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Thread: Let us know the Vedas and their Antiquity

  1. #21
    Quote Originally Posted by urmiladuhan View Post
    I believe, some of the concepts mentioned in Hindu scriptures are much older than the scriptures themselves.

    You are absolutely correct.

    Thanks and regards.
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  2. #22
    In order to know more about vedas, kindly visit :

    http://hinduism.about.com/cs/vedasvedanta/a/aa120103a_2.htm
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  3. #23
    I suppose just as elite educational institutions are available to selected few, so was Sanskrit, at least during a specific time period in history. Perhaps there was paucity of Sanskrit teachers for general public, for some reason.


    Quote Originally Posted by maddhan1979 View Post
    "Sanskrit, a language reserved for selected few": This is what has been taught and told to us.

    The point is, history as written and taught to people is/was based on localized knowledge in past and even in present day scenario, a simple example is " Do u know there were cities in ancient central asia, which dated back to the same time period as Harrapa and Mohanjodaro", earlier we did not know it and even if people knew it, it was known in local circles and not through out the world. Now due to the age of IT, entire concept of how we perceive and understand information has changed.
    You can now see, that there were cities in ancient past through out the world. Therefore saying that "Sanskrit, a language reserved for selected few" seems to be a dictated concept based on localized information, folklore, mythologies and such information is often used by influential people and influential identities such as religion and in real sense India has never been able to come out of grip of religion and look towards a scientific way of life.

    Therefore ""Sanskrit, a language reserved for selected few" does not seem to be true. According to scholars Sanskrit is associated with "Aryan" people and existence of such people ("Aryan") also have roots in central Asian and other places in the world, so how is it possible that this language was associated with only "selected few"? This statement does not seem to hold true, although it can be dictated by force and power in any form by a person or an identity such as religion.
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  4. #24
    The seal you describe is an amazing seal. I mean, a three faced human sitting in yogic position is certainly a very Indian concept even by today's standards. Plus there are peepal shaped leaves on his head gear- this is same as the reverence of peepal tree by today's Hindu's. Another interesting seal shows a man inside peepal tree with another human bowing before the peepal tree. This clearly points to the concept of giving deity status to peepal tree- same as Hindus do even today. The manner of prayer i.e., bowing by folding one leg only halfway, is quite interesting from Hindu religions point of view.

    Quote Originally Posted by maddhan1979 View Post
    Some facts can be derived from religious thoughts:

    A simple example is the "interpretation of Seal of Shiva, found in mohanjodaro", when i say " interpretation ", it basically means, it is not certain that this seal is of or depicts "Shiva". Some people think, it is image of Shiva.
    This thought could arise from religious ideologies, who try to give idol form to so called Godly figures.
    On the other hand, if we look closely to this seal, it shows a human figure. The facial features of this image do not match with south India people or other tribes of of India rather the facial features are more North Western India and more north beyond that area.
    If u look closely to what he wears at the head, it is very tribal in nature, shows two horns on both sides and lot of animals from the nature.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Shiva_Pashupati.jpg

    In India religious identities have mixed up facts with mythologies, folklores and other imaginary things to suit to their needs and identities. Therefore antiquity of any thought can only be ascertained by deriving it source. For deriving its source one has to explore other things like religions, history, people, etc.
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  5. #25
    Quote Originally Posted by urmiladuhan View Post
    I suppose just as elite educational institutions are available to selected few, so was Sanskrit, at least during a specific time period in history. Perhaps there was paucity of Sanskrit teachers for general public, for some reason.
    It would be good if you could elucidate your statement a bit further by sharing the 'specific time period in history' when Sanskrit was for 'elite' and when it was open ' for commen man'.

    Thanks
    History is best when created, better when re-constructed and worst when invented.

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