Dharma shastras
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Svādhyāya: Studying our Holy Books- VI
Traditionally, the Vedic literature as such signifies a vast body of sacred and esoteric knowledge concerning eternal spiritual truths revealed to sages (Rishis) during intense ... Read More
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Svādhyāya: Studying our Holy Books- V
The Hindu tendency to see all faiths through their own spiritual viewpoint is patronizing and insulting to other faiths, whose followers openly reject the Hindu ... Read More
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Svādhyāya: Studying our Holy Books- IV
Most religions have one holy book. But Hindus, Buddhists and Jains seem to have an abundance of scriptures – literally hundreds of them. Why don’t ... Read More
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Clarifying the Hindu View
Co-authored by Hari Ravikumar Our previous article titled ‘Hindu View on Food and Drink’ understandably received a fair bit of outraged reactions from a section of ... Read More