Comments on: Buddha was a Hindu

By: hinduindian

hinduindian — Mon, 26 Jul 2021 13:39:41 +0000

Great insight and even greater articulation. Maria is more Hindu than many self proclaiming Hindus.

By: MW

MW — Sat, 01 Aug 2020 05:43:43 +0000

In reply to KP.

thank you

By: KP

KP — Fri, 31 Jul 2020 10:47:39 +0000

Thank you Madam Maria. You are profound in theology. Om Shri Matre Namah.

By: MANOJ KUMAR

MANOJ KUMAR — Tue, 13 Nov 2018 15:04:31 +0000

If you study literatures of Buddhism you will realize that its all FAKE & FRAUD.

How can a person called BUDDHA be such a DUMB?

By: Swamiji

Swamiji — Thu, 21 Jun 2018 15:31:43 +0000

No use accusing without facts, can you tell me the earliest recorded (written down in stone as other materials are perishable) was in which language and when ?

By: Kishan Sharma

Kishan Sharma — Thu, 21 Jun 2018 07:14:08 +0000

In reply to Swamiji.

Buddhism older than Hinduism ? Ha ha ha ! There’s no limit to man’s imagination and fantasies !

By: Swamiji

Swamiji — Thu, 21 Jun 2018 06:48:43 +0000

I wanted to end this nonsensical repartee’s except for Mr Varadarajan who seems to be having a head on his shoulders.
My sources are not from Max Mueller for your information to answer your question, Hinduism is like a palimpsest once you remove one layer the whole edifice falls, it is not pick and choose like what you are saying, like having an ice cream with different flavors, to be tasted or discarded. Vedanta was built on such an edifice based on Buddhist logic, this is the reason why, Sankara was called a Neo-Buddhist.
Anyway the whole substantial point in your first essay was an indictment/and denigration of Buddhism, are you aware that Buddhism may be older than Hinduism ? A stupa with Buddhist artefacts has been found in Harappa. !!!
Can this matter rest. Foreigners are not good losers as they think they know more about Hinduism than the people who have been seeped in this religion, they are like Consultants who take your watch and tell what time it is !!

By: rama5678

rama5678 — Wed, 20 Jun 2018 16:51:26 +0000

In reply to MW.

All Religions have followed Hinduism be it Zorastrianism, Christianity,Islam, Sikh Budhism etc. Even it has been said there was only Hindu way of life in most of the Universe. Like Budhists Sikhs also say that theirs is a separate Religion even though everyone knows all are Punjabi Hindus converted to Sikhism in the face of Islamic onslaught. If Budhists are not Hindus why must they keep Hindu names? .

By: MW

MW — Wed, 20 Jun 2018 13:31:50 +0000

“Are you doubting the Bhavishya Purana?” you wrote.
By the way, for Hindus there is no need to take as true anything that doesn’t make sense and cannot be experienced. Even the Vedas have to be left behind in the final experience.
and yes, there is a good chance that interpolations happend in the texts and wrong translations were done, consciously and unconsciously.
Remember, Max Mueller intended to show the ‘rotten root’ of the Hindu religion by his translation of the Veda… Great motivation for an unbiased translation, is it???

By: rama5678

rama5678 — Wed, 20 Jun 2018 09:52:02 +0000

In reply to Chitra Vartak.

Who is this friend of yours who told you that Pooja was anathema to Nehru and so Hindus should not do it or should be ashamed of doing it. It is all the propaganda that is coming up in the last 4 years. There was no such restrictions or any disgrace in doing Pooja. How do you explain then lighting of lamps on any occasion and keeping of Hindu Idols in offices etc. In my opinion if we are a true Secular Country we should have all images of all religions in public offices etc and not only Hindu Gods. Don’t blame others but we Hindus for belittling the Hindu Religion. Are we following anything or do we know anything that is contained in its mammoth Scriptures and Vedas.