Fwd: Response to Aashish Jha

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NepalWatch, "Vrndavan Parker" <vrnparker>

wrote:

 

Aashish Jha stated,"If Hinduism is so broad then why single out one

country to be a Hindu Nation? Wouldn't that go against what you said

here?"

 

No it does not go against what I said because I am not saying 'Lets

make Nepal a Hindu nation." Im saying it already was secular by the

very basis of it being a Hindu nation. By officially de-Hinduizing

Nepal, Hinduism is being treated as if it is a predatory, exclusive

religion that non-Hindus need to be protected from. The very fact that

there are so many various 'religions' in India and Nepal is because of

the supportive and inclusive nature of Hinduism.Compare the religious

demography of Islamic and Christian Nations with India or Nepal.

Pre-partition, Pakistan was 33% Hindu now its between 1%-3% Hindu.

Whereas India still has more Muslims than any Nation except Indonesia.

Like it or not, if Nepal's new secualrism becomes anything like

India's secular fascism it will be a disaster for the Hindu

civilization. Hinduism is not just about Temples. One can be a Hindu

without ever stepping into a Temple or even believing in the need for

Temples. It is thus a way of life not a religion.

 

Regarding the Tharu:You say their priest are called 'gurau' which is

obviously 'guru.' Guru is a function. the word 'guru' actually means

'heavy'. Heavy with wisdom, responsibility and determination. Even if

the Tharu name themselves as the Tharu religion which you never said

but suggest, I am sure that the name, as in all indigenous sacred

paths, reflects a function. As Tao means 'The Way'. Sanatana

Dharma=The Eternal Sustainer. And most important no indigenous culture

  says that their truth is the one and only way. You seem to

intentionally miss my main point that comparing Indigenous faith with

predatory conversionists is historically innaccurate, unjust and flat

out wrong. Antipathy for Hinduism blinds poeple to the facts regarding

its inclusiveness.

 

Regarding the term Hindu: It was applied by the Persians to the people

of the Indus and beyond regardless as to who they were and what they

saw themselves as. They may not have even known of the full geography

of the region.For the record some Hindus have tried to show that it is

a Vedic term, but I havent seen it yet.

 

I think its interesting that some people in Nepal want to percieve

Sanskrit as foreign to Nepal. From Japan, Hawaii, Mexico to

Scandanavia we find Sanskrit words, days of the week, the order of the

months etc. The evidence is clear when we remove the 2 months of July

and August that were added in by the Romans. Suddenly October becomes

the 8th month, November the 9th and December the 10th month. 

 

Basic Sanskrit or Hindi knowledge shows us that the 8th month is

Aktamba=October, the 9th Month Navamba=November and the 10th month

Dashamba=December. Evidence points to Sanskrit being the Ancient

world's Nostratic root language. Racist Aryan Invasion theories are

the western scholar's solution to the global presence of Sanskrt. This

racist theory was the inspiration for Adolf Hitler and his

misunderstanding of the term Aryan and the sign of the Sacred

Swastika.This was a direct result of Western Academia's racist Aryan

theories. Talk about neagative impacts yet still people ignore this

and want to demonize Hinduism as some sort of great danger to

humanity.

 

So of course I am going to fault western scholars who have a history

of denigrating every Indigenous culture and its sense of self-worth.

They reject built in native evidences yet form theories that go

against Native traditions, supposedly based on native sources. They

refuse to allow Indigenous culture, specifically Hindus, to tell their

own story. They miss basic truths and present their views as if they

are automatically superior to everyone else's views simply based on

the fact that its the latest theory. Their record is unquestionably

tainted with racism, religious triumphalism and a complete disregard

for the research of the ancients. Thus to this day with all their

technology they still cannot duplicate the skill and architectual

geometry of the Pyramids of Mexico and Egypt.

 

This is a Nepal Forum but I would be glad to send you massive data

confirming the discredited theories of mainstream Western Academia.

 

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