered: 08-2009
Posted From: 183.82.189.219
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amavasya daggarapadatandi
FDFS movie updates
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Kichidi
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Post Number: 7719
Registered: 01-2010
Posted From: 24.16.111.202
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, October 27, 2010 - 9:47 pm: |
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Gochi:mass baa wiki maaloom thereko...
Truth hurts. Maybe not as much as jumping on a bicycle with a seat missing, but it hurts.
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Gochi
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Username: Gochi
Post Number: 70435
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, October 27, 2010 - 9:33 pm: |
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Andhramass:why we are hindus?
geographical location vallaa?
what is the origin of Hinduism?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hinduism
mass baa wiki maaloom thereko...
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Andhramass
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Username: Andhramass
Post Number: 39936
Registered: 07-2006
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, October 27, 2010 - 9:14 pm: |
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Don:Mass annai.. neeku bhale doubts vastaaye..
nakku telisindi gorrantha teliyalasindi Ocean antha
anni dananallo Annadanam Minna
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Katti
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Post Number: 189
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sindhu river valana Sindus ane varanta.. adhi hindus ga marindanta... |
Don
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Post Number: 15271
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Posted From: 98.228.241.173
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Mass annai.. neeku bhale doubts vastaaye.. |
Andhramass
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Username: Andhramass
Post Number: 39934
Registered: 07-2006
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, October 27, 2010 - 8:24 pm: |
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why we are hindus?
geographical location vallaa?
what is the origin of Hinduism?
anni dananallo Annadanam Minna
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