As we peep into the religious History of India, we become aware that the DaVita, Vedanta borrows a concept from Abrahamic religions.+
As we peep into the annals of the religious History of India, we become aware that the DaVita, Vedanta borrows a concept from the Abrahamic religion.
Hinduism is based on myths, and thus, people of India are unaware of their inherited religious history.
The Vedic system did not have a caste system. The caste system was a fake created in the name of Hinduism. This non-Vedic belief system called Hinduism created hatred in the low-caste Hindus for the higher caste.
Vedic people ate beef. The Hindu practices of idol worship and temple worship ban on beef-eating, were introduced many centuries later.
The vast ocean of Vedic Religion or Santana Dharma was consistently steady and calm for a very long period. It appears that as a consequence of the rage of the Buddhist revolution, it got suddenly disturbed and flowed down to us in disorder.
Even today, Vedic Religion or Santana Dharma has not recovered from the onslaught of Buddhism and Jainism and is not able to settle in people's hearts in its original form in the same old measure.
The Buddhist influence is seen in a great measure in the Vedic philosophy, which is followed by the majority of Indians. Thus, it is clear that Vedic Religion or Santana Dharma has not retained its original form, but has been influenced by other religions and has undergone a sea change.
Thus, the influence of Buddhism on Santana Dharma is extraordinary. Even Kumarila Bhatta, who fought with great heroism for the revival of the Vedic Religion, was so much influenced by Buddhism that he established for the first time in the country, an atheist Vedic Religion or Santana Dharma. There is no room for any doubt to assert that the Kumarila Bhatta School was influenced by atheist Buddhism because the school, which is based on the validity of the Vedas and rituals, refutes the existence of God.
It is also necessary for the people to know why the Ancient Vedic Religion or Sanatana Dharma is not present in Hinduism if they are seeking truth in India.
It is very much necessary for the Indian populace to know why the Ancient Vedic Religion or Santana Dharma is not present in Hinduism. India is a spiritual supermarket with diverse philosophies, theories, ideologies, yoga, and beliefs.
Hinduism indulges non-Vedic beliefs such as idolatry, ancestor worship, pilgrimages, priestcraft, offerings made in temples, the caste system, untouchability, and child marriages.
All these lack Vedic sanctions; therefore, Hinduism is not an Ancient Vedic Religion or Santana Dharma.
Hinduism is the museum of diverse beliefs and dogmas. Hinduism is not the means to ‘Self’-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana.
All Hindus indulge in non-Vedic practices barred by the Vedas, introduced by the different founders of the different sects of Hinduism at different times, whereas the Vedic Religion or Santana Dharma is ancient and has no founder.
Remember:~
The DaVita, Vedanta borrows the concept from Abrahamic religions, such as Eternal Damanation (of certain souls destined to hell forever), which goes against the belief of most Vedanta schools, which states that the Soul attains liberation.
The creator-creation theory is also borrowed from the Abrahamic religion, and on the base of a new belief system has been introduced, giving it a Vedic outlook and propagating all non-Vedic rituals and worship by someone in the past.
St. Thomas is said to have come to India in the first century AD to spread Christianity. It first spread among the people of the Malabar Coast and in areas near present-day Madras.
There is a total discontinuity in the concept of God before and after the entry of St Thomas. As one goes deeper into the annals of religious history then we become aware of the fact that the Vedic Gods were personifications of Nature and their worship essentially sacrifices to these Natural Forces to appease them. All of a sudden, by the first century, we encounter Vedanta. Vedanta literally means “End of the Vedas,” though it is today interpreted as "the essence of the Vedas."
Vedanta, which appeared as a theological discourse, presents a supreme Godhead, “Para Brahman. Such an idea was not even remotely conceivable in the Vedic context.
New Gods like Maheshwar and Vishnu appeared. The concept of Maheshwar, Vishnu, means Sky or Heavens. Vishnu simply means the God of the Heaven lies or the one who pervades everything. Then we have the concept of incarnation – God taking flesh in human form to save humanity. All these suddenly appeared after the entry of St Thomas.
This was also the time when most of the Vedic Gods passed into oblivion. Their place was taken by the trinity of Gods, with Brahma as the creator, Vishnu as the preserver, and Shiva as the destroyer. It is believed that when evil is rampant, various incarnations of Vishnu enter the world of men to save them. Krishna is one such 'avatar'.
There are many contradictions. Brahma, Vishnu, and Maheshwar are the three main GODs, but they are one. Brahma is the creator of this universe (Generator), Vishnu is responsible for the smooth conduct of the same (sustainer), & Maheshwar is the Destroyer! But if you go and read the Vishnu Purana, he is characterized as the supreme power.
Further, due to many castes and sub-castes prevailing in the society, some more rules and principles were added for the benefit of these priests. Can you imagine how you would get rid of the sin you committed by killing a cat? You will have to make a golden cat weighing equal to the dead cat and hand over this golden cat to the priest chanting for the purification of an individual soul! Hinduism is different from the Sanatana Dharma Vedic religion.
Yajur Veda:~ "They are enveloped in darkness, in other words, are steeped in ignorance and sunk in the greatest depths of misery who worship the uncreated, eternal prakrti -- the material cause of the world -- in place of the All-pervading God, But those who worship visible things born of the prakrti, such as the earth, trees, bodies (human and the like) in place of God are enveloped in still greater darkness, in other words, they are extremely foolish, fall into an awful hell of pain and sorrow, and suffer terribly for a long time."~ (Yajur Veda 40:9.)
As indicated in ISH Upanishads: ~ “By worshipping Gods and Goddesses, you will go after death to the world of Gods and Goddesses. But will that help you? The time you spent there is wasted because if you were not there, you could have spent that time moving forward towards Self-knowledge, which is your goal. In the world of Gods and Goddesses, you cannot do that, and thus you go deeper and deeper into darkness.
The Brihadaranyaka Upanishad declares: "He who worships the deities as entities entirely separate from him does not know the truth. For the Gods, he is like a pasu (beast)". (1. 4. 10)
It clearly indicates that:~ If the human goal is to acquire Self-Knowledge, then why indulge in rituals and glorify the conceptual Gods, Goddesses, and Gurus to go into deeper darkness. Instead, spend that time moving forward towards Self-knowledge, which is one’s prime goal.
One must remember that for all periods the Vedas are the final goal and authority, and if the Puranas differ in any respect from the Vedas, the Puranas are to be rejected without mercy.
Self-realization is the Truth realization. Truth realization is God-realization. God- realization is real worship. :~Santthosh Kumaar
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