01-22-2006, 02:23 AM
<!--QuoteBegin-mitradena+Jan 22 2006, 07:34 AM-->QUOTE(mitradena @ Jan 22 2006, 07:34 AM)<!--QuoteEBegin-->Despite his naivity regarding Islam, Gandhi was a devout Hindu in his personal life. Don't you agree?
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Gandhi was more of a Jain than a Hindu. Which resulted in his extreme propagation of non-violence. In Bhagawata Gita, SriKrishna exhorted all and sundry to fight against the injustice. India remains a majority Hindu/Sikh because of continuous resistance.
Gandhi or his mother was even initiated by a Jain guru (nothing wrong with that except that is it practical to preach non-violence when your house is being looted/female members harassed/children attacked???).
Check out this site:
http://www.jainheritagecentres.com/jainavo...oice37.htm#edit
Ambedkar did a right thing by converting Dalits in to Buddhism till broader Hindu society is ready to accept Dalits in a dignified manner. Converting to Buddhism still retains Indianness among neo-Buddhists.
In any case, Buddha is considered as 9th incarnation of SriVishnu.
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Gandhi was more of a Jain than a Hindu. Which resulted in his extreme propagation of non-violence. In Bhagawata Gita, SriKrishna exhorted all and sundry to fight against the injustice. India remains a majority Hindu/Sikh because of continuous resistance.
Gandhi or his mother was even initiated by a Jain guru (nothing wrong with that except that is it practical to preach non-violence when your house is being looted/female members harassed/children attacked???).
Check out this site:
http://www.jainheritagecentres.com/jainavo...oice37.htm#edit
Ambedkar did a right thing by converting Dalits in to Buddhism till broader Hindu society is ready to accept Dalits in a dignified manner. Converting to Buddhism still retains Indianness among neo-Buddhists.
In any case, Buddha is considered as 9th incarnation of SriVishnu.