Now a days, Iam talking to many Americans and explaining about the Navaratri. Americans love the concept of Devi. Our American doctor, a lady is very much fascinated by Feminine worship/Feminine cosmic power/ Nari-shakti.
I request not to introduce Devi Upasana to westerners or for all those who are not initiated. Devi Upasana has long tantrik practice both in Buddhism and Hindu tantrik practice. The Buddhist worship Tara and Hindu Maa Kali. Most of Devi Upasana in the Himalayas are Vamana....rest let us not discuss further
@@punyashloka4946 It was Whytes who created the root . . . *Rig Veda 10.23.4* "In this rain, Indra throws drops on his yellow beard" *Rig Veda 10.96.8* "At the draught, the Iron One with his yellow beard and hair" *Rig Veda 1.100.18* “Indra won the land with his white-skinned friends” *Rig Veda 1.103.3* “He destroyed Dasyus cities, and strengthened the Ārya tribe.” *Rig Veda 1.130.8* “Indra defends his Ārya worshipers, consumes the malignant, tore off the b_______ skin; and him who delights in cruelty.” *Rig Veda. 2.20.6* "Indra, slayer of Vritra, scattered the Dasyus" *Rig Veda 2.20.7* “Indra destroyer of cities, scattered the b______-sprung servile.” *Rig Veda 3.34.9* "Indra owns the Sun, Horses, Cow, struck the Dasyus and protected the Ārya tribe." *Rig Veda. 8.87.6* "Indra destroyer of cities, slayer of the Dasyus, Lord of the sky." *Rig Veda 9.41.1* "Active and bright they have come forth, impetuous in speed like bulls, driving the b______ skin far away." *Rig Veda 9.73.5* “They roared, burned riteless men, blowing away the b______ skinned which Indra hates.”
I'm a Afro Descendant man in the U.S. When I was younger I looked into Buddhism and I respect it. Hinduism spoke to my soul and I completely embraced the Sanatha Dharma. I love Sri Aurobindo, Sri Ramakrishna, Shirdhi Sai Baba, Tirumular, Swami Akkalkot, Swami Shivananda-Divine Life Society, Tamil Siddhars, Swami Jyotir Mayanda, Dada Bhagwan, Meher Baba, and the list is to long to keep going. I just finished Navarati and feeling Blissful.😊
You are very correct. Even the speaker talks with surface level informations. Vadalur vallalar for instance dematerialized his body into light, the most advance stage of enlightenment. Sri Aurobindo was very close to this and with very high ideal, I.e. to accelerate spiritual evolution, will benefit all irrespective of their belief, effort. I am a benefactor of him I got a lot and lot that no practice in a life time can offer, though I didn't know about him till the spiritual accident happened.
I got in to Buddhism because it is sold as a way of bringing peace in life. But after a while I realised why I had joined Buddhism it is because I had no clue what Hinduism is about even though born an Hindu. So I turned back to Hinduism and go in to the depths to understand. It is much more than rituals. As I am going in to the depths I realise how vast and deep it is. Most of the time we think being born a Hindu is enough that is not so.
Tibetan Buddhist here. We respect Hinduism from the depth of our heart. We believe that Hinduism ( which we call Dharma of the Aryadesh) is like the banks of the Ganga river and that Buddhism is like one Ghat. Buddhism will appear and die but Hinduism will always remain. The next Buddha, Maitreya, will be born a Brahman in the Arya desh. All the future Buddhas will appear in Bharat, the land of eternal dharma! 🙏🙏
@@ThiseswarBuddhist just ran away due to the fear of mughals i am from up and many of my nepali frienda say most nepali buddhist migrated from india to nepal during mughal invasion
Dharma is Dharma, as anger is anger and water is water. When we put words 'ism' , it becomes religion. In other way, hinduism includes Buddhism, Jainism etc. Hindu word itself is geographic. These entrie isms are misleading.
It is our foolishness to get trapped into 'ism's. We never believed in religion. We accepted the wisdom traditions. Even Siddharth Gautam was born in Hindu family in that regard.
@@SP-vg5gm It ultimately came from proto-Russian . . . *Rig Veda 10.23.4* "In this rain, Indra throws drops on his yellow beard" *Rig Veda 10.96.8* "At the draught, the Iron One with his yellow beard and hair" *Rig Veda 1.100.18* “Indra won the land with his white-skinned friends” *Rig Veda 1.103.3* “He destroyed Dasyus cities, and strengthened the Ārya tribe.” *Rig Veda 1.130.8* “Indra defends his Ārya worshipers, consumes the malignant, tore off the b_______ skin; and him who delights in cruelty.” *Rig Veda. 2.20.6* "Indra, slayer of Vritra, scattered the Dasyus" *Rig Veda 2.20.7* “Indra, slayer of Vṛitra, destroyer of cities, scattered the b______-sprung.” *Rig Veda 3.34.9* "Indra owns the Sun, Horses, Cow, struck the Dasyus and protected the Ārya tribe." *Rig Veda. 8.87.6* "Indra destroyer of cities, slayer of the Dasyus, Lord of the sky." *Rig Veda 9.41.1* "Active and bright they have come forth, impetuous in speed like bulls, driving the b______ skin far away." *Rig Veda 9.73.5* “They roared, burned riteless men, blowing away the b______ skinned which Indra hates.”
Hinduism is based on Vedic principles based on Dwait concept dealing with Prakruti principle. Jainism is based on Adwait principle or Purush or Param-Atma worship principle. They are two separate distinct principles evolved late after appearance of The First Shiva Shree Rishibhdev Bhagwan as the first enlightened Purush in the cycle of Rebirth of Religions. He is the one who went to Mount Kaias for Nirvan. So neither Hindiuism nor Jainism is the source of Indic religions. They both are branches of Shaivism in reality if Shiv Principle is understood correctly.
I think that people in general cannot expand their minds and consciousnesses to the vastnesses that is required to be able to wrap them around Sanaathana Dharma. Also Sanaathana Dharma does not give anyone ready made answers. Every creature, human and non-human, has a different answer every minute of its life to every one of its questions. It is bewildering. They feel they are lost in a forest without a compass. They cannot understand that the compass is not outside of them , and that each one of them IS a compass in themselves. And most importantly there is FEAR.
Very True: *Rig Veda 10.23.4* "In this rain, Indra throws drops on his yellow beard" *Rig Veda 10.96.8* "At the swift draught, the Iron One with his yellow beard and yellow hair" *Rig Veda 1.100.18* “Indra won the land with his white-skinned friends” *Rig Veda 1.103.3* “With thunder, He destroyed Dasyus cities, strengthened the Ārya tribe.” *Rig Veda 1.130.8* “Indra defends his Ārya worshipers, consumes the malignant, tore off the b_______ skin; and him who delights in cruelty.” *Rig Veda. 2.20.6* "Indra, slayer of Vritra, scattered the Dasyus" *Rig Veda 2.20.7* “Indra, slayer of Vṛitra, destroyer of cities, scattered the b______-sprung” *Rig Veda 3.34.9* "Indra owns the Sun, Horses, Cow, struck the Dasyus and protected the Ārya tribe." *Rig Veda. 8.87.6* "Indra destroyer of cities, slayer of the Dasyus, Lord of the sky." *Rig Veda 9.41.1* "Active and bright they have come forth, impetuous in speed like bulls, driving the b______ skin far away." *Rig Veda 9.73.5* “They roared, burned riteless men, blowing away the b______ skinned which Indra hates.”
Yes ...! Fear of whom ..may I ask? I don't know ..the answer but if I may try.. isn't it the fear of losing oneself...that self ,that destination for you to reach , that in your whole life of knowing .. isn't that the one your talking about. Yes.. ultimately all dharma preach that.. about that FEAR Yes..I agree...its good to learn and understand and feel ..but why confuse yourself.. Get your self a perfect teacher..and once you feel that perfect connection..isn't he the everyone? We just don't want "OURSELVE" to be lost😂 ..that is why we FEAR. I am selfish,just can't let it go! What if i die.
Hindu thoughts are abstract, so also the society. This has the advantage of free thinking, but at the same time it is unappreciated or scares those who are not familiar with it. Western society is more structured and theer is no acceptance for the outliers. So, the westerners prefer Buddhism over Hinduism. What Rajivji said makes lots of sense.
Hinduism is very geographically connected with the landmass of Bharat...some Hindus claim it as actual history and the diety as their ancestors, not to mention the authority of the Brahmin caste, others might not be able to relate to that.
I love the topic. I have been observing this trend in all the western ways, even in the movies they are happy to name Buddhism but never did I notice, not even once did they acknowledge that source as Hinduism. It would be a very interesting topic to learn about.❤🎉🎉😂🎉..thank you Rajiv ji😊🙏🙏🙏🙏
This is a tactic by missioneries to express their frustration showing as Hindu. Western countries creating a situaation fir islam Hindu conflict and do their conversion behind. Sanatanis should realise its danger and expose them. Hindus donot want to spread uts religion. It us a fact that Europe, America, U.K. people leave Evil practice and convert to Islam. Why ? the real reason, Europeans are fedup to continue with evil practice of worshipping Saataanic negative forces of Son of God, father of Lord, Dead body etc. It is Spirit, Ghost worship. Islaam sees ghost worshipping evil practices as Haraam. It is natural for any true believer to react and encourage people to come to true peaceful religion for the benefit of mankind. The need of the hour is without resisting the true movement, UK Parliament should discuss and decide whether they worship negative Saataanic forces or not. Even every family, individual should analyse it with independent mind. If yes the entire country should immediately declare as Islamic Republic. Entire Problem solved, lives of people saved from riots. Islam does not permit practice of worshipping negative forces with wine, flesh, sorcery, black magic in the name of Lord. Islam worship only God the supreme power. Remember Islamic countries in Gulf are peaceful, rich and flourishing
@@songaesthetics8543 Protest is when you are part of something but are fed up with its moral and intellectual corruption or the lack of moral and spirirual values. It is quite obvious that anyone who was born in India then was 100 Vedic hindu or some folk animism. This was just mathematical probability. It was also hust mathematical probability that one would inherit and aquire some vasic ideas about the nature of existence. Question is what do you do with your inheritance. Do you accept it as it is, uphold it at all cost even when it is just empty ritual pratices or do you reject it because you can think independently and carve your own trajectory? What is there to be proud of your birth religion? As Spinoza says: Inherited religion is no religion.
Because Satanism was the unofficial, de facto religion of H______ and the N_____ *Rig Veda 10.23.4* "In this rain, Indra throws drops on his yellow beard" *Rig Veda 10.96.8* "At the swift draught, the Iron One with his yellow hair" *Rig Veda 1.100.18* “Indra attacked the Dasyus, won the land with his white-skinned friends” *Rig Veda 1.103.3* “With His thunderbolt, He destroyed Dasyus cities, and strengthened the Ārya tribe.” *Rig Veda 1.130.8* “Indra defends his Ārya worshipers, consumes the malignant, tore off the b_______ skin; and him who delights in cruelty.” *Rig Veda. 2.20.6* "Indra, slayer of Vritra, scattered the Dasyus sprang from a b______ womb." *Rig Veda 2.20.7* “Indra, slayer of Vṛitra, destroyer of cities, scattered the b______-sprung servile.” *Rig Veda 3.34.9* "Indra owns the Sun, Horses, Cow, struck the Dasyus and protected the Ārya tribe." *Rig Veda. 8.87.6* "Indra destroyer of cities, slayer of the Dasyus, Lord of the sky." *Rig Veda 9.41.1* "Active and bright they have come forth, impetuous in speed like bulls, driving the b______ skin far away." *Rig Veda 9.73.5* “They roared, burned riteless men, blowing away the b______ skinned which Indra hates.”
Sanatan Dharma gives enormous freedom to explore spirituality which cannot be stereotyped for everyone, it's a living tradition finetuned to Nature & Eternal Truth. Its a celebration of the One manifesting in various ways. Yoga, Meditation, Ayurveda, Festivity are there to Celebrate & make Life a Joy.
I disagree. Buddhism has all great things that Hinduism has minus the stupidities of Hinduism like the Vedic Gods, idolatory, animism, folj gods and their traditions, polytheism, avatars, caste, etc. It is a Khichdi. Not clean like Buddhism which is a lot more attractive for an intellectual mind. And westerners who are attracted to it are the intellectual, spiritual type. HINDUISM, many of its practices, are unattractive. I am a Hindu by the way. And I believe that the only decent thing in Hinduism is the Upanishads. The rest is garbage. Buddhism takes the Upanishadic tradition to greater heights. So it has all the good things of Hinduism minus the garbage of Puranas and Vedic traditions.
Aseevagam/Siddhaism (20,000 BC) and Buddhism(800 BC) both are Sramana dharma religions are Older than Hinduism. Hinduism started after Bhakti marga created by Sankaracharya 800 AD. So Hinduism copied things from Both Assevagam and Buddhism to Yamnaya steppes aryans Yagnaism religion which is already mixed copied with zoroastriansm and Mitraism religions. Now Aseevagam's Siddhas , buddhism buddha, Zoroastrianst gods, Mitraism gods, Roman religion gods are using as Gods of heaven, hell and idol worships.
@@Samyakindialife What is Hinduism? +++++++++++++++ I have long pondered on what constitutes this so called religion that sweepingly generalises the 'Indian' people and sitting on their head (as cultural hegemony) and have come up with some conclusions .... The priest from the Zoroastrian religion( known as Aryans) came to india with their Avestan language and fire rituals and later created some slogans in old Sanskrit to form the Oral Vedas which was never in written form until after the 5th century AD. These priest learnt the principles of the Samana tradition( the source of Jainism and Buddhism) that originated in the Indus Valley Civilization and is found in southern part of the sub continent namely in the Tamizh tradition and started incorporating it into their already existent vaiteegam(burning) rituals and produced the Upanishads(philosophical treatise) and became vegetarians. For a solid philosophical footing which they needed in a highly philosophized Tamizh (Samana Palli language) infused land about the 8th century Adi Sankara came up with Advaita logic that distorted the original Buddhist(Sunya-Void) thoughts and produced a dichotomical nonsense which did not last the test of time. Later they took up the Tantric Samana Tamizh tradition and put forth the bakti methodology (blind surrender). This they took also from the Christian tradition and desperately created for the Islamic onslaught. Bakti was based on erotism and appealed to the masses(like cinemas). The high Samana tantric philosophical basis was ruined for the newly conjectured 'Hindu'(Saiva and Vainava) cult of the wretched puranic tales(porn stories). This is the history of the Priestly class(Brahmins) that still retain their priesthood in the agamic temples(lifeless stone worship) that held sway through the bakti movement from the 10th century onwards. The consecutive non-Tamizh rulers(Vaduga Telugus) firmly rooted the new found 'Hindu' religion with its caste system( twisted from the Samana four occupational make-up of society aka Farmers, Merchants, Rulers, Philosophers)with the insidious brahmin agenda segregation which the colonial British gave the general name and sealing the new found religion with their law....
"Oh my God, you have Kali also"--- 🤣🤣🤣🤣 I just loved that Rajiv ji. These people are actually scared of Ma Kali. I met one of the top retired military guy (not very aged, early 50s) in Orlando and discussed about our Devi. He was trembelling! ha ha ha ha
@@Just9n__that's a propaganda by you westerners who hate devi worship and want to hate hindus faith because of ingrained pagan hatered in christianity .
Dalai Lama never said westerner to become Buddhist. He always saying we must not follow Buddhist just because I gave teaching , you have to exam my teaching long time till you convinced 100%% . Then only you can change your religion. Buddhist teaching not allow to say other to change there religion. Ok
I entirely agree with Rajiv Malhothra Ji that Hinduism as seen and practiced today appears to non-Hindus too complicated to comprehend. Several gods and Goddesses, their Poojas, Abhishekas, Homas and Havans, elaborate rituals relating to all aspects of life of individuals from birth to death, huge public celebrations like the Kumbh, Ganeshothsavs and Durga Pooja celebrations, Sevaral festivals, Vrats and Fasts are just one part. Then there are the Vedic literature, upanishads and the Bhagawath Geetha, and the Maha Kavyas of the Ramayana and the Mahabharatha, Saints like Aadi Shankara and their teachings, - it is all too bewildering and incomprehensible to any uninitiated person. Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism, which are largely derivatives of the Sanaathana Dharma, are much more simple. Jainism is unattractive because of it's advocacy of strict vegetarianism. As Rajiv Ji says, Buddhism perhaps superficially seems closest to christianity in basic tenets.
Please dont say jainism, budhism , etc are derivatives of some arya samaj concept of sanatan dharma. As a follower of one of these religions i find it insulting. During independence time many stalwart freedom fighters from gandhi, ambedkar, etc. have gone to depths of each indian dharma & philosophies and jainism & budhism are explicitly identified as separate religions in the constitution.
A jewish preacher was mocking Hindu dharma, by saying that after too many gods Hindus now made a new god , God Motorcycle, they preach(Aarti ) to motorcycle as god . These arrogant abrahmic followers see Hindus from their lens, they don’t even try to get Hindus perspective before commenting
But remember all the Buddha's were born in the Brahmin and kshatriyas clans.. it is never impossible that Buddha born in shudra and vaishya clan... It is even impossible that Buddha born as a woman. So forget this fantasy of Buddhism as an equality.
Could you please tell me how you found out about shiva and you seem like a native by your photo. If you are please try to protect and preserve your culture, traditions, values and the language. And most importantly pass it to next generation
I disagree. Buddhism has all great things that Hinduism has minus the stupidities of Hinduism like the Vedic Gods, idolatory, animism, folj gods and their traditions, polytheism, avatars, caste, etc. It is a Khichdi. Not clean like Buddhism which is a lot more attractive for an intellectual mind. And westerners who are attracted to it are the intellectual, spiritual type. HINDUISM, many of its practices, are unattractive. I am a Hindu by the way. And I believe that the only decent thing in Hinduism is the Upanishads. The rest is garbage. Buddhism takes the Upanishadic tradition to greater heights. So it has all the good things of Hinduism minus the garbage of Puranas and Vedic traditions.
Buddhism is closer to new age Atheist than monotheism. New age atheists think that 'God-like' extra-terrestrials and ultra-terrestrials can exist. Buddhism doesn't believe in a God/Gods. They believe that 'gods' exist, but are subject to same laws of karma as every other being. So basically in their view point, Gods are not supreme.
But Hinduism's outer layer is Polytheism but the core is Monotheism itself, like in Shaiva tradition Shiva as the Ultimate God, and Similarly Vishnu in Vaishnava and Adishakti in Shaakta , you can choose whatever you want and move towards the Ultimate God
@@rayrwyr yes when they're in the forms like trimoorti form , and it's their choice of bcz no one worships Parabrahman everyone worships the form of him , and they're also monotheism happening through Polytheism, and Vedas also describes same "Om Sacchidananda Roopaya Namostu Paramatmane" , The parabrahman is described as "Sacchidananda" , bcz he/She is mainly of "Sat"(Truth, Existence) + " Chit" (Consciousness)+ "Ananda" -- Transcendental JOY, for more Information Reasearch about The Brahmanda Shrushti (Creation) and how Prajapatis (Brahma, Vishnu, Maheshwara) created it and what singularity or void in universe and How sound and air Participated in Creation of Universe , Prajapati consciousness, I'm talking about Prajapati who is not the father of Maa Sati
I disagree. Buddhism has all great things that Hinduism has minus the stupidities of Hinduism like the Vedic Gods, idolatory, animism, folj gods and their traditions, polytheism, avatars, caste, etc. It is a Khichdi. Not clean like Buddhism which is a lot more attractive for an intellectual mind. And westerners who are attracted to it are the intellectual, spiritual type. HINDUISM, many of its practices, are unattractive. I am a Hindu by the way. And I believe that the only decent thing in Hinduism is the Upanishads. The rest is garbage. Buddhism takes the Upanishadic tradition to greater heights. So it has all the good things of Hinduism minus the garbage of Puranas and Vedic traditions.
Of course Westerns (especially H______r and the N_____) love it . . . *Rig Veda 10.23.4* "In this rain, Indra throws drops on his yellow beard" *Rig Veda 10.96.8* "At the swift draught, the Iron One with his yellow beard and yellow hair" *Rig Veda 1.100.18* “Indra won the land with his white-skinned friends” *Rig Veda 1.103.3* “He destroyed Dasyus cities, and strengthened the Ārya tribe.” *Rig Veda 1.130.8* “Indra defends his Ārya worshipers, consumes the malignant, tore off the b_______ skin; and him who delights in cruelty.” *Rig Veda. 2.20.6* "Indra, slayer of Vritra, scattered the Dasyus" *Rig Veda 2.20.7* “Indra, slayer of Vṛitra, destroyer of cities, scattered the b______-sprung” *Rig Veda 3.34.9* "Indra owns the Sun, Cow, struck the Dasyus, protected the Ārya tribe." *Rig Veda. 8.87.6* "Indra destroyer of cities, slayer of the Dasyus, Lord of the sky." *Rig Veda 9.41.1* "Active and bright they have come forth, impetuous in speed like bulls, driving the b______ skin far away." *Rig Veda 9.73.5* “They roared, burned riteless men, blowing away the b______ skinned which Indra hates.”
@@rivertonhigh-v4t it doesn't matter if you know who first discovered electricity and in which country/region it was first discovered. what matters is whether you have knowledge about the principles of electricity and how to apply them for your benefit.
@@sword7872 yep, many Hindus are themselves utterly confused as there are so many gods in Hinduism. Just like someone would get confused in a supermarket on seeing countless brands of coffee. But no matter how different the packaging is on the outside, they all contain coffee inside.
Rajiv Malhotra overlooked crucial factors contributing to Buddhism's popularity. In ancient India during the Buddha's and Emperor Ashoka's times, Buddhism thrived partly due to widespread disillusionment with the corrupt practices of Brahminic Vedism, including human and animal sacrifices, and the oppressive caste system which many even today found troubling. Moreover, Buddhism refined Vedic teachings, which were later adopted by Hinduism.
Cste system wasn't always oppressive. People took absolute pride in their caste ...it was a marker of their trade, vocation, and culture. It became a problem only when discrimination happened. Buddha wwas rebelling against.a FEW brahmins but not vedic culture as a whole. Buddhsm did not refine vedic teachings because Buddha did not invent a new religion. He simply focussed on ONE aspect of sanatana dharma - meditatio, deemhasising the rituals, s he was taking the teaching to the masses. At his time however the teachings were not consolidated and he may not have been able to find a true guru tho all the yoga he learnt worked because as soon as he got the emotion right (droppd the expectation), it happened! Yog vashishtha, Janaka, Ashtavakra, Shaivism sutra and upanishads thousands of yrs before the Buddha said one is nothing (and therefore everything) than before the Buddha. He wasn't inventing a new religion but crystallising and focusing on one aspect. In fact he chose the most basic step- breathing as he didnt have much time to spend with each group and wanted to give somehng basic.
Wrong. Castes were created by herbert risley in 18th century. Whereas Only 4 varnas of Hinduism are also there in buddhism. It is said that a bodhisattva can only be born in brahmin or kashtriya family.
Casteism is created by Britishers. You know in ancient India many king came from the lower community. If they are so oppressed then they would have to hide in the jungle. I agree that some of the words are true.
The Buddha concerned himself with only one of twin goals of Vedanta: Ultimate Release from Suffering. The second aspect in Vedanta being the Attainment of Absolute Fulfillment. As Swami Vivekananda pointed out, this made out the Buddhist goal to be a negative something whereafter Shankara reemphasised that realisation of Brahman is a positive something. The Upanishads had spoken of Poornam and Nityam. In defiance later Buddhist scholars spoke of Shoonyam and Kshanikam.
@@dipantanch while it may not be easy to meet such a person, one can easily read their teachings. For ex. "I am that" by Nisargadatta. The power of their words does not diminish by the fact that it is delivered via a medium( book /audio recording) and not heard directly.
Westerners especially scientists are afraid of falling from the frying pan into the fire ( from Christianity into Hinduism). Both have belief systems but Hinduism matures into a beautiful philosophy, which gave Buddhism its springboard, totally based on logic. Those of the westerners who understand this prefer Hinduism. Both give Nirvana one with Consciousness and the other into Sunya called 'Prithivilaya', I believe.
I disagree. Buddhism has all great things that Hinduism has minus the stupidities of Hinduism like the Vedic Gods, idolatory, animism, folj gods and their traditions, polytheism, avatars, caste, etc. It is a Khichdi. Not clean like Buddhism which is a lot more attractive for an intellectual mind. And westerners who are attracted to it are the intellectual, spiritual type. HINDUISM, many of its practices, are unattractive. I am a Hindu by the way. And I believe that the only decent thing in Hinduism is the Upanishads. The rest is garbage. Buddhism takes the Upanishadic tradition to greater heights. So it has all the good things of Hinduism minus the garbage of Puranas and Vedic traditions.
I say because of the baggage hinduism carries with casteism etc., Whether or not hinduism has casteism, the way it is practiced is indeed casteist. Buddhism is seen as hinduism minus the casteism. There is no baggage attached to buddhism. Many people around the world associate negative connotations with hinduism.
I grew up in a catholic country and I rejected when I was only eight years old ... then I studied hinduism but when I studied Buddhism I felt at home and I hate when people try to get buddhists idea into christianity ... false. I do not have a sangha
All 4 dharmic traditions (Hindu, Buddhist, Sikh and Jain) understand and accept 1. Dharma 2. Law of karma 3. Reincarnation 4. Moksha regardless of different codes of conduct.
I think, that we Hindus emphasize the Puranic Gods and Goddesses like Shiva, Kali and some tribal god like Jagannath etc. That put off most Western people. We should emphasise Bhagwat Gita, Upanishads, and Vedas.
They didn't even realised or see foresee that...Siddharth buddh was merely an intruder ..In our Sanatan RajDharm. He was a sheer क्षेपक। that's it. Kshepak means koi bhee humare beech mein ghus aaya ,khud ka chalakar bolkar chala gya. Or 👍लोगो का ब्रेन वाश कर दिय्या। फिर भाग गया। उसके आदमी बोधिधधर्म वो तो परशुराम भगवान के बनाये कलरीपायट्टु सीखे ओर चीन में फैलाया ।।होगा तो भी जुडो कुंगफ उ बनाया। वैसे मूल वहीं के लगते हैं। क्यों बेकार में बोधिधर्म को क्रेडिट दें। तिब्बत में आतिशा जी को भेजा जो भारतीय ही थे। मयांनार में thic नट han। etc। कल्ट है bauudh पंथ एक बस।
I disagree. Buddhism has all great things that Hinduism has minus the stupidities of Hinduism like the Vedic Gods, idolatory, animism, folj gods and their traditions, polytheism, avatars, caste, etc. It is a Khichdi. Not clean like Buddhism which is a lot more attractive for an intellectual mind. And westerners who are attracted to it are the intellectual, spiritual type. HINDUISM, many of its practices, are unattractive. I am a Hindu by the way. And I believe that the only decent thing in Hinduism is the Upanishads. The rest is garbage. Buddhism takes the Upanishadic tradition to greater heights. So it has all the good things of Hinduism minus the garbage of Puranas and Vedic traditions.
They were not confused. They thought it was not practical to tell Christians to reject Jesus and become Hindu. So they tried to glorify Jesus as divine and calling Jesus a Yogi and Vaishnav etc. But that tactic confused the Christians.
I disagree. Buddhism has all great things that Hinduism has minus the stupidities of Hinduism like the Vedic Gods, idolatory, animism, folj gods and their traditions, polytheism, avatars, caste, etc. It is a Khichdi. Not clean like Buddhism which is a lot more attractive for an intellectual mind. And westerners who are attracted to it are the intellectual, spiritual type. HINDUISM, many of its practices, are unattractive. I am a Hindu by the way. And I believe that the only decent thing in Hinduism is the Upanishads. The rest is garbage. Buddhism takes the Upanishadic tradition to greater heights. So it has all the good things of Hinduism minus the garbage of Puranas and Vedic traditions.
Buddhism responds to basic existential concerns and has more universal appeal. To make Sanatan less threatening, maybe stress the more universal facets like the post-Vedic strands, like Upanishads (Vedanta) and the reformist streams (Kabir, Basava, etc.).
"allowed to do it" Hindu tradition has no organized institutions like Church to enforce top down rigid commandments from some non existent transcendent 'god". So, if a person consumes non-vegetarian, he or she is doing it out of habits shaped by individual gunas, situation/circumstances/opportunities pre-programmed by karma of past lives. it does not mean, Hindu dharmic tradition 'allows" you do it.
@@silverphantom8502 Problem isn't with non-vegetarianism, infact Andhra Pradesh and Telangana which are the largest non-vegetarian state despite having almost 85% Hindu population and predominantly Telugu Hindus are Vaishnavites and they worship Lord Venkateshwara and Lord Rama as prime deity, almost every village in these two states have Sri Rama and Hanuman temple which are even not in UP. Real problem lies with only one type of meat which is beef, and this is is unacceptable in Hinduism.
@@Abhijeet-y8y Beef is to many Hindus what Pork is to Jews and Muslims. That said, there are beef-eating Hindus who are staunch devotees, especially in Kerala. Only those into serious kinds of Sadhanas avoid meat. Meat eating was very much prevalent in Ancient India. Kings loved hunting abd feasted on the meat afterwards.
Reasoning and faith are poles apart. Bhudhism is a reasoning based philosophy while Hinduism / Brahmanism is faith. Hence a person having scientific attitude prefers Bhudhism. philosophy while Hinduism
Because they perceive Buddhism as a comfortable compromise between familiar abrahamic religion(conditioning) and Hinduism(highly covetable for its concepts but forcing introspection about differences with familiar abrahamic religion). Conditioning is easy to follow, introspection is extremely scary. That's also why they try to portray Buddhism as antagonistic to Hinduism or as an enlightenment over it
I disagree. Buddhism has all great things that Hinduism has minus the stupidities of Hinduism like the Vedic Gods, idolatory, animism, folj gods and their traditions, polytheism, avatars, caste, etc. It is a Khichdi. Not clean like Buddhism which is a lot more attractive for an intellectual mind. And westerners who are attracted to it are the intellectual, spiritual type. HINDUISM, many of its practices, are unattractive. I am a Hindu by the way. And I believe that the only decent thing in Hinduism is the Upanishads. The rest is garbage. Buddhism takes the Upanishadic tradition to greater heights. So it has all the good things of Hinduism minus the garbage of Puranas and Vedic traditions.
The reason why westerners like Budhism is that adopting Budha's teachings in one's life is easy and beneficial while Hinduism gives more impotance to idol worship etc. less adoptable or beneficial to the practical life. Like the guest said. Bhudism talks about self-realisation while Hinduism is into worshiping Gods and dieties. There are many blind beliefs and discremination like castism in Hinduism.
It's mostly because it is much closer to the idea of Monotheism that the western world is familiar with. Traditional "Hinduism" is polytheistic and is therefore a source of confusion and fear for them.
@yugmathakkar4023 nah. Hindu/Dharmic tradition is neither monotheism nor polytheism because there is no concept of god or heaven or hell. Buddhists (like Jains and Sikhs) also follow dharmic tradition and they all understand and accept 4 core laws of nature based on Vedic metaphysics despite having different codes of conduct 1. Dharma 2. Law of karma 3. Reincarnation 4. Moksha. At least the original Buddha (1900 BCE) did. He did not deny athma, ate vegetarian food and spoke sanskrit
@@indianmilitary While I agree with your analysis of Dharma not having the equivalent philosophy of the Abrahamic God, we do have concepts like "Swarg" and "Narak". The Garuda Purana explains in great detail what is in store for people who have committed 'sins' in the material world, for how long will they be punished and when (and in what form) will they be reincarnated back in the material world. We also do have a complex philosophy that allows us to interpret Dharma in several ways. Some people like to claim Monotheism, some Monoism, some polytheism and others are just plain atheists like you. I personally am a polytheist, but I respect your interpretation as well.
When you look at all the rituals, superstitious practices, the state of the Ganges, the cow vigilante gangs in the name of Hinduism, caste system, the mythology...etc people just think Hinduism is just a mess of myths, stories, rituals and superstition.
Another aspect which Rajiv ji forgot to mention is that there is NO caste discrimination in Buddhism but it is very prevalent in Hindu culture (one can debate if this is from Hinduism or Brahminism ...Ambedhkar said that it is hard to separate Brahminism from Hinduism)
I agree with Rajiv Malhotra and at the same time say that there could be another reason as well. According to Ayya Khema in her book When the Iron Eagle Flies, there was a prediction about an upswing of Buddhist teachings worldwide for about 100 years, beginning roughly in the middle of the 20th century. We would be about 75 years into it today. It remains to be seen if the upswing will dissolve over the next 25 years or so. At the same time, an important contribution will have been made.
Yes Rajivji we see your point. The very complexity of Sanatan Dharm turns potential converts away. They take the easy path; right vs. wrong. No choices.
@@adarshsingh6313 such idiot statement you are making without shame LOL What Dharma are the people in Ramayana, Mahabharata following then? Who is Pashupati doing advanced yoga asana in a Harappan seal then? How can you say such things with a straight face?
Sorry Buddhism literally uses Hindu concepts without even changing the names at times. Karma, dharma, panchaskandha/kosha, Green Tara, Moksha/nirvana, rebirth/reincarnation to name a few. I'm awaŕe that there are subtle differences. I am also aware that there are immense similarities which cannot be overlooked. Buddhism is the first major nondualist movement in Hinduism, spreading far and wide. That's a more exact estimate.
खैर वेद: ऋग्वेद चार वर्णों की परिभाषा देता है, यजुर्वेद में चांडाल और निषध की परिभाषा का उल्लेख है जो जन्म आधारित वर्ण व्यवस्था और भेदभाव का प्रमाण है (गूगल करें कि इसका क्या मतलब है), महाभारत में जन्म आधारित वर्ण व्यवस्था के बारे में कई कहानियाँ हैं (जाँचें कि सूतपुत्र कर्ण में "सुत" का क्या अर्थ है। यह शूद्र नहीं है जैसा अधिकांश लोग मानते हैं), भागवत गीता महाभारत का ही एक हिस्सा है, इसलिए उस संदर्भ में यह जन्म आधारित भेदभाव में विश्वास करती है। भगवत गीता पाप योनि (यहां तक कि महिलाओं और वैश्यों को भी पाप योनि कहा जाता है) आदि के बारे में बात करती है और कहती है कि व्यक्ति को उस वर्ण के अनुसार काम करना चाहिए जिसमें वह पैदा हुआ है, चाहे वह कितना भी बुरा हो, और कभी भी दूसरे वर्ण का काम नहीं करना चाहिए, चाहे वह कितना भी अच्छा क्यों न हो। इस पर है, (भगवतगीता 18:47).... कृष्ण जिन गुणों और कर्मों का उपयोग करते हैं वे पिछले जीवन के कर्म हैं और व्यक्ति जिस भी वर्ण में पैदा हुआ है उसके अनुसार गुणों को ग्रहण किया जाता है (भगवतगीता 4:13)। वाल्मिकी कृत रामायण में राम को वर्ण व्यवस्था का रक्षक कहा गया है जिसे वर्ण धर्म कहा जाता है!! इस संदर्भ में संपूर्ण गीता वास्तव में जन्म आधारित वर्ण व्यवस्था और भेदभाव को लागू करने का प्रयास कर रही है जिससे जाति व्यवस्था उत्पन्न हुई। इसलिए जातिगत भेदभाव एक धार्मिक समस्या है जिसका समाधान किया जाना आवश्यक है। कोई भी ऐसा नहीं करना चाहता क्योंकि इसके साथ धर्म की पूरी इमारत ढह जाती है।
@@S_alva Hinduism is neither an ocean nor a river. It's just a collection of ancient pagan cultures & Indian mythologies (+) a twisted copy paste of Buddhist philosophy...
@@My_Cents There are no artifacts, there are no archeological evidences, there are no manuscripts, there are no historical evidences nothing. Only claims... Hinduism & islam... Both are counterfeit religions without any evidences to support it's claim.
Caste system is the greatest hurdle against the expansion of Hinduism. This is a great dilemma. Which caste a Christian can become if one has to join Hinduism because they eat beaf and other non vegetarian foods. Hinduism needs a monumental reform and a great sacrifice by the upper castes.
No conflict between Hinduism and Buddhism Hinduism and Jainism Hinduism and Sikhism Hinduism and Christianity Hinduism and Judaism Only conflict is between Islam and all
Nope. Hinduism and Christianity are incompatible. Christianity is also intolerant. It says ONLY path through heaven is Jesus and if you don't take refuge in Jesus you will burn in eternal hell. Also, all abrahamic religions have a common old testament where God is a violent azzhole who is jealous, xenophobic mass-murderer who endorses slavery. Christianity says: All non-Christians who do not take refuge of Jesus will burn in eternal hell. Peacelam says: Non-Peacelamic people are the worst of creatures and they will burn in eternal hell. Hinduism says: 1) "Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam": The whole world is One Big Family. 2) "Om Sarve Bhavantu Sukhinah": May all be happy and prosperous. 3) "Ahimsha Param Dharma": Peace and Non-Violence is a supreme virtue.
In Tamil, we refer god as 'kadavul' actually its a combined word 'kada+ul' means 'transcend inward', no other language has that profoundness also that is logically correct. No illogical stories and customs of ignorance. Sameway, Buddhism showing logically right path to the world.
In the West, there is generally a large divide between Western converts to Buddhism who are very open to receiving more converts and ethnic Buddhist groups and temples that are more or less culturally exclusive to particular ethnic groups. Hindu groups and temples are much more commonly similar to the ethnically exclusive groups and are generally less open to the concept of conversion and accepting non-Hindus.
Let alone outsiders, even Hindus feel that their complex religion is made complicated by the myriads of teachings and philosophies, inevitably overwhelmed and confused.
Hinduism isn't a 'mixture' of beliefs The core texts are Vedas and Upanishads and they are complete. After these, the two epics come into play And Puranas are stories which are not that important in principle but are written to understand things in a story format. There is are a lot of story like stuff there and people often mistake these stories for complete Hinduism There is nothing like mixture in this system
@@namah4399 Hindus are people who follow Indic beliefs that have originated and developed for the most part in the Indian subcontinent. Majority of these hindus until even 300 years ago had no clue about the Vedas, they just followed their local non vedic Indic beliefs.
*Rig Veda 10.23.4* "In this rain, Indra throws drops on his yellow beard" *Rig Veda 10.96.8* "At the swift draught, the Iron One with his yellow beard and yellow hair" *Rig Veda 1.100.18* “Indra attacked the Dasyus, won the land with his white-skinned friends” *Rig Veda 1.103.3* “With thunderbolt, He destroyed Dasyus cities, and strengthened the Ārya tribe.” *Rig Veda 1.130.8* “Indra defends his Ārya worshipers, consumes the malignant, tore off the b_______ skin; and him who delights in cruelty.” *Rig Veda. 2.20.6* "Indra, slayer of Vritra, scattered the Dasyus sprang from a b______ womb." *Rig Veda 2.20.7* “Indra, slayer of Vṛitra, destroyer of cities, scattered the b______-sprung servile.” *Rig Veda 3.34.9* "Indra owns the Sun, Horses, Cow, struck the Dasyus and protected the Ārya tribe." *Rig Veda. 8.87.6* "Indra destroyer of cities, slayer of the Dasyus, Lord of the sky." *Rig Veda 9.41.1* "Active and bright they have come forth, impetuous in speed like bulls, driving the b______ skin far away." *Rig Veda 9.73.5* “They roared, burned riteless men, blowing away the b______ skinned which Indra hates.”
Great question but very poor answer. Buddhism appeals because the foundation of Buddhism was based on logic. Buddha set out to answer the profound questions that have long challenged humanity. Buddhism (similar to Jainism and Sikhism) are a perfect rebuttal to unequal and patriarchal Hindu society. Even today the Hindu society continues to be patriarchal and discriminatory.
In sikhism there is cast system and in Buddhist there are also two types Tibetan buddist eat non veg which is not allowed in buddhism and Buddhism itself have so many sets which are different from each other 1Theravada 2Buddhist modernism 3Tibetan Buddhism
@@Intr10 Sikhism rejects the caste system and people who follow any form of Buddhism do not discriminate on the basis of religion or caste. Samata is the core principle of both Sikhism and Buddhism irrespective of whether it is Tibetan, Mahayana, Thervada or secular.
Even if some non Hindu shows interest in converting to Hinduism theses gurus or their followers rush to dissuade them “Oh no one needs to convert,or one has to be born Hindu,or which caste will convert to”😊
Buddha created a Sangha for anyone interested in practicing Dhamma, where everyone is united regardless of birth. In contrast, Hinduism ( based on Brahminical religion) created a permanent and cruel caste system, which leaders like Rajiv Malhotra are proud of, perpetuating discrimination that still haunts 30 % Indians. This is why Buddhism spread in the West, due to its emphasis on humanity and Buddha's pure teachings for all people.
Go and read some books genius it was their profesion which used to decide their cast which is mention in books later brahmins misused it for their advantage
Dalai Lama converting people into Buddhism is not true. You watch his teachings carefully, His Holiness always says people always safe and suitable to maintain one’s own ancestors belief.
Buddhism is clearer and has no caste system or other prejudices. It appears to be more about self whereas other religions rely on God/s or other superior figures to a greater extent. That's how I understand it but I have not studied it.
I have been teaching, mostly Christians, how to meditate. I use the Gita and Patanjali Sutras etc but I also cross-reference to other religions, showing the essential unity. My students have not lost their identity, culture etc as is being implied in the answer provided.
After Gautam Buddha gave his teachings, he said - *_Aes Dhammo Sanantano_* It means - *_This is Sanatan Dharma._* Or this is the Eternal Law of the Universe. How can Buddhism be essentially different from Hinduism ?
@@AanandlaharBro have you ever read the full stanza... nahi verena verani sammantheeda kudachanam averenacha sammanthi esa dhamma sanaththano which mean, Hatred is, indeed, never appeased by hatred in this world. It is appeased only by loving-kindness. This is an ancient law.
@@rnrcreations-lanka3258 Bro, my point is that Gautam Buddha talks in terms of the Eternal Laws of the Universe. Lord Krishna also does that by defining _Ashtadha Prakriti_ etc. Essentially, Sanātani Religions never give commandments. They describe the laws or technicalities of Spirituality. That's my point.
Malhotraji Pranam, broadly Buddhism, Jainism origin is based on Sanatana Dharma. In Buddhism as well as Jainism there are various schools of philosophy like in Sanatana Dharma you have dwaitha, vesheista dwaitha, advaita wherebelief systems are different. If you read the mandukya karika verses based on the analysis provided by Goudapadha Acharya , he has clearly analyzed and explained. This will give the total clarity on this subject.
@@indianmilitary supposed believe in God.why? find your answers. Your answers must be to make you happy, sukhaya, make you blessing or prosperous , hittaya, makes you benefit, atthaya.
@@sariput2010in Vedanta , you are THAT what you are seeking. Tat tvam asi. Sunya concept has been hit for six by Adi Shankara onwards including Swamy Vidhyaranya Ji in Panchadasi. Your existence is self illuminating, none can deny existence . And you are that existence conscious awareness . You want to call it Brahman or anything else is fine because it is beyond names and forms!
@@rnrcreations-lanka3258 and you read Panchadasi and Asthavakra Gita. Why the Sunya vadhi Buddhism did not take roots in India? From Adi Shankara onwards, it was shown to be a illogical concept. As Swamy Sarvapriyanda himself said “ nothing can hold candlelight to Advaita! Thousand years Buddhist debate and all defeated by logical precise Vedanta.
It is evident that the Hindus fail to: 1. define Hinduism 2. define dharma 3. justify Varna 4. Justify Brahmin's privilege over non-brahmins 5. justify how SAVARNA Hindus treated shudras, women, Dalits and Adivasi in history.
If Sanaathana Dharma gave us definitions and packaged answers, it would be one more Judaic religion. Which it is NOT. Also there is a double-speak and double-standard in comparisons between Sanaathana Dharma and the Judaic religions. The positives of Judaic societies are credited to their religions. The negatives of their societies are blamed on the time-bound, place-bound, situational deplorables of a society for which their ”Gods” are not responsible. On the other hand, the positives of Sanaathana Dharma are credited not to the influence of its religious aspect but to its society alone, and its negatives to the discreditable effects of the religion on its people. This is a result of 300 years of pernicious story-telling by the west through its stranglehold on the instruments of dissemination of information - the education systems, print medium, audio and visual media, monopolistic political and economic systems, and worst of all the systematic transformation of the world’s peoples into receivers of knowledge from autocratic dispensers rather than questioners and thinkers of knowledge.
First of all there is no previlege given to brahmins, you have to read bagavat gita carefully. It talks only about dharma. and Varna is just a job, whether you agree or disagree once you are born as human there will be differences. But Bagavat gita never says any sort of triangular power model, no superiority to anybody, it talks everybody dharma to the world, For example if you are a seller you have to be honest, no adulteration in the commodities. In teaching preach the truth, like it clearly preaches the dharma, which is the varna and no castism here and its mostly misunderstood. Dharma only take you to the eternal living
@joker1999anand 'Hindus failed to define" Did Hindus fail or you failed to study Bhagavad Gita or see distortions which crept in during colonialism or realize that caste is a social issue and has nothing to do with Hindu dharmic tradition by going beyond your ideological/political bias? If “caste discrimination” was linked to Hindu tradition and limited only to Hindu community then why Dalit Christians would have separate churches (since upper caste Christians don't allow them to enter in their Churches and even if they did allow them they would make sure that Dalits were made to sit or stand separately in a corner) or why Islam would have Ashraf (direct descendants of fair skinned Arabs) and Ajlafs (dark skinned converts to Islam)? and last I checked Pasmanda Muslims (low caste muslims) voted overwhelmingly for the BJP in UP for giving them political representation. Pasmandas amongst Muslims are OBCs (Ajlaf) and Dalits (Arjals), distinct from Ashrafs (upper castes like sheikhs, maliks, pathans, Sayeds) it is also the reason why, Christians and Muslims are asking for SC/ST reservation status for their converted 'Dalits" which also means it is a social issue and nothing to do with Hindu tradition or any religion
Nikola Tesla is often quoted regarding his views on religion, particularly his respect for both *Christianity and Buddhism*. He did express a belief that the essence of both religions could play a significant role in the future of humanity. Tesla suggested that the core teachings of Buddhism and Christianity might converge, indicating a vision of unity among different faiths. Tesla was born into a Christian family but later in life, he developed a profound respect for Buddhism. His beliefs were said to reflect a mixture of both traditions, emphasising values such as unity among different faiths. He often criticised religious fanaticism and dogma, advocating for a more universal understanding of spirituality. Nikola Tesla foresaw a future where the essential teachings of these religions could guide humanity. His views highlight a desire for a harmonious coexistence of spiritual beliefs, focusing on their shared values rather than their differences.
Gautama then (not yet a fully enlightened Buddha) decided to left those acetic Gurus, because he realized that those doctrine can't lead him to the highest truth (only led to a worldly high level of mental concentration) but did not lead to “detachment, cessation of suffering, tranquility, intuition, enlightenment and Nirvana”.
Brilliant Answer naturally coming from great GURU , himself Shri Rajeev Melhotraji. Your contribution is immense sir .. Actually you should become ADVISER to Government of India just like YAJNAVALKA to JANAKA MAHARAJA .. Your valuable clarification , POORVA PAKSHA is taking out layer of confusion one after the other .. Simply great .. SAMSKRIT Non Translatable are really true -- Some of the concepts can not be translated. Buddi , Mantra etc. are difficult to translate .. Alankara , Chandassu , etc.. gives different meaning to the word . Hence our GURUKUL system always with residentrial and had selefless GURU to handhold SHISHYAs .. Thanks a lot
@@morwickchesterham3875 incorrect. upanishads were the first to say - we are nothng and yoga masters incuding shiva gave a whole science. devotion was a response to islam and christianity. buddhis stil has a lot of make belive ..what wih avalokiteshawara and what not...
Buddha means one who is awakened in the Now Moment of the Ever-changing Present, realising impermanent nature of Reality, witnessing the phenomenon of arising and passing out dispassionately and being conscious of its Cause and Effect rationally. This Core Buddhist Philosophy being scientific is the reason why Westerners are attracted to Buddhism over other religions.
Hey not all of us do! I'm from the US, and am literally on my way to Kedernath and Badrinath as I write this!!! Alan Watts called Buddhism "Hinduism stripped for export." I personally don't agree, but it might help explain the issue a little. Har Har Mahadev!!! 🙏🙏🙏
It is also because the Birtish and Nehruvian India maligned Hinduism however they didnt criticize Buddhism that much. Also Asian countries who are self respecting Asian countries like Japan, China, Vietnam and Thailand etc are Buddhists so that is why it is more easier to be a Buddhist in the West rather than a Hindu.
Namaste Rajivji! I disagree with your reasoning. Westerners prefer Buddhism over Hinduism over the simple fact that Buddhism is agnostic and doesn't involve a rigid lifestyle. To be a Hindu, one requires a lifestyle to begin with - every step of the day is filled with a ritual. This requires a lot of physical and mental discipline which is difficult for an average Westerner who is conditioned differently. Buddhism's lack of strict emphasis on lifestyle makes it easier for a Westerner to adopt. It is also more fashionable since in Hinduism, philosophy or Darshana as you call it, comes much later in the spiritual journey. Only a disciplined mind is initiated into higher levels of learning and knowledge. Secondly, you can also find why new-age neo-Vedantic schools of thoughts are also more popular in the West. The neo-Vedantic traditions again do not rigidly emphasise a lifestyle - and they generally fashion it with Yoga which is highly popular in the West. The reason why Yoga is popular in the West is not for the reasons for which it is prescribed in our Sastras. These neo-Vedantic schools are similar to Buddhism. Hence their popularity. The only exception to this analysis is ISKCON - that continues to be attractive despite being a Bhakti-led movement. There is lifestyle, God and emphasis on rituals. But its popularity is limited in the West. Most of ISKCON's non-Indian followers are from Russia, and ex-Soviet states. I believe there is a cultural distinction and would not count them in the same fold. My conclusion is that Hinduism will never be popular in the West unless it is diluted in lifestyle, and folded into a cult-like umbrella. If it is done that way, it ceases to be Hinduism in the first place. Thank you.
"doesn't involve a rigid lifestyle" You are saying the opposite. Buddhists have stricter codes of conduct. Have you seen a Buddhist monk? You can't be a Hollywood director or actor and at the same time call yourself a "Buddhist" by simply claiming to do "vipassana" (which comes from patanjali yoga sutra) Opposite is true in Hindu tradition. There is no rigid code of conduct. There is no organized institution to enforce performance of personal rituals in Hindu tradition. Your relatives might ask you do it but they can't enforce it.
@@indianmilitary Buddhist monks can be rigid practitioners or sadhakas. But an average Buddhist is not governed by rituals or lifestyle boundaries that a Hindu is bound by. Hinduism is all about lifestyle - the rigidity I referred to, is in the way the Sastras actually prescribe it. It is not optional if you want to be a Hindu. This rigidity is prescribed but not enforced - and is left ultimately to the choice of the individual. The individual is expected to adhere to it. That a large section does not adhere to it does not mean that it is optional. The freedom that Hinduism provides is in the way we relate with God. There are multiple forms of relationship that one can pursue - but this freedom is not without boundaries. And those who believe that there are no rules are unfortunately ignorant.
What ever religion one follows, eventually they are on the path to oneness, which to be realised after many many births. In Hinduism the variety of deities, from which one chooses help in the realisation of the Self God. The religions that sprout recently are offshoots of SanatanaDharma, modified now called religions. Their tool is to brainwash and not allowed to analyse. Whereas in Sanatana Dharma one analyses.
True... Also... I think ... Because of the Negative Narratives and Propaganda about Hindu Caste System...which was actually enforced on us "By Law"..! ..by the Brits. ... The Colonial Raj. .
@@kusali11 1. If “caste discrimination” was linked to Hindu tradition and limited only to Hindu community then why Dalit Christians would have separate churches (since upper caste Christians don't allow them to enter in their Churches and even if they did allow them they would make sure that Dalits were made to sit or stand separately in a corner) or why Islam would have Ashraf (direct descendants of fair skinned Arabs) and Ajlafs (dark skinned converts to Islam)? and last I checked Pasmanda Muslims (low caste muslims) voted overwhelmingly for the BJP in UP for giving them political representation. Pasmandas amongst Muslims are OBCs (Ajlaf) and Dalits (Arjals), distinct from Ashrafs (upper castes like sheikhs, maliks, pathans, Sayeds) it is also the reason why, Christians and Muslims are asking for SC/ST reservation status for their converted 'Dalits" which also means it is a social issue and nothing to do with Hindu tradition or any religion 2. "It is in the Vedic scripture". Kindly show us the Sanskrit verse from the original Manusmrithi along with carbon dating data instead of pointing to some fake versions created by colonialists , propagated by their leftovers called commies and urban naxals. One cannot be a Brahmin or Vaishya or Shudra or Kshatriya by birth (Bhagavad Gita). In Bhagavad Gita - Chapter 4 Verse 13 Krishna talks about the 4 Varnas catur-varnyam maya srstam guna-karma-vibhagasah meaning a person's guna or mindset and his choice of work (action) are shaped by past karma (NOT birth) since karma pre-programs a person’s guna, situation, circumstances and opportunities which determine Varna (color of qualities) in this life. 3. Rigid birth based caste system (which did not allow social mobility) was created by Lord Risley or Herbert Hope Risley (a British agent) in the 19th century. He morphed ancient and flexible jathis (occupational groups which allowed social mobility) and 4 varnas (colors of character of a person shaped by past karma not birth family) and RE- classified people based on race science (nose size and head shape). The same race science was later used in Africa by Christian missionaries which led to Rwandan genocide and conversions. Jathi and Varna ≠ Caste. The term jathi (often mistranslated as 'caste') is best understood in the sense of a set, as in mathematics or a genre in literature. It applies to non-human entities as well - for example, the jathi of trees, jathi of rational numbers, jathi of verbs, and so on. In the human context, a nation is a jathi, a given religious group is a jathi, doctors/engineers are a jathi, men/women a jathi, gay people are a jathi, the military is a jathi, the employees of a given company are a jathi, etc. Similarly, the word 'varna' means 'color'. Varna refers to different colors of personalities/tendencies and qualities of people. An individual's varna is based on past karma (NOT BIRTH) which shapes gunas. Any person can also have all 4 varna gunas (Brahmin, Shudra, Vaishya, Kshathriya). Any jathi community based on occupation can have all 4 varnas. Eg Fishermen community which has its own Brahmin, Shudra, Vaishiya and Kshatriya
@@kusali11 "in the vedic scriptures" If that was the case then why Dalit Christians would have separate churches (since upper caste Christians don't allow them to enter in their Churches and even if they did allow them they would make sure that Dalits were made to sit or stand separately in a corner) or why Islam would have Ashraf (direct descendants of fair skinned Arabs) and Ajlafs (dark skinned converts to Islam)? and last I checked Pasmanda Muslims (low caste muslims) voted overwhelmingly for the BJP in UP for giving them political representation. Pasmandas amongst Muslims are OBCs (Ajlaf) and Dalits (Arjals), distinct from Ashrafs (upper castes like sheikhs, maliks, pathans, Sayeds) it is also the reason why, Christians and Muslims are asking for SC/ST reservation status for their converted 'Dalits" which also means it is a social issue and nothing to do with Hindu tradition or any religion
@@kusali11 "Vedic scripture". If that was the case then why caste discrimination is also present in Christian and muslim communities and why are they asking for reservations for their low castes? Don' confuse a social issue with a any religion or dharma.
@@indianmilitary good point, they are essentially influenced by the Vedic system. Their mind still hasn't abandoned the Vedic Varna system. But don't get me wrong I'm sure you'll find a social class system in other countries but that's not particularly tied to Christianity or Islam.
We are fighting over whether the Hinduism is great or the buddhism shows how no one among us can attend the Nirvana or the shiva,s Concious. Because both required the emptiness of the Soul and distant with our metaphysics but we are full of this and that and dharma or sangha what so ever
@@texastexas4541 your ignorance spills out. Buddhism has borrowed it's basic ideas from Sanatan Hindu Dharma only. And Christianity has digested many ideas and practices from Hinduism also, without giving any credit.
@@AKSHAYKUMARPATRA-fk3bv +Your utter ignorance knows no bounds. Nobody follows Vedic version (self-inquiry) in Hinduism.....it is all about stories, superstitions, temples, and prayers, flying Atmans, reincarnation etc. 99.9% of hindus don't know anything about self inquiry.
@@AKSHAYKUMARPATRA-fk3bv Yeah, Buddhism is just Vedanta from the early Upanishads. The only difference is Buddhism disagrees that an Atman and by extension Brahman exist. They don't believe in a permanent, singular Self. They instead believe consciousness is a result of a combination of different components.
Buddhism is more practical form of dharma. You believe in what you see. Not much focus is given on atma, parmatma, and rebirth. And no concept of yagna or offering to god to please them aka bribery.
Buddhism subscribe the idea of no defence mechanism and Hinduism is not only bound to deities there are several sects who are almost atheist but yet hindu , we believe in moksha budhist people copy our culture and wrap it in their wrapper also called U TURN THEORY
How is it more "practical"? Have u seen a Buddhist monk and strict lifestyle choices and dress codes they abide by? Simply doing Vipassana twice a day (which by the way copied from Patanjali's yoga sutra) nobody can call themselves Buddhists. Moreover, they also understand and accept dharma, karma, reincarnation and moksha. It is the reason why they renunciate (become sanyas) which can be impractical for others.
@pc7615 "Buddhism is classy and has no caste system" But Caste system has nothing to do with any religion or dharma, is it? It is a social issue. If you say it has HINDU scriptural origin then why Dalit Christians would have separate churches (since upper caste Christians don't allow them to enter in their Churches and even if they did allow them they would make sure that Dalits were made to sit or stand separately in a corner) or why Islam would have Ashraf (direct descendants of fair skinned Arabs) and Ajlafs (dark skinned converts to Islam)? and last I checked Pasmanda Muslims (low caste muslims) voted overwhelmingly for the BJP in UP for giving them political representation. Pasmandas amongst Muslims are OBCs (Ajlaf) and Dalits (Arjals), distinct from Ashrafs (upper castes like sheikhs, maliks, pathans, Sayeds) it is also the reason why, Christians and Muslims are asking for SC/ST reservation status for their converted 'Dalits" which also means it is a social issue and nothing to do with Hindu tradition or any religion
Same reason why western Indologists prefer Advaita to Dvaita or Visishtadvaita. More articulate the adherents the more is the attraction , irrespective of the intrinsic merit of the theology.
Now a days, Iam talking to many Americans and explaining about the Navaratri. Americans love the concept of Devi. Our American doctor, a lady is very much fascinated by Feminine worship/Feminine cosmic power/ Nari-shakti.
I request not to introduce Devi Upasana to westerners or for all those who are not initiated. Devi Upasana has long tantrik practice both in Buddhism and Hindu tantrik practice. The Buddhist worship Tara and Hindu Maa Kali. Most of Devi Upasana in the Himalayas are Vamana....rest let us not discuss further
Don't they will steal good parts and destroy the hindu root.
@@rasika5183 Devi Upasana is bullshit. No sane mind should indulge in it.
She's a myran
@@punyashloka4946 It was Whytes who created the root . . .
*Rig Veda 10.23.4* "In this rain, Indra throws drops on his yellow beard"
*Rig Veda 10.96.8* "At the draught, the Iron One with his yellow beard and hair"
*Rig Veda 1.100.18* “Indra won the land with his white-skinned friends”
*Rig Veda 1.103.3* “He destroyed Dasyus cities, and strengthened the Ārya tribe.”
*Rig Veda 1.130.8* “Indra defends his Ārya worshipers, consumes the malignant, tore off the b_______ skin; and him who delights in cruelty.”
*Rig Veda. 2.20.6* "Indra, slayer of Vritra, scattered the Dasyus"
*Rig Veda 2.20.7* “Indra destroyer of cities, scattered the b______-sprung servile.”
*Rig Veda 3.34.9* "Indra owns the Sun, Horses, Cow, struck the Dasyus and protected the Ārya tribe."
*Rig Veda. 8.87.6* "Indra destroyer of cities, slayer of the Dasyus, Lord of the sky."
*Rig Veda 9.41.1* "Active and bright they have come forth, impetuous in speed like bulls, driving the b______ skin far away."
*Rig Veda 9.73.5* “They roared, burned riteless men, blowing away the b______ skinned which Indra hates.”
I'm a Afro Descendant man in the U.S. When I was younger I looked into Buddhism and I respect it. Hinduism spoke to my soul and I completely embraced the Sanatha Dharma. I love Sri Aurobindo, Sri Ramakrishna, Shirdhi Sai Baba, Tirumular, Swami Akkalkot, Swami Shivananda-Divine Life Society, Tamil Siddhars, Swami Jyotir Mayanda, Dada Bhagwan, Meher Baba, and the list is to long to keep going. I just finished Navarati and feeling Blissful.😊
Did ur ancestors have Hindu connection?
Congratulations for attaining Self Realization, brother.
You are very correct. Even the speaker talks with surface level informations. Vadalur vallalar for instance dematerialized his body into light, the most advance stage of enlightenment. Sri Aurobindo was very close to this and with very high ideal, I.e. to accelerate spiritual evolution, will benefit all irrespective of their belief, effort. I am a benefactor of him I got a lot and lot that no practice in a life time can offer, though I didn't know about him till the spiritual accident happened.
@@akknellai3165 How vague your statements are! What do you want to say? 🤔
Sir, Shirdi Sai Baba was a Muslim. He wasn't a Hindu saint. it's a scam.
I got in to Buddhism because it is sold as a way of bringing peace in life. But after a while I realised why I had joined Buddhism it is because I had no clue what Hinduism is about even though born an Hindu. So I turned back to Hinduism and go in to the depths to understand. It is much more than rituals. As I am going in to the depths I realise how vast and deep it is. Most of the time we think being born a Hindu is enough that is not so.
Well done ❤
@@anupa1090 Not well done.
Please try to read the Mahasamaya sutta and you will return to buddhism.
Hinduism or Buddhism are just similar but two oath toward salvation all depends on the driver
Where is the diff....if you want someone to leave their way and follow yours the problem is not them but you@@rnrcreations-lanka3258
Tibetan Buddhist here. We respect Hinduism from the depth of our heart. We believe that Hinduism ( which we call Dharma of the Aryadesh) is like the banks of the Ganga river and that Buddhism is like one Ghat. Buddhism will appear and die but Hinduism will always remain. The next Buddha, Maitreya, will be born a Brahman in the Arya desh. All the future Buddhas will appear in Bharat, the land of eternal dharma! 🙏🙏
BUDDHISM IS AN OFFSHOOT OF JAINISM. HINDUISM COPIED LOTS OF IDEAS FROM JAINISM
R u really a buddhist? Do u know buddhist history in India? Do u know how it disappeared from India? I request/suggest u to read more.
@@ThiseswarBuddhist just ran away due to the fear of mughals i am from up and many of my nepali frienda say most nepali buddhist migrated from india to nepal during mughal invasion
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@@Skygoers ur not a tibetan i can gurantee that..tibetans respect india for the origin of buddhism..not the hindu
Dharma is Dharma, as anger is anger and water is water. When we put words 'ism' , it becomes religion. In other way, hinduism includes Buddhism, Jainism etc. Hindu word itself is geographic. These entrie isms are misleading.
It is our foolishness to get trapped into 'ism's. We never believed in religion. We accepted the wisdom traditions. Even Siddharth Gautam was born in Hindu family in that regard.
@@kapilmehta8112Hindu is a Persian word
You Are Absolutely Right 👍
@@SP-vg5gm It ultimately came from proto-Russian . . .
*Rig Veda 10.23.4* "In this rain, Indra throws drops on his yellow beard"
*Rig Veda 10.96.8* "At the draught, the Iron One with his yellow beard and hair"
*Rig Veda 1.100.18* “Indra won the land with his white-skinned friends”
*Rig Veda 1.103.3* “He destroyed Dasyus cities, and strengthened the Ārya tribe.”
*Rig Veda 1.130.8* “Indra defends his Ārya worshipers, consumes the malignant, tore off the b_______ skin; and him who delights in cruelty.”
*Rig Veda. 2.20.6* "Indra, slayer of Vritra, scattered the Dasyus"
*Rig Veda 2.20.7* “Indra, slayer of Vṛitra, destroyer of cities, scattered the b______-sprung.”
*Rig Veda 3.34.9* "Indra owns the Sun, Horses, Cow, struck the Dasyus and protected the Ārya tribe."
*Rig Veda. 8.87.6* "Indra destroyer of cities, slayer of the Dasyus, Lord of the sky."
*Rig Veda 9.41.1* "Active and bright they have come forth, impetuous in speed like bulls, driving the b______ skin far away."
*Rig Veda 9.73.5* “They roared, burned riteless men, blowing away the b______ skinned which Indra hates.”
Hinduism is based on Vedic principles based on Dwait concept dealing with Prakruti principle. Jainism is based on Adwait principle or Purush or Param-Atma worship principle.
They are two separate distinct principles evolved late after appearance of The First Shiva Shree Rishibhdev Bhagwan as the first enlightened Purush in the cycle of Rebirth of Religions. He is the one who went to Mount Kaias for Nirvan.
So neither Hindiuism nor Jainism is the source of Indic religions. They both are branches of Shaivism in reality if Shiv Principle is understood correctly.
I think that people in general cannot expand their minds and consciousnesses to the vastnesses that is required to be able to wrap them around Sanaathana Dharma. Also Sanaathana Dharma does not give anyone ready made answers. Every creature, human and non-human, has a different answer every minute of its life to every one of its questions. It is bewildering. They feel they are lost in a forest without a compass. They cannot understand that the compass is not outside of them , and that each one of them IS a compass in themselves. And most importantly there is FEAR.
So true
Very True: *Rig Veda 10.23.4* "In this rain, Indra throws drops on his yellow beard"
*Rig Veda 10.96.8* "At the swift draught, the Iron One with his yellow beard and yellow hair"
*Rig Veda 1.100.18* “Indra won the land with his white-skinned friends”
*Rig Veda 1.103.3* “With thunder, He destroyed Dasyus cities, strengthened the Ārya tribe.”
*Rig Veda 1.130.8* “Indra defends his Ārya worshipers, consumes the malignant, tore off the b_______ skin; and him who delights in cruelty.”
*Rig Veda. 2.20.6* "Indra, slayer of Vritra, scattered the Dasyus"
*Rig Veda 2.20.7* “Indra, slayer of Vṛitra, destroyer of cities, scattered the b______-sprung”
*Rig Veda 3.34.9* "Indra owns the Sun, Horses, Cow, struck the Dasyus and protected the Ārya tribe."
*Rig Veda. 8.87.6* "Indra destroyer of cities, slayer of the Dasyus, Lord of the sky."
*Rig Veda 9.41.1* "Active and bright they have come forth, impetuous in speed like bulls, driving the b______ skin far away."
*Rig Veda 9.73.5* “They roared, burned riteless men, blowing away the b______ skinned which Indra hates.”
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Yes ...!
Fear of whom ..may I ask?
I don't know ..the answer but if I may try.. isn't it the fear of losing oneself...that self ,that destination for you to reach , that in your whole life of knowing .. isn't that the one your talking about.
Yes.. ultimately all dharma preach that.. about that FEAR
Yes..I agree...its good to learn and understand and feel ..but why confuse yourself..
Get your self a perfect teacher..and once you feel that perfect connection..isn't he the everyone?
We just don't want "OURSELVE" to be lost😂 ..that is why we FEAR.
I am selfish,just can't let it go!
What if i die.
@@johncarter7110 A perfect teacher? Who is that? 😯🤔
Hindu thoughts are abstract, so also the society. This has the advantage of free thinking, but at the same time it is unappreciated or scares those who are not familiar with it. Western society is more structured and theer is no acceptance for the outliers. So, the westerners prefer Buddhism over Hinduism. What Rajivji said makes lots of sense.
Hinduism is very geographically connected with the landmass of Bharat...some Hindus claim it as actual history and the diety as their ancestors, not to mention the authority of the Brahmin caste, others might not be able to relate to that.
I love the topic. I have been observing this trend in all the western ways, even in the movies they are happy to name Buddhism but never did I notice, not even once did they acknowledge that source as Hinduism. It would be a very interesting topic to learn about.❤🎉🎉😂🎉..thank you Rajiv ji😊🙏🙏🙏🙏
This is a tactic by missioneries to express their frustration showing as Hindu.
Western countries creating a situaation fir islam Hindu conflict and do their conversion behind.
Sanatanis should realise its danger and expose them.
Hindus donot want to spread uts religion.
It us a fact that Europe, America, U.K. people leave Evil practice and convert to Islam.
Why ? the real reason, Europeans are fedup to continue with evil practice of worshipping Saataanic negative forces of Son of God, father of Lord, Dead body etc. It is Spirit, Ghost worship.
Islaam sees ghost worshipping evil practices as Haraam. It is natural for any true believer to react and encourage people to come to true peaceful religion for the benefit of mankind.
The need of the hour is without resisting the true movement, UK Parliament should discuss and decide whether they worship negative Saataanic forces or not. Even every family, individual should analyse it with independent mind. If yes the entire country should immediately declare as Islamic Republic. Entire Problem solved, lives of people saved from riots.
Islam does not permit practice of worshipping negative forces with wine, flesh, sorcery, black magic in the name of Lord. Islam worship only God the supreme power.
Remember Islamic countries in Gulf are peaceful, rich and flourishing
True 👍.
@@deenamitrataduri8731 Buddhism came as a protest movement against Vedic ritual practices. How is Hinduism the source of Buddhism?
@@Vancytrainer protest is against something when you are part of that thing
@@songaesthetics8543 Protest is when you are part of something but are fed up with its moral and intellectual corruption or the lack of moral and spirirual values. It is quite obvious that anyone who was born in India then was 100 Vedic hindu or some folk animism. This was just mathematical probability. It was also hust mathematical probability that one would inherit and aquire some vasic ideas about the nature of existence. Question is what do you do with your inheritance. Do you accept it as it is, uphold it at all cost even when it is just empty ritual pratices or do you reject it because you can think independently and carve your own trajectory? What is there to be proud of your birth religion? As Spinoza says: Inherited religion is no religion.
They think Hinduism is all about ISKCON..
You are free to think but Iskon is 1 drop of water in the infinite Sanathana dharma which you call Hinduism
ISKON is helping east Europeans decolonise and get rid of corrupt Vatican church hold on their culture. 😎🤠🤔
ISKCON is not part of Hinduism it was created by a rich jewish business man.
@@siamims4841 hi
@@siamims4841 they only understand the language of spirit, ghost etc.
This man always explains everything beautifully.
Because Satanism was the unofficial, de facto religion of H______ and the N_____
*Rig Veda 10.23.4* "In this rain, Indra throws drops on his yellow beard"
*Rig Veda 10.96.8* "At the swift draught, the Iron One with his yellow hair"
*Rig Veda 1.100.18* “Indra attacked the Dasyus, won the land with his white-skinned friends”
*Rig Veda 1.103.3* “With His thunderbolt, He destroyed Dasyus cities, and strengthened the Ārya tribe.”
*Rig Veda 1.130.8* “Indra defends his Ārya worshipers, consumes the malignant, tore off the b_______ skin; and him who delights in cruelty.”
*Rig Veda. 2.20.6* "Indra, slayer of Vritra, scattered the Dasyus sprang from a b______ womb."
*Rig Veda 2.20.7* “Indra, slayer of Vṛitra, destroyer of cities, scattered the b______-sprung servile.”
*Rig Veda 3.34.9* "Indra owns the Sun, Horses, Cow, struck the Dasyus and protected the Ārya tribe."
*Rig Veda. 8.87.6* "Indra destroyer of cities, slayer of the Dasyus, Lord of the sky."
*Rig Veda 9.41.1* "Active and bright they have come forth, impetuous in speed like bulls, driving the b______ skin far away."
*Rig Veda 9.73.5* “They roared, burned riteless men, blowing away the b______ skinned which Indra hates.”
Sanatan Dharma gives enormous freedom to explore spirituality which cannot be stereotyped for everyone, it's a living tradition finetuned to Nature & Eternal Truth. Its a celebration of the One manifesting in various ways. Yoga, Meditation, Ayurveda, Festivity are there to Celebrate & make Life a Joy.
I disagree. Buddhism has all great things that Hinduism has minus the stupidities of Hinduism like the Vedic Gods, idolatory, animism, folj gods and their traditions, polytheism, avatars, caste, etc. It is a Khichdi. Not clean like Buddhism which is a lot more attractive for an intellectual mind. And westerners who are attracted to it are the intellectual, spiritual type. HINDUISM, many of its practices, are unattractive. I am a Hindu by the way. And I believe that the only decent thing in Hinduism is the Upanishads. The rest is garbage. Buddhism takes the Upanishadic tradition to greater heights. So it has all the good things of Hinduism minus the garbage of Puranas and Vedic traditions.
@@janardansingh5926 because it is just a hegemony...
Stolen from many systems
Aseevagam/Siddhaism (20,000 BC) and Buddhism(800 BC) both are Sramana dharma religions are Older than Hinduism. Hinduism started after Bhakti marga created by Sankaracharya 800 AD. So Hinduism copied things from Both Assevagam and Buddhism to Yamnaya steppes aryans Yagnaism religion which is already mixed copied with zoroastriansm and Mitraism religions.
Now Aseevagam's Siddhas , buddhism buddha, Zoroastrianst gods, Mitraism gods, Roman religion gods are using as Gods of heaven, hell and idol worships.
@@Samyakindialife What is Hinduism?
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I have long pondered on what constitutes this so called religion that sweepingly generalises the 'Indian' people and sitting on their head (as cultural hegemony) and have come up with some conclusions ....
The priest from the Zoroastrian religion( known as Aryans) came to india with their Avestan language and fire rituals and later created some slogans in old Sanskrit to form the Oral Vedas which was never in written form until after the 5th century AD.
These priest learnt the principles of the Samana tradition( the source of Jainism and Buddhism) that originated in the Indus Valley Civilization and is found in southern part of the sub continent namely in the Tamizh tradition and started incorporating it into their already existent vaiteegam(burning) rituals and produced the Upanishads(philosophical treatise) and became vegetarians.
For a solid philosophical footing which they needed in a highly philosophized Tamizh (Samana Palli language) infused land about the 8th century Adi Sankara came up with Advaita logic that distorted the original Buddhist(Sunya-Void) thoughts and produced a dichotomical nonsense which did not last the test of time.
Later they took up the Tantric Samana Tamizh tradition and put forth the bakti methodology (blind surrender). This they took also from the Christian tradition and desperately created for the Islamic onslaught. Bakti was based on erotism and appealed to the masses(like cinemas). The high Samana tantric philosophical basis was ruined for the newly conjectured 'Hindu'(Saiva and Vainava) cult of the wretched puranic tales(porn stories).
This is the history of the Priestly class(Brahmins) that still retain their priesthood in the agamic temples(lifeless stone worship) that held sway through the bakti movement from the 10th century onwards. The consecutive non-Tamizh rulers(Vaduga Telugus) firmly rooted the new found 'Hindu' religion with its caste system( twisted from the Samana four occupational make-up of society aka Farmers, Merchants, Rulers, Philosophers)with the insidious brahmin agenda segregation which the colonial British gave the general name and sealing the new found religion with their law....
"Oh my God, you have Kali also"--- 🤣🤣🤣🤣 I just loved that Rajiv ji. These people are actually scared of Ma Kali. I met one of the top retired military guy (not very aged, early 50s) in Orlando and discussed about our Devi. He was trembelling! ha ha ha ha
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Well her depiction and sacrificing people and children to her,no one is going to think that she's a god
@@Just9n__ loll .. typical convert !!
@@Just9n__that's a propaganda by you westerners who hate devi worship and want to hate hindus faith because of ingrained pagan hatered in christianity .
Dalai Lama never said westerner to become Buddhist. He always saying we must not follow Buddhist just because I gave teaching , you have to exam my teaching long time till you convinced 100%% . Then only you can change your religion. Buddhist teaching not allow to say other to change there religion. Ok
I entirely agree with Rajiv Malhothra Ji that Hinduism as seen and practiced today appears to non-Hindus too complicated to comprehend. Several gods and Goddesses, their Poojas, Abhishekas, Homas and Havans, elaborate rituals relating to all aspects of life of individuals from birth to death, huge public celebrations like the Kumbh, Ganeshothsavs and Durga Pooja celebrations, Sevaral festivals, Vrats and Fasts are just one part. Then there are the Vedic literature, upanishads and the Bhagawath Geetha, and the Maha Kavyas of the Ramayana and the Mahabharatha, Saints like Aadi Shankara and their teachings, - it is all too bewildering and incomprehensible to any uninitiated person. Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism, which are largely derivatives of the Sanaathana Dharma, are much more simple. Jainism is unattractive because of it's advocacy of strict vegetarianism. As Rajiv Ji says, Buddhism perhaps superficially seems closest to christianity in basic tenets.
Please dont say jainism, budhism , etc are derivatives of some arya samaj concept of sanatan dharma. As a follower of one of these religions i find it insulting.
During independence time many stalwart freedom fighters from gandhi, ambedkar, etc. have gone to depths of each indian dharma & philosophies and jainism & budhism are explicitly identified as separate religions in the constitution.
A jewish preacher was mocking Hindu dharma, by saying that after too many gods Hindus now made a new god , God Motorcycle, they preach(Aarti ) to motorcycle as god .
These arrogant abrahmic followers see Hindus from their lens, they don’t even try to get Hindus perspective before commenting
I like Buddhism because Buddha Emphasize equality 🙏🙏🙏🇳🇵🕉️☸️.
😂😂😂🕉️🇳🇵🙏
But remember all the Buddha's were born in the Brahmin and kshatriyas clans.. it is never impossible that Buddha born in shudra and vaishya clan... It is even impossible that Buddha born as a woman.
So forget this fantasy of Buddhism as an equality.
@@aryankarki7900 ohh fir lagta hai aapne Tripitaka nahi padi😂😂 equality 😂😂
As a person from USA, they are often conflated. It is easy to confuse them when first being introduced to them. I have found my home in Shiva ❤️🙏❤️
Could you please tell me how you found out about shiva and you seem like a native by your photo. If you are please try to protect and preserve your culture, traditions, values and the language. And most importantly pass it to next generation
Shiva's consort is Kali. The Hindu-death _Thuggees_ worshiped Kali, before the British fought and put and end to them.
BUDDHISM IS AN OFFSHOOT OF JAINISM. HINDUISM COPIED LOTS OF IDEAS FROM JAINISM
Shiva is a grapist too😂😂😂
@@rivertonhigh-v4t
The Thuggees were the real policemen and the British Christians were the thieves and burglars.
Great response Rajiv ji.
I disagree. Buddhism has all great things that Hinduism has minus the stupidities of Hinduism like the Vedic Gods, idolatory, animism, folj gods and their traditions, polytheism, avatars, caste, etc. It is a Khichdi. Not clean like Buddhism which is a lot more attractive for an intellectual mind. And westerners who are attracted to it are the intellectual, spiritual type. HINDUISM, many of its practices, are unattractive. I am a Hindu by the way. And I believe that the only decent thing in Hinduism is the Upanishads. The rest is garbage. Buddhism takes the Upanishadic tradition to greater heights. So it has all the good things of Hinduism minus the garbage of Puranas and Vedic traditions.
Santhana has everything, but few people understand, remaining jump.
Om Namo Bhagavathe Vasudevaya.
It is very simple Sir, monotheism vs
Polytheism. Buddhism is closer to monotheism in appearance although agnostic in relation to God.
Buddhism is closer to new age Atheist than monotheism. New age atheists think that 'God-like' extra-terrestrials and ultra-terrestrials can exist. Buddhism doesn't believe in a God/Gods. They believe that 'gods' exist, but are subject to same laws of karma as every other being. So basically in their view point, Gods are not supreme.
BUDDHISM IS AN OFFSHOOT OF JAINISM. HINDUISM COPIED LOTS OF IDEAS FROM JAINISM
But Hinduism's outer layer is Polytheism but the core is Monotheism itself, like in Shaiva tradition Shiva as the Ultimate God, and Similarly Vishnu in Vaishnava and Adishakti in Shaakta , you can choose whatever you want and move towards the Ultimate God
@@prajwalhc3606 -- Ramayan and Mahabharat show that Vishnu avatars and Shiv meditate and worship each other.
@@rayrwyr yes when they're in the forms like trimoorti form , and it's their choice of bcz no one worships Parabrahman everyone worships the form of him , and they're also monotheism happening through Polytheism, and Vedas also describes same "Om Sacchidananda Roopaya Namostu Paramatmane" , The parabrahman is described as "Sacchidananda" , bcz he/She is mainly of "Sat"(Truth, Existence) + " Chit" (Consciousness)+ "Ananda" -- Transcendental JOY, for more Information Reasearch about The Brahmanda Shrushti (Creation) and how Prajapatis (Brahma, Vishnu, Maheshwara) created it and what singularity or void in universe and How sound and air Participated in Creation of Universe , Prajapati consciousness, I'm talking about Prajapati who is not the father of Maa Sati
Hinduism is not about Collecting ships, but to elevate individual to his own potential.
Therefore creating separate identity was not in chart.
Don't try to give gyan when u know little. If we don't have identity, then why do we have different akhadas? Different Sampradayas?
Very true, I see it with my western friends.
I disagree. Buddhism has all great things that Hinduism has minus the stupidities of Hinduism like the Vedic Gods, idolatory, animism, folj gods and their traditions, polytheism, avatars, caste, etc. It is a Khichdi. Not clean like Buddhism which is a lot more attractive for an intellectual mind. And westerners who are attracted to it are the intellectual, spiritual type. HINDUISM, many of its practices, are unattractive. I am a Hindu by the way. And I believe that the only decent thing in Hinduism is the Upanishads. The rest is garbage. Buddhism takes the Upanishadic tradition to greater heights. So it has all the good things of Hinduism minus the garbage of Puranas and Vedic traditions.
Of course Westerns (especially H______r and the N_____) love it . . .
*Rig Veda 10.23.4* "In this rain, Indra throws drops on his yellow beard"
*Rig Veda 10.96.8* "At the swift draught, the Iron One with his yellow beard and yellow hair"
*Rig Veda 1.100.18* “Indra won the land with his white-skinned friends”
*Rig Veda 1.103.3* “He destroyed Dasyus cities, and strengthened the Ārya tribe.”
*Rig Veda 1.130.8* “Indra defends his Ārya worshipers, consumes the malignant, tore off the b_______ skin; and him who delights in cruelty.”
*Rig Veda. 2.20.6* "Indra, slayer of Vritra, scattered the Dasyus"
*Rig Veda 2.20.7* “Indra, slayer of Vṛitra, destroyer of cities, scattered the b______-sprung”
*Rig Veda 3.34.9* "Indra owns the Sun, Cow, struck the Dasyus, protected the Ārya tribe."
*Rig Veda. 8.87.6* "Indra destroyer of cities, slayer of the Dasyus, Lord of the sky."
*Rig Veda 9.41.1* "Active and bright they have come forth, impetuous in speed like bulls, driving the b______ skin far away."
*Rig Veda 9.73.5* “They roared, burned riteless men, blowing away the b______ skinned which Indra hates.”
@@rivertonhigh-v4t it doesn't matter if you know who first discovered electricity and in which country/region it was first discovered. what matters is whether you have knowledge about the principles of electricity and how to apply them for your benefit.
As a westerner, I would say it's due to one thing. One true God vs many idols. Always seek for the true. God.
@@sword7872 yep, many Hindus are themselves utterly confused as there are so many gods in Hinduism. Just like someone would get confused in a supermarket on seeing countless brands of coffee. But no matter how different the packaging is on the outside, they all contain coffee inside.
Too good ! The peerless Rajivji , always giving such profound, explicit and unapologetic way.
Best friend of Nityananda.
Rajiv Malhotra overlooked crucial factors contributing to Buddhism's popularity. In ancient India during the Buddha's and Emperor Ashoka's times, Buddhism thrived partly due to widespread disillusionment with the corrupt practices of Brahminic Vedism, including human and animal sacrifices, and the oppressive caste system which many even today found troubling.
Moreover, Buddhism refined Vedic teachings, which were later adopted by Hinduism.
Cste system wasn't always oppressive. People took absolute pride in their caste ...it was a marker of their trade, vocation, and culture. It became a problem only when discrimination happened. Buddha wwas rebelling against.a FEW brahmins but not vedic culture as a whole. Buddhsm did not refine vedic teachings because Buddha did not invent a new religion. He simply focussed on ONE aspect of sanatana dharma - meditatio, deemhasising the rituals, s he was taking the teaching to the masses. At his time however the teachings were not consolidated and he may not have been able to find a true guru tho all the yoga he learnt worked because as soon as he got the emotion right (droppd the expectation), it happened! Yog vashishtha, Janaka, Ashtavakra, Shaivism sutra and upanishads thousands of yrs before the Buddha said one is nothing (and therefore everything) than before the Buddha. He wasn't inventing a new religion but crystallising and focusing on one aspect. In fact he chose the most basic step- breathing as he didnt have much time to spend with each group and wanted to give somehng basic.
Very true sir
Correct
Wrong. Castes were created by herbert risley in 18th century. Whereas Only 4 varnas of Hinduism are also there in buddhism. It is said that a bodhisattva can only be born in brahmin or kashtriya family.
Casteism is created by Britishers. You know in ancient India many king came from the lower community. If they are so oppressed then they would have to hide in the jungle. I agree that some of the words are true.
Very important to point out that Bhuddhim, Sikhism, Jainism are just another parampara like Vaishnism Shaivism, Shaktism etc.
BUDDHISM IS AN OFFSHOOT OF JAINISM. HINDUISM COPIED LOTS OF IDEAS FROM JAINISM
@@khalifmann😂😂shut up abdul one of the religion the sentence prove ur a fake id abdul
Sikhism is vaishnav bhakti advaita. Buddhism is similar
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So hinduism is atheistic, monotheistic & polytheistic at the same time. Wonderful
@@RiteshArora-s9x BUDDHISM IS AN OFFSHOOT OF JAINISM
The Buddha concerned himself with only one of twin goals of Vedanta: Ultimate Release from Suffering. The second aspect in Vedanta being the Attainment of Absolute Fulfillment. As Swami Vivekananda pointed out, this made out the Buddhist goal to be a negative something whereafter Shankara reemphasised that realisation of Brahman is a positive something. The Upanishads had spoken of Poornam and Nityam. In defiance later Buddhist scholars spoke of Shoonyam and Kshanikam.
Have you met anyone till today who received or realised Ultimate knowledge/Param Atman/Brahman or Sat chit anand or Turiya?
@@dipantanch while it may not be easy to meet such a person, one can easily read their teachings. For ex. "I am that" by Nisargadatta. The power of their words does not diminish by the fact that it is delivered via a medium( book /audio recording) and not heard directly.
Buddhism is escapism from Karma/Work as Sadhana; Sanatan Dharma promotes Karmic Destiny as Sadhana
The same Hinduism say also , by Sadhna burn your karma and be free
I had this dought for so long, now it makes sense. Multiple pathways is confusion 😕. Rajiv ji..Hinduism wasn't branded well in the west.
Westerners especially scientists are afraid of falling from the frying pan into the fire ( from Christianity into Hinduism). Both have belief systems but Hinduism matures into a beautiful philosophy, which gave Buddhism its springboard, totally based on logic. Those of the westerners who understand this prefer Hinduism. Both give Nirvana one with Consciousness and the other into Sunya called 'Prithivilaya', I believe.
I disagree. Buddhism has all great things that Hinduism has minus the stupidities of Hinduism like the Vedic Gods, idolatory, animism, folj gods and their traditions, polytheism, avatars, caste, etc. It is a Khichdi. Not clean like Buddhism which is a lot more attractive for an intellectual mind. And westerners who are attracted to it are the intellectual, spiritual type. HINDUISM, many of its practices, are unattractive. I am a Hindu by the way. And I believe that the only decent thing in Hinduism is the Upanishads. The rest is garbage. Buddhism takes the Upanishadic tradition to greater heights. So it has all the good things of Hinduism minus the garbage of Puranas and Vedic traditions.
I say because of the baggage hinduism carries with casteism etc., Whether or not hinduism has casteism, the way it is practiced is indeed casteist. Buddhism is seen as hinduism minus the casteism. There is no baggage attached to buddhism. Many people around the world associate negative connotations with hinduism.
I grew up in a catholic country and I rejected when I was only eight years old ... then I studied hinduism but when I studied Buddhism I felt at home and I hate when people try to get buddhists idea into christianity ... false. I do not have a sangha
Very good answer
Great Rajiv
great answer
Hinduism is Dharma. Buddhism is a religion. Western people follow religion .
Just like Hindu Dharma. Buddhism is also a Dharma. Concept of “Religion” came from Abrahamic faiths.
Buddhism is a sequel to Hinduism ...budhism is empty without Hinduism
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The difference itself is meaningless
All 4 dharmic traditions (Hindu, Buddhist, Sikh and Jain) understand and accept 1. Dharma 2. Law of karma 3. Reincarnation 4. Moksha regardless of different codes of conduct.
Both are dharma😊
Very good answer
I think, that we Hindus emphasize the Puranic Gods and Goddesses like Shiva, Kali and some tribal god like Jagannath etc. That put off most Western people. We should emphasise Bhagwat Gita, Upanishads, and Vedas.
Its also because of how china and US got close in the 80s. So the west romanticised Buddhism as this cool hip religion
So well thought answer, our Gurus were confused/didn't think of.
How do you know?
They didn't even realised or see foresee that...Siddharth buddh was merely an intruder ..In our Sanatan RajDharm. He was a sheer क्षेपक। that's it. Kshepak means koi bhee humare beech mein ghus aaya ,khud ka chalakar bolkar chala gya. Or 👍लोगो का ब्रेन वाश कर दिय्या। फिर भाग गया। उसके आदमी बोधिधधर्म वो तो परशुराम भगवान के बनाये कलरीपायट्टु सीखे ओर चीन में फैलाया ।।होगा तो भी जुडो कुंगफ उ बनाया। वैसे मूल वहीं के लगते हैं। क्यों बेकार में बोधिधर्म को क्रेडिट दें। तिब्बत में आतिशा जी को भेजा जो भारतीय ही थे। मयांनार में thic नट han। etc। कल्ट है bauudh पंथ एक बस।
@@ganeshnh Agreeing with Rajeev Malhotra sir.
I disagree. Buddhism has all great things that Hinduism has minus the stupidities of Hinduism like the Vedic Gods, idolatory, animism, folj gods and their traditions, polytheism, avatars, caste, etc. It is a Khichdi. Not clean like Buddhism which is a lot more attractive for an intellectual mind. And westerners who are attracted to it are the intellectual, spiritual type. HINDUISM, many of its practices, are unattractive. I am a Hindu by the way. And I believe that the only decent thing in Hinduism is the Upanishads. The rest is garbage. Buddhism takes the Upanishadic tradition to greater heights. So it has all the good things of Hinduism minus the garbage of Puranas and Vedic traditions.
They were not confused. They thought it was not practical to tell Christians to reject Jesus and become Hindu. So they tried to glorify Jesus as divine and calling Jesus a Yogi and Vaishnav etc. But that tactic confused the Christians.
Gurus did try but they were targeted and subjected to Trojan horse attacks
So gurus should not cheat anyone including themselves
@@modern.monkE99 72 hoor owner spotted😂😂
Excellent reply. Precise and logical.
I disagree. Buddhism has all great things that Hinduism has minus the stupidities of Hinduism like the Vedic Gods, idolatory, animism, folj gods and their traditions, polytheism, avatars, caste, etc. It is a Khichdi. Not clean like Buddhism which is a lot more attractive for an intellectual mind. And westerners who are attracted to it are the intellectual, spiritual type. HINDUISM, many of its practices, are unattractive. I am a Hindu by the way. And I believe that the only decent thing in Hinduism is the Upanishads. The rest is garbage. Buddhism takes the Upanishadic tradition to greater heights. So it has all the good things of Hinduism minus the garbage of Puranas and Vedic traditions.
Buddhism responds to basic existential concerns and has more universal appeal. To make Sanatan less threatening, maybe stress the more universal facets like the post-Vedic strands, like Upanishads (Vedanta) and the reformist streams (Kabir, Basava, etc.).
Non vegetarian food being allowed is a big reason.
"allowed to do it" Hindu tradition has no organized institutions like Church to enforce top down rigid commandments from some non existent transcendent 'god". So, if a person consumes non-vegetarian, he or she is doing it out of habits shaped by individual gunas, situation/circumstances/opportunities pre-programmed by karma of past lives. it does not mean, Hindu dharmic tradition 'allows" you do it.
There are any number of meat- eating Hindus who are also devotees. In fact, animal sacrifice is prevalent in certain Hindu places of worship.
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Problem isn't with non-vegetarianism, infact Andhra Pradesh and Telangana which are the largest non-vegetarian state despite having almost 85% Hindu population and predominantly Telugu Hindus are Vaishnavites and they worship Lord Venkateshwara and Lord Rama as prime deity, almost every village in these two states have Sri Rama and Hanuman temple which are even not in UP. Real problem lies with only one type of meat which is beef, and this is is unacceptable in Hinduism.
@@Abhijeet-y8y Beef is to many Hindus what Pork is to Jews and Muslims. That said, there are beef-eating Hindus who are staunch devotees, especially in Kerala. Only those into serious kinds of Sadhanas avoid meat. Meat eating was very much prevalent in Ancient India. Kings loved hunting abd feasted on the meat afterwards.
@@Abhijeet-y8ynon vegetarian food is strictly prohibited in Vaishnavism, the Shri Ram devotees who are consuming flesh are actually not vaishnava.
Reasoning and faith are poles apart. Bhudhism is a reasoning based philosophy while Hinduism / Brahmanism is faith. Hence a person having scientific attitude prefers Bhudhism. philosophy while Hinduism
Because they perceive Buddhism as a comfortable compromise between familiar abrahamic religion(conditioning) and Hinduism(highly covetable for its concepts but forcing introspection about differences with familiar abrahamic religion). Conditioning is easy to follow, introspection is extremely scary. That's also why they try to portray Buddhism as antagonistic to Hinduism or as an enlightenment over it
I disagree. Buddhism has all great things that Hinduism has minus the stupidities of Hinduism like the Vedic Gods, idolatory, animism, folj gods and their traditions, polytheism, avatars, caste, etc. It is a Khichdi. Not clean like Buddhism which is a lot more attractive for an intellectual mind. And westerners who are attracted to it are the intellectual, spiritual type. HINDUISM, many of its practices, are unattractive. I am a Hindu by the way. And I believe that the only decent thing in Hinduism is the Upanishads. The rest is garbage. Buddhism takes the Upanishadic tradition to greater heights. So it has all the good things of Hinduism minus the garbage of Puranas and Vedic traditions.
The reason why westerners like Budhism is that adopting Budha's teachings in one's life is easy and beneficial while Hinduism gives more impotance to idol worship etc. less adoptable or beneficial to the practical life. Like the guest said. Bhudism talks about self-realisation while Hinduism is into worshiping Gods and dieties. There are many blind beliefs and discremination like castism in Hinduism.
Rubbish logic.
It's mostly because it is much closer to the idea of Monotheism that the western world is familiar with. Traditional "Hinduism" is polytheistic and is therefore a source of confusion and fear for them.
very good point it's all justification
@yugmathakkar4023 nah. Hindu/Dharmic tradition is neither monotheism nor polytheism because there is no concept of god or heaven or hell. Buddhists (like Jains and Sikhs) also follow dharmic tradition and they all understand and accept 4 core laws of nature based on Vedic metaphysics despite having different codes of conduct 1. Dharma 2. Law of karma 3. Reincarnation 4. Moksha. At least the original Buddha (1900 BCE) did. He did not deny athma, ate vegetarian food and spoke sanskrit
@@indianmilitary While I agree with your analysis of Dharma not having the equivalent philosophy of the Abrahamic God, we do have concepts like "Swarg" and "Narak". The Garuda Purana explains in great detail what is in store for people who have committed 'sins' in the material world, for how long will they be punished and when (and in what form) will they be reincarnated back in the material world. We also do have a complex philosophy that allows us to interpret Dharma in several ways. Some people like to claim Monotheism, some Monoism, some polytheism and others are just plain atheists like you. I personally am a polytheist, but I respect your interpretation as well.
@@yugmathakkar4023swarg and nark are not real they are maya
@@Saitama00001but what about the garud purana.
When you look at all the rituals, superstitious practices, the state of the Ganges, the cow vigilante gangs in the name of Hinduism, caste system, the mythology...etc people just think Hinduism is just a mess of myths, stories, rituals and superstition.
Another aspect which Rajiv ji forgot to mention is that there is NO caste discrimination in Buddhism but it is very prevalent in Hindu culture (one can debate if this is from Hinduism or Brahminism ...Ambedhkar said that it is hard to separate Brahminism from Hinduism)
I agree with Rajiv Malhotra and at the same time say that there could be another reason as well. According to Ayya Khema in her book When the Iron Eagle Flies, there was a prediction about an upswing of Buddhist teachings worldwide for about 100 years, beginning roughly in the middle of the 20th century. We would be about 75 years into it today. It remains to be seen if the upswing will dissolve over the next 25 years or so. At the same time, an important contribution will have been made.
They want shortcuts.
They want intellectual understanding.
Yes Rajivji we see your point. The very complexity of Sanatan Dharm turns potential converts away. They take the easy path; right vs. wrong. No choices.
They didn't know Buddhism is a branch of tree called Hinduism 😊
Lol
Buddhism has nothing to do with it , also there was no Hinduism before 7th century
Live in delusion 😂@@adarshsingh6313
@@adarshsingh6313 Hindu is a recent name for Sanatana Dharma , ok Sir, both are same.
@@adarshsingh6313 such idiot statement you are making without shame LOL What Dharma are the people in Ramayana, Mahabharata following then? Who is Pashupati doing advanced yoga asana in a Harappan seal then? How can you say such things with a straight face?
Sorry Buddhism literally uses Hindu concepts without even changing the names at times. Karma, dharma, panchaskandha/kosha, Green Tara, Moksha/nirvana, rebirth/reincarnation to name a few. I'm awaŕe that there are subtle differences. I am also aware that there are immense similarities which cannot be overlooked.
Buddhism is the first major nondualist movement in Hinduism, spreading far and wide. That's a more exact estimate.
खैर वेद: ऋग्वेद चार वर्णों की परिभाषा देता है, यजुर्वेद में चांडाल और निषध की परिभाषा का उल्लेख है जो जन्म आधारित वर्ण व्यवस्था और भेदभाव का प्रमाण है (गूगल करें कि इसका क्या मतलब है),
महाभारत में जन्म आधारित वर्ण व्यवस्था के बारे में कई कहानियाँ हैं (जाँचें कि सूतपुत्र कर्ण में "सुत" का क्या अर्थ है। यह शूद्र नहीं है जैसा अधिकांश लोग मानते हैं), भागवत गीता महाभारत का ही एक हिस्सा है, इसलिए उस संदर्भ में यह जन्म आधारित भेदभाव में विश्वास करती है।
भगवत गीता पाप योनि (यहां तक कि महिलाओं और वैश्यों को भी पाप योनि कहा जाता है) आदि के बारे में बात करती है और कहती है कि व्यक्ति को उस वर्ण के अनुसार काम करना चाहिए जिसमें वह पैदा हुआ है, चाहे वह कितना भी बुरा हो, और कभी भी दूसरे वर्ण का काम नहीं करना चाहिए, चाहे वह कितना भी अच्छा क्यों न हो। इस पर है, (भगवतगीता 18:47)....
कृष्ण जिन गुणों और कर्मों का उपयोग करते हैं वे पिछले जीवन के कर्म हैं और व्यक्ति जिस भी वर्ण में पैदा हुआ है उसके अनुसार गुणों को ग्रहण किया जाता है (भगवतगीता 4:13)। वाल्मिकी कृत रामायण में राम को वर्ण व्यवस्था का रक्षक कहा गया है जिसे वर्ण धर्म कहा जाता है!! इस संदर्भ में संपूर्ण गीता वास्तव में जन्म आधारित वर्ण व्यवस्था और भेदभाव को लागू करने का प्रयास कर रही है जिससे जाति व्यवस्था उत्पन्न हुई।
इसलिए जातिगत भेदभाव एक धार्मिक समस्या है जिसका समाधान किया जाना आवश्यक है। कोई भी ऐसा नहीं करना चाहता क्योंकि इसके साथ धर्म की पूरी इमारत ढह जाती है।
This speaker better hear the speeches of Dalai Lama who praises SANATHAN Dharma and Bharath.
Hinduism is more about worshipping (except Yoga and Tantra), Buddhism more about mind or consciousnesses cultivation
Hinduism, the Vedic Dharma is an ocean, Buddhism is a river.
😂😂😂big joke
@@Loving1982 like budhha
@@S_alva Hinduism is neither an ocean nor a river. It's just a collection of ancient pagan cultures & Indian mythologies (+) a twisted copy paste of Buddhist philosophy...
@ayush5583 Even Ancient Indus Valley Civilization has no Artifacts Supporting Hinduism😢😢😢
@@My_Cents There are no artifacts, there are no archeological evidences, there are no manuscripts, there are no historical evidences nothing. Only claims...
Hinduism & islam... Both are counterfeit religions without any evidences to support it's claim.
Caste system is the greatest hurdle against the expansion of Hinduism. This is a great dilemma. Which caste a Christian can become if one has to join Hinduism because they eat beaf and other non vegetarian foods. Hinduism needs a monumental reform and a great sacrifice by the upper castes.
Deluded if you think every religion and society including buddhist doesnt have caste system.
Caste was a later tradition. Bhagavat Gita talks about Varna division based on professions and skills. Not birth based.
Did Buddha really wanted to start a new religion? Or is it some one trying to gain some fame and or power.
The same can be said about any saint or spiritual or religious leader
1000% agree. This is what I have experienced in personal life as well. We need to get this message out n change our strategy.
true...narrative has to be clear and crisp
No conflict between
Hinduism and Buddhism
Hinduism and Jainism
Hinduism and Sikhism
Hinduism and Christianity
Hinduism and Judaism
Only conflict is between
Islam and all
Nope. Hinduism and Christianity are incompatible. Christianity is also intolerant. It says ONLY path through heaven is Jesus and if you don't take refuge in Jesus you will burn in eternal hell. Also,
all abrahamic religions have a common old testament where God is a violent azzhole who is jealous, xenophobic mass-murderer who endorses slavery.
Christianity says: All non-Christians who do not take refuge of Jesus will burn in eternal hell.
Peacelam says: Non-Peacelamic people are the worst of creatures and they will burn in eternal hell.
Hinduism says:
1) "Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam": The whole world is One Big Family.
2) "Om Sarve Bhavantu Sukhinah": May all be happy and prosperous.
3) "Ahimsha Param Dharma": Peace and Non-Violence is a supreme virtue.
😂😂😂😂 bullshit
@@modern.monkE99coz you wanna wallow in BS 😂😂😂😂
In Tamil, we refer god as 'kadavul' actually its a combined word 'kada+ul' means 'transcend inward', no other language has that profoundness also that is logically correct. No illogical stories and customs of ignorance. Sameway, Buddhism showing logically right path to the world.
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"No illogical stories!"
Have you ever read their Jatakas?
In the West, there is generally a large divide between Western converts to Buddhism who are very open to receiving more converts and ethnic Buddhist groups and temples that are more or less culturally exclusive to particular ethnic groups.
Hindu groups and temples are much more commonly similar to the ethnically exclusive groups and are generally less open to the concept of conversion and accepting non-Hindus.
Let alone outsiders, even Hindus feel that their complex religion is made complicated by the myriads of teachings and philosophies, inevitably overwhelmed and confused.
Hinduism did not exist as a single unified religion until recently. It's a mixture of various indic beliefs.
Hinduism isn't a 'mixture' of beliefs
The core texts are Vedas and Upanishads and they are complete.
After these, the two epics come into play
And Puranas are stories which are not that important in principle but are written to understand things in a story format. There is are a lot of story like stuff there and people often mistake these stories for complete Hinduism
There is nothing like mixture in this system
@@namah4399 No, that's just vedic hinduism. Hinduism also includes non vedic beliefs.
@@sohan_89 Vedas lie at the centre of Hinduism
Which other things are you talking about ?
@@namah4399 Hindus are people who follow Indic beliefs that have originated and developed for the most part in the Indian subcontinent. Majority of these hindus until even 300 years ago had no clue about the Vedas, they just followed their local non vedic Indic beliefs.
@@jonreese3045 what do vedas mention about their place of origin?
Brilliant explanation ! :)
*Rig Veda 10.23.4* "In this rain, Indra throws drops on his yellow beard"
*Rig Veda 10.96.8* "At the swift draught, the Iron One with his yellow beard and yellow hair"
*Rig Veda 1.100.18* “Indra attacked the Dasyus, won the land with his white-skinned friends”
*Rig Veda 1.103.3* “With thunderbolt, He destroyed Dasyus cities, and strengthened the Ārya tribe.”
*Rig Veda 1.130.8* “Indra defends his Ārya worshipers, consumes the malignant, tore off the b_______ skin; and him who delights in cruelty.”
*Rig Veda. 2.20.6* "Indra, slayer of Vritra, scattered the Dasyus sprang from a b______ womb."
*Rig Veda 2.20.7* “Indra, slayer of Vṛitra, destroyer of cities, scattered the b______-sprung servile.”
*Rig Veda 3.34.9* "Indra owns the Sun, Horses, Cow, struck the Dasyus and protected the Ārya tribe."
*Rig Veda. 8.87.6* "Indra destroyer of cities, slayer of the Dasyus, Lord of the sky."
*Rig Veda 9.41.1* "Active and bright they have come forth, impetuous in speed like bulls, driving the b______ skin far away."
*Rig Veda 9.73.5* “They roared, burned riteless men, blowing away the b______ skinned which Indra hates.”
Great question but very poor answer. Buddhism appeals because the foundation of Buddhism was based on logic. Buddha set out to answer the profound questions that have long challenged humanity. Buddhism (similar to Jainism and Sikhism) are a perfect rebuttal to unequal and patriarchal Hindu society. Even today the Hindu society continues to be patriarchal and discriminatory.
In sikhism there is cast system and in Buddhist there are also two types Tibetan buddist eat non veg which is not allowed in buddhism and Buddhism itself have so many sets which are different from each other
1Theravada
2Buddhist modernism
3Tibetan Buddhism
There are more types in Buddhism then three check your self only buddhism have caste and discrimination get your facts right😅😅😅
@@Intr10 Sikhism rejects the caste system and people who follow any form of Buddhism do not discriminate on the basis of religion or caste. Samata is the core principle of both Sikhism and Buddhism irrespective of whether it is Tibetan, Mahayana, Thervada or secular.
Even if some non Hindu shows interest in converting to Hinduism theses gurus or their followers rush to dissuade them “Oh no one needs to convert,or one has to be born Hindu,or which caste will convert to”😊
Buddha created a Sangha for anyone interested in practicing Dhamma, where everyone is united regardless of birth. In contrast, Hinduism ( based on Brahminical religion) created a permanent and cruel caste system, which leaders like Rajiv Malhotra are proud of, perpetuating discrimination that still haunts 30 % Indians. This is why Buddhism spread in the West, due to its emphasis on humanity and Buddha's pure teachings for all people.
Go and read some books genius it was their profesion which used to decide their cast which is mention in books later brahmins misused it for their advantage
Have you ever readed any hindu text book TH-cam knowledge😂
@@Intr10 Yes ur right we call it now Hinduism but its based on Brahminical religion. I changed this in my original message
Dalai Lama converting people into Buddhism is not true. You watch his teachings carefully, His Holiness always says people always safe and suitable to maintain one’s own ancestors belief.
Buddhism is clearer and has no caste system or other prejudices. It appears to be more about self whereas other religions rely on God/s or other superior figures to a greater extent. That's how I understand it but I have not studied it.
I have been teaching, mostly Christians, how to meditate. I use the Gita and Patanjali Sutras etc but I also cross-reference to other religions, showing the essential unity. My students have not lost their identity, culture etc as is being implied in the answer provided.
Buddha teaches one single God with no artificial customs. Hinduism makes a man slave of Brahman, Caste System, lots of Avtars with Pujas.
You are talking without knowing Buddhism... Caste system is not part of Hinduism... No one is slave in Hinduism... So, don't talk bullshit...
In Human Birth, First to know, Who am I? Then Only You can Understand Shree Ramana Maharshi of Tiruvannamalai, Tamilnadu.
After Gautam Buddha gave his teachings, he said - *_Aes Dhammo Sanantano_*
It means - *_This is Sanatan Dharma._*
Or this is the Eternal Law of the Universe.
How can Buddhism be essentially different from Hinduism ?
@@krishi.0 bro, please read my comment once again.
I'm not saying it's _"not different."_
I'm saying it's _"not essentially different"._
@@AanandlaharBro have you ever read the full stanza... nahi verena verani sammantheeda kudachanam averenacha sammanthi esa dhamma sanaththano which mean, Hatred is, indeed, never appeased by hatred in this world. It is appeased only by loving-kindness. This is an ancient law.
@@rnrcreations-lanka3258
Bro, my point is that Gautam Buddha talks in terms of the Eternal Laws of the Universe.
Lord Krishna also does that by defining _Ashtadha Prakriti_ etc.
Essentially, Sanātani Religions never give commandments.
They describe the laws or technicalities of Spirituality.
That's my point.
@@Aanandlahar No
@@rnrcreations-lanka3258 This is sanatana dharma. And what is satyam bruhat and priyam bruhat? Exactly the same.
Malhotraji Pranam, broadly Buddhism, Jainism origin is based on Sanatana Dharma. In Buddhism as well as Jainism there are various schools of philosophy like in Sanatana Dharma you have dwaitha, vesheista dwaitha, advaita wherebelief systems are different. If you read the mandukya karika verses based on the analysis provided by Goudapadha Acharya , he has clearly analyzed and explained. This will give the total clarity on this subject.
Buddha means a man who woke up and asked a question" WHY?"
Why? Sure. To answer it one should know how !!
@@indianmilitary supposed believe in God.why? find your answers. Your answers must be to make you happy, sukhaya, make you blessing or prosperous , hittaya, makes you benefit, atthaya.
@@sariput2010in Vedanta , you are THAT what you are seeking. Tat tvam asi. Sunya concept has been hit for six by Adi Shankara onwards including Swamy Vidhyaranya Ji in Panchadasi.
Your existence is self illuminating, none can deny existence . And you are that existence conscious awareness . You want to call it Brahman or anything else is fine because it is beyond names and forms!
@@vish2553 Please do read the mahasamaya sutta.
@@rnrcreations-lanka3258 and you read Panchadasi and Asthavakra Gita. Why the Sunya vadhi Buddhism did not take roots in India? From Adi Shankara onwards, it was shown to be a illogical concept.
As Swamy Sarvapriyanda himself said “ nothing can hold candlelight to Advaita! Thousand years Buddhist debate and all defeated by logical precise Vedanta.
It is evident that the Hindus fail to:
1. define Hinduism
2. define dharma
3. justify Varna
4. Justify Brahmin's privilege over non-brahmins
5. justify how SAVARNA Hindus treated shudras, women, Dalits and Adivasi in history.
@@joker1999anand Sanatana has evolved and and self rectifying.
If Sanaathana Dharma gave us definitions and packaged answers, it would be one more Judaic religion. Which it is NOT. Also there is a double-speak and double-standard in comparisons between Sanaathana Dharma and the Judaic religions.
The positives of Judaic societies are credited to their religions. The negatives of their societies are blamed on the time-bound, place-bound, situational deplorables of a society for which their ”Gods” are not responsible.
On the other hand, the positives of Sanaathana Dharma are credited not to the influence of its religious aspect but to its society alone, and its negatives to the discreditable effects of the religion on its people.
This is a result of 300 years of pernicious story-telling by the west through its stranglehold on the instruments of dissemination of information - the education systems, print medium, audio and visual media, monopolistic political and economic systems, and worst of all the systematic transformation of the world’s peoples into receivers of knowledge from autocratic dispensers rather than questioners and thinkers of knowledge.
First of all there is no previlege given to brahmins, you have to read bagavat gita carefully. It talks only about dharma. and Varna is just a job, whether you agree or disagree once you are born as human there will be differences. But Bagavat gita never says any sort of triangular power model, no superiority to anybody, it talks everybody dharma to the world, For example if you are a seller you have to be honest, no adulteration in the commodities. In teaching preach the truth, like it clearly preaches the dharma, which is the varna and no castism here and its mostly misunderstood. Dharma only take you to the eternal living
@joker1999anand 'Hindus failed to define" Did Hindus fail or you failed to study Bhagavad Gita or see distortions which crept in during colonialism or realize that caste is a social issue and has nothing to do with Hindu dharmic tradition by going beyond your ideological/political bias?
If “caste discrimination” was linked to Hindu tradition and limited only to Hindu community then why Dalit Christians would have separate churches (since upper caste Christians don't allow them to enter in their Churches and even if they did allow them they would make sure that Dalits were made to sit or stand separately in a corner) or why Islam would have Ashraf (direct descendants of fair skinned Arabs) and Ajlafs (dark skinned converts to Islam)? and last I checked Pasmanda Muslims (low caste muslims) voted overwhelmingly for the BJP in UP for giving them political representation. Pasmandas amongst Muslims are OBCs (Ajlaf) and Dalits (Arjals), distinct from Ashrafs (upper castes like sheikhs, maliks, pathans, Sayeds)
it is also the reason why, Christians and Muslims are asking for SC/ST reservation status for their converted 'Dalits" which also means it is a social issue and nothing to do with Hindu tradition or any religion
Buddhist text me khud casteism bhara pada hai.. Tripitaka pade hote toh ye nahi bolte..
Nikola Tesla is often quoted regarding his views on religion, particularly his respect for both *Christianity and Buddhism*.
He did express a belief that the essence of both religions could play a significant role in the future of humanity. Tesla suggested that the core teachings of Buddhism and Christianity might converge, indicating a vision of unity among different faiths.
Tesla was born into a Christian family but later in life, he developed a profound respect for Buddhism. His beliefs were said to reflect a mixture of both traditions, emphasising values such as unity among different faiths.
He often criticised religious fanaticism and dogma, advocating for a more universal understanding of spirituality.
Nikola Tesla foresaw a future where the essential teachings of these religions could guide humanity. His views highlight a desire for a harmonious coexistence of spiritual beliefs, focusing on their shared values rather than their differences.
We have to now actually start Hindu missionary work, oviously by compassion and love instead of using unethical tricks !
Budhism is one of the path in sanatan dharma. A new path is possible in future too.
😂😂😂
@@samyaksute Truth is truth whether you like it or not. All isms are different paths or practices to realise Self and God.
Shakyamuni Buddha started his divine life after taking lessons from revered Hindu monks
Gautama then (not yet a fully enlightened Buddha) decided to left those acetic Gurus, because he realized that those doctrine can't lead him to the highest truth (only led to a worldly high level of mental concentration) but did not lead to “detachment, cessation of suffering, tranquility, intuition, enlightenment and Nirvana”.
Excellent question!!! Thank you for that! 😍🥰🙏
Brilliant Answer naturally coming from great GURU , himself Shri Rajeev Melhotraji. Your contribution is immense sir .. Actually you should become ADVISER to Government of India just like YAJNAVALKA to JANAKA MAHARAJA .. Your valuable clarification , POORVA PAKSHA is taking out layer of confusion one after the other .. Simply great .. SAMSKRIT Non Translatable are really true -- Some of the concepts can not be translated. Buddi , Mantra etc. are difficult to translate .. Alankara , Chandassu , etc.. gives different meaning to the word . Hence our GURUKUL system always with residentrial and had selefless GURU to handhold SHISHYAs .. Thanks a lot
Such clarity reasoning and depth of our religion …👏👍💐
They prefer faith over science. It requires less effort and intelligence.
If we did prefer faith over science, we would go with Hinduism
It’s the other way around. Manuvadis prefer blind faith and attachment over reason and facts 😊
@@HarishKumar-hx8if therei is HARDLY a goddam manuvadi and noone has even read the manu stuff. noone cares for it.
@@morwickchesterham3875 incorrect. upanishads were the first to say - we are nothng and yoga masters incuding shiva gave a whole science. devotion was a response to islam and christianity. buddhis stil has a lot of make belive ..what wih avalokiteshawara and what not...
@@HarishKumar-hx8if just like a bodhisattva can never be born to a low caste as per buddhist scripture 🤣
Buddha means one who is awakened in the Now Moment of the Ever-changing Present, realising impermanent nature of Reality, witnessing the phenomenon of arising and passing out dispassionately and being conscious of its Cause and Effect rationally. This Core Buddhist Philosophy being scientific is the reason why Westerners are attracted to Buddhism over other religions.
Hey not all of us do! I'm from the US, and am literally on my way to Kedernath and Badrinath as I write this!!!
Alan Watts called Buddhism "Hinduism stripped for export." I personally don't agree, but it might help explain the issue a little.
Har Har Mahadev!!! 🙏🙏🙏
It is also because the Birtish and Nehruvian India maligned Hinduism however they didnt criticize Buddhism that much. Also Asian countries who are self respecting Asian countries like Japan, China, Vietnam and Thailand etc are Buddhists so that is why it is more easier to be a Buddhist in the West rather than a Hindu.
Namaste Rajivji! I disagree with your reasoning. Westerners prefer Buddhism over Hinduism over the simple fact that Buddhism is agnostic and doesn't involve a rigid lifestyle. To be a Hindu, one requires a lifestyle to begin with - every step of the day is filled with a ritual. This requires a lot of physical and mental discipline which is difficult for an average Westerner who is conditioned differently. Buddhism's lack of strict emphasis on lifestyle makes it easier for a Westerner to adopt. It is also more fashionable since in Hinduism, philosophy or Darshana as you call it, comes much later in the spiritual journey. Only a disciplined mind is initiated into higher levels of learning and knowledge. Secondly, you can also find why new-age neo-Vedantic schools of thoughts are also more popular in the West. The neo-Vedantic traditions again do not rigidly emphasise a lifestyle - and they generally fashion it with Yoga which is highly popular in the West. The reason why Yoga is popular in the West is not for the reasons for which it is prescribed in our Sastras. These neo-Vedantic schools are similar to Buddhism. Hence their popularity. The only exception to this analysis is ISKCON - that continues to be attractive despite being a Bhakti-led movement. There is lifestyle, God and emphasis on rituals. But its popularity is limited in the West. Most of ISKCON's non-Indian followers are from Russia, and ex-Soviet states. I believe there is a cultural distinction and would not count them in the same fold. My conclusion is that Hinduism will never be popular in the West unless it is diluted in lifestyle, and folded into a cult-like umbrella. If it is done that way, it ceases to be Hinduism in the first place. Thank you.
"doesn't involve a rigid lifestyle" You are saying the opposite. Buddhists have stricter codes of conduct. Have you seen a Buddhist monk? You can't be a Hollywood director or actor and at the same time call yourself a "Buddhist" by simply claiming to do "vipassana" (which comes from patanjali yoga sutra) Opposite is true in Hindu tradition. There is no rigid code of conduct. There is no organized institution to enforce performance of personal rituals in Hindu tradition. Your relatives might ask you do it but they can't enforce it.
@@indianmilitary Buddhist monks can be rigid practitioners or sadhakas. But an average Buddhist is not governed by rituals or lifestyle boundaries that a Hindu is bound by. Hinduism is all about lifestyle - the rigidity I referred to, is in the way the Sastras actually prescribe it. It is not optional if you want to be a Hindu. This rigidity is prescribed but not enforced - and is left ultimately to the choice of the individual. The individual is expected to adhere to it. That a large section does not adhere to it does not mean that it is optional. The freedom that Hinduism provides is in the way we relate with God. There are multiple forms of relationship that one can pursue - but this freedom is not without boundaries. And those who believe that there are no rules are unfortunately ignorant.
Hindu or sanatana is a fake copied form of faith from buddhism..
What ever religion one follows, eventually they are on the path to oneness, which to be realised after many many births. In Hinduism the variety of deities, from which one chooses help in the realisation of the Self God.
The religions that sprout recently are offshoots of SanatanaDharma, modified now called religions.
Their tool is to brainwash and not allowed to analyse. Whereas in Sanatana Dharma one analyses.
True...
Also... I think ...
Because of the Negative Narratives and Propaganda about Hindu Caste System...which was actually enforced on us "By Law"..! ..by the Brits. ... The Colonial Raj. .
Read Manusmirti, British might have reinforced it but it's in the Vedic scriptures.
@@kusali11 1. If “caste discrimination” was linked to Hindu tradition and limited only to Hindu community then why Dalit Christians would have separate churches (since upper caste Christians don't allow them to enter in their Churches and even if they did allow them they would make sure that Dalits were made to sit or stand separately in a corner) or why Islam would have Ashraf (direct descendants of fair skinned Arabs) and Ajlafs (dark skinned converts to Islam)? and last I checked Pasmanda Muslims (low caste muslims) voted overwhelmingly for the BJP in UP for giving them political representation. Pasmandas amongst Muslims are OBCs (Ajlaf) and Dalits (Arjals), distinct from Ashrafs (upper castes like sheikhs, maliks, pathans, Sayeds)
it is also the reason why, Christians and Muslims are asking for SC/ST reservation status for their converted 'Dalits" which also means it is a social issue and nothing to do with Hindu tradition or any religion
2. "It is in the Vedic scripture". Kindly show us the Sanskrit verse from the original Manusmrithi along with carbon dating data instead of pointing to some fake versions created by colonialists , propagated by their leftovers called commies and urban naxals.
One cannot be a Brahmin or Vaishya or Shudra or Kshatriya by birth (Bhagavad Gita). In Bhagavad Gita - Chapter 4 Verse 13
Krishna talks about the 4 Varnas
catur-varnyam maya srstam
guna-karma-vibhagasah
meaning a person's guna or mindset and his choice of work (action) are shaped by past karma (NOT birth) since karma pre-programs a person’s guna, situation, circumstances and opportunities which determine Varna (color of qualities) in this life.
3. Rigid birth based caste system (which did not allow social mobility) was created by Lord Risley or Herbert Hope Risley (a British agent) in the 19th century. He morphed ancient and flexible jathis (occupational groups which allowed social mobility) and 4 varnas (colors of character of a person shaped by past karma not birth family) and RE- classified people based on race science (nose size and head shape). The same race science was later used in Africa by Christian missionaries which led to Rwandan genocide and conversions.
Jathi and Varna ≠ Caste. The term jathi (often mistranslated as 'caste') is best understood in the sense of a set, as in mathematics or a genre in literature. It applies to non-human entities as well - for example, the jathi of trees, jathi of rational numbers, jathi of verbs, and so on. In the human context, a nation is a jathi, a given religious group is a jathi, doctors/engineers are a jathi, men/women a jathi, gay people are a jathi, the military is a jathi, the employees of a given company are a jathi, etc.
Similarly, the word 'varna' means 'color'. Varna refers to different colors of personalities/tendencies and qualities of people. An individual's varna is based on past karma (NOT BIRTH) which shapes gunas. Any person can also have all 4 varna gunas (Brahmin, Shudra, Vaishya, Kshathriya). Any jathi community based on occupation can have all 4 varnas. Eg Fishermen community which has its own Brahmin, Shudra, Vaishiya and Kshatriya
@@kusali11 "in the vedic scriptures" If that was the case then why Dalit Christians would have separate churches (since upper caste Christians don't allow them to enter in their Churches and even if they did allow them they would make sure that Dalits were made to sit or stand separately in a corner) or why Islam would have Ashraf (direct descendants of fair skinned Arabs) and Ajlafs (dark skinned converts to Islam)? and last I checked Pasmanda Muslims (low caste muslims) voted overwhelmingly for the BJP in UP for giving them political representation. Pasmandas amongst Muslims are OBCs (Ajlaf) and Dalits (Arjals), distinct from Ashrafs (upper castes like sheikhs, maliks, pathans, Sayeds)
it is also the reason why, Christians and Muslims are asking for SC/ST reservation status for their converted 'Dalits" which also means it is a social issue and nothing to do with Hindu tradition or any religion
@@kusali11 "Vedic scripture". If that was the case then why caste discrimination is also present in Christian and muslim communities and why are they asking for reservations for their low castes? Don' confuse a social issue with a any religion or dharma.
@@indianmilitary good point, they are essentially influenced by the Vedic system. Their mind still hasn't abandoned the Vedic Varna system. But don't get me wrong I'm sure you'll find a social class system in other countries but that's not particularly tied to Christianity or Islam.
We are fighting over whether the Hinduism is great or the buddhism shows how no one among us can attend the Nirvana or the shiva,s
Concious.
Because both required the emptiness of the Soul and distant with our metaphysics but we are full of this and that and dharma or sangha what so ever
I think buddism is woke version of hindhuism
It was a rebel version of Vedic tradition anyway.
@@NostalgiaforInfinity Nobody follows Vedic version (self-inquiry) in Hinduism.....it is all about stories and temples and prayers.
@@texastexas4541 your ignorance spills out. Buddhism has borrowed it's basic ideas from Sanatan Hindu Dharma only. And Christianity has digested many ideas and practices from Hinduism also, without giving any credit.
@@AKSHAYKUMARPATRA-fk3bv +Your utter ignorance knows no bounds. Nobody follows Vedic version (self-inquiry) in Hinduism.....it is all about stories, superstitions, temples, and prayers, flying Atmans, reincarnation etc. 99.9% of hindus don't know anything about self inquiry.
@@AKSHAYKUMARPATRA-fk3bv Yeah, Buddhism is just Vedanta from the early Upanishads. The only difference is Buddhism disagrees that an Atman and by extension Brahman exist. They don't believe in a permanent, singular Self. They instead believe consciousness is a result of a combination of different components.
Western people are knowledgeable, they very well known what is good and bad
Hinduism is a hegemony not a religion but The Samana tradition is the proper path to liberation...
Hegemony???
@@silverphantom8502 yes and a brahmin tyrannical evil hegemony
God less religion, nihilistic, pessimistic
Give reference of hegemony in Hinduism
@@mulla_modi the caste system
Beautifully Explained Sir🙏
Buddhism is more practical form of dharma. You believe in what you see. Not much focus is given on atma, parmatma, and rebirth. And no concept of yagna or offering to god to please them aka bribery.
Buddhism subscribe the idea of no defence mechanism and Hinduism is not only bound to deities there are several sects who are almost atheist but yet hindu , we believe in moksha budhist people copy our culture and wrap it in their wrapper also called U TURN THEORY
How is it more "practical"? Have u seen a Buddhist monk and strict lifestyle choices and dress codes they abide by? Simply doing Vipassana twice a day (which by the way copied from Patanjali's yoga sutra) nobody can call themselves Buddhists. Moreover, they also understand and accept dharma, karma, reincarnation and moksha. It is the reason why they renunciate (become sanyas) which can be impractical for others.
Rebirth Buddhism ka concept bhi hai toh ye jhuth bolna band karo..Buddhism ka b nahi pada hoga aapne..
well said
This clip is so informative🎉
Because Buddhism is classy and has no caste system ..
Buddhism peace ❌
Buddhism utopia✅
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Haha lol you should see what Buddha says about mixing of castes
@pc7615 "Buddhism is classy and has no caste system" But Caste system has nothing to do with any religion or dharma, is it? It is a social issue. If you say it has HINDU scriptural origin then why Dalit Christians would have separate churches (since upper caste Christians don't allow them to enter in their Churches and even if they did allow them they would make sure that Dalits were made to sit or stand separately in a corner) or why Islam would have Ashraf (direct descendants of fair skinned Arabs) and Ajlafs (dark skinned converts to Islam)? and last I checked Pasmanda Muslims (low caste muslims) voted overwhelmingly for the BJP in UP for giving them political representation. Pasmandas amongst Muslims are OBCs (Ajlaf) and Dalits (Arjals), distinct from Ashrafs (upper castes like sheikhs, maliks, pathans, Sayeds)
it is also the reason why, Christians and Muslims are asking for SC/ST reservation status for their converted 'Dalits" which also means it is a social issue and nothing to do with Hindu tradition or any religion
@@indianmilitary u can’t blame Islam and Christianity for mentality brought by ex-hindus from their old religion ..
Same reason why western Indologists prefer Advaita to Dvaita or Visishtadvaita. More articulate the adherents the more is the attraction , irrespective of the intrinsic merit of the theology.
They don’t know both are same 👍🌹