03-20-2005, 09:08 PM
Reconciliation based on scriptures is for religions based on "books", and one wonders why it is not in hinduism? <!--emo&:blink:--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/blink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='blink.gif' /><!--endemo-->
GS is right. "Reconciliation and lack of it in our scriptures" is really a christian/islamic way of looking at the world.
When the whole world is moving towards downgrading the authority of the scriptures or the received tradition and/or circumscribing or privatizing religion; or appealing to a new or different revelation (Humanism or Pluralism). It is amazing to see some scholars here want to take retrograde steps and re-invent new scriptures. THere is a reason why Hinduism is not a book of religion.
Experts and the usual suspects can chime in..
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GS is right. "Reconciliation and lack of it in our scriptures" is really a christian/islamic way of looking at the world.
When the whole world is moving towards downgrading the authority of the scriptures or the received tradition and/or circumscribing or privatizing religion; or appealing to a new or different revelation (Humanism or Pluralism). It is amazing to see some scholars here want to take retrograde steps and re-invent new scriptures. THere is a reason why Hinduism is not a book of religion.
Experts and the usual suspects can chime in..
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