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The atheists invariably claim that they are against religion, not just God/gods.

That claim is intellectually dishonest, since they still believe in the Hindu doctrines; hence they subscribe to various core aspects of the Hindu religion.

If they did claim that they are against religion & still believe in any Hindu doctrine, you would be correct. However you are still trying to put one label on many.
 
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The atheists invariably claim that they are against religion, not just God/gods.
That claim is intellectually dishonest, since they still believe in the Hindu doctrines; hence they subscribe to various core aspects of the Hindu religion.

but we hindu atheists dont consider hinduism as a religion we see it as a culture as a way of life
 
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I suppose caste had played a role in that.Back in the days learning Vedas was only a privilege for upper caste(Mostly brahmins).Although this restrictions varied from time to time.So most of the pandits were upper caste people.

:agree: the case is same even now?
 
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NO religion is entirely different thing and believing in god one way or the other, you may believe in many or consider your ownself your god as such the understanding in budhisim but that does not mean its NOT a religion.

Buhdism is very much a religion and you can not classify it agnostic

We were talking about being atheistic, i.e. a non-belief in God. Do not confuse that with a non-adherence to a religious philosophy. Some do, some do not. They are not all the same.
 
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Anyway coming back to topic, has the census 2011 figures out yet ?
 
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As others have pointed out, atheism itself is a form of religion (= belief system), albeit without God. Hindu atheists still hold special reverence for the Vedas and other texts, and consider them an essential part of their "Hindu atheist" doctrine.

Vedas are part of our ancient Indian literature.Other than that it has no special place or authority for atheists.Their is no Hindu Athiest doctrine.Where do you people come up with ideas.



Then you don't know the half of it. Dravidian nationalism directly challenges all Vedic influences into indigenous Dravidian culture.

They challenges the authority of Vedas,And the authority of people who follow Vedas.

I am sure moderate Hindus accept Buddhist; that has never been the issue.

The issue here is the hardcore fanatics who will not accept Buddhism any more than their ancestors did millenia ago.

What is a moderate Hindu??
What does Buddhism has that is unacceptable for Hindus??


Worship of nature and tribal deities with NO reference to the Vedas. It survives now only in isolated tribes (barely).

Vedas actually sanction worship of nature.Your claims are false.

Jainism was never big enough to be a threat, so it was tolerated.
Sikhism evolved during the colonial period, so Hinduism didn't have a chance to deal with it.
Buddhism was all but eradicated from India in the ancient past.

No evidence for your claims.Word eradicate means destroy,What sort of destruction are you talking??Where are the historical accounts for your claim??
 
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I am open to spread of your religion however since Hinduism doesnt allow conversions and i understand since it has different classes (low cast/ high cast) you may call these different philosophies but again the question is if someone converts to Hinduism how will you classify him? Dalit or Brahmin?


Apart from that can you tell me who can become a Pundit ?

Let me put in very straight way:

1. There is no conversion procedure in Hinduism, you would automatically convert to Hinduism when u start understanding n believing in Hinduism in true sense.

2. If somebody converts to Hinduism at max u can determine his Varna i.e. the broader distinction based on the type of work u do like if somebody is in Army he can call himself a Kshatriya n ''may'' take Arjun as his idol for performing his duties, if ur a Scholar, lecturar or Scientist u may call ur self a Brahmin, etc etc..

3. Besides the caste system(like Baniya, Sunar, Rajput,etc.) is applicable only for those who r Hindus by birth n there lineage can be determined through their ''Gotra''.

4. There is no hard n fast rule here there r example through out our history were many people have converted from one Varna to another like Brahma Rishi Vishvamitra was originally a Kshatriya a very brave warrior who later converted not only to Brahmin but even achieved its greatest highest by earning the title of Brahma Rishi though his penence or we have the example of Lord Parshurama(An Avatar of Lord Vishnu) who was a mixture of Brahmin n Kshatriya,etc...

5. Pundit n Brahmin r two different things, a Pundit is one who has knowledge of Vedic n Spiritual text n could perform Puja n Havan which normal people can't due to lack of knowledge about the correct mantras, etc..

A Brahman is a much wider term n a Pundit is included in it.:)
 
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Vedas are part of our ancient Indian literature.Other than that it has no special place or authority for atheists.Their is no Hindu Athiest doctrine.Where do you people come up with ideas.





They challenges the authority of Vedas,And the authority of people who follow Vedas.



What is a moderate Hindu??
What does Buddhism has that is unacceptable for Hindus??




Vedas actually sanction worship of nature.Your claims are false.



No evidence for your claims.Word eradicate means destroy,What sort of destruction are you talking??Where are the historical accounts for your claim??

I repeat you are wasting your time.
 
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