It seems, for many Indians, at least in this forum, they always rely on others' praise to satisfy their ego. Is that because they don't have pride for things from their own country? It is sad for an old civilization.
But India is somewhat different from others. Their language, country and name were actually all given by others. BTW the food - rice - was given by China.
Wel , just like China , our ancient name was `Bharata`.. not India. so that refutes ur claim of our name was given by outsiders.. hey can call us anything , but we are Bharat-wasi (inhabitants of Bharat) and did our language came from outside? Seriously Einstein? So were we not surviving before the rice was introduced to us?
Additionally, Buddha was from Nepal. Anyway, IMO, Buddhism is a backwards religion. It needs modernization to survive.
We all know Siddharata was from Nepal , we dont claim otherwise!! But he became Buddha in India.
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And we have Taoism. IMO, the best religion for social development. Many Taoism theories are actually very close to modern sciences. Most importantly, in Taoism, you can NOT simply believe in your gods to gain immortal life, instead you must
work hard to exercise your body and spirit. This is the reason it is not that popular. After all, most people are just lazy losers.[/QUOTE]
Aaaa... so U called Buddhism backward coz U wanted to propogate your religion?
Just like taoism , Buddhism is based on Modern Science , (part of Hinduism) , if U dont know about it kindly do some research on it rather than propagating ur taoism (might is right , eh??) to gain Nirvana or Salvation in Buddhism or Hinduism of course U have to do the physical or spiritual `work`.. in Buddhism its called the `Pillars of Buddism `and in Hinduism its called as follows:-
Jnana Yoga: Jnana Yoga is the path of knowledge, wisdom, introspection and contemplation.
It involves deep exploration of the nature our being by systematically exploring and setting aside false identities.
Bhakti Yoga:
Bhakti Yoga is the path of devotion, emotion, love, compassion, and service to God and others. All actions are done in the context of remembering the Divine.
Karma Yoga: Karma Yoga is the path of action, service to others, mindfulness, and remembering the levels of our being while fulfilling our actions or karma in the world.
Raja Yoga:
Raja Yoga is a comprehensive method that emphasizes meditation, while encompassing the whole of Yoga. It directly deals with the encountering and transcending thoughts of the mind.
So , just like Taoism , our Religions are Also based on hard work of Body and Spirit and all that U mentioned!!!