08-03-2005, 01:22 PM
(This post was last modified: 08-03-2005, 02:42 PM by Bharatvarsh.)
I am not saying that Buddhism has nothing to do with Hinduism, I am saying that it is a separate religion according to its followers and we should respect their wishes. In the same way there are similarities between Sikhism and Hinduism but that does not mean that they are Hindus or follow vedic dharma, infact there are verses in the guru granth sahib that clearly reject the Vedas, here are some of them:
"The Vedas and the Scriptures are only make-believe, O Siblings of Destiny; they do not relieve the anxiety of the heart."
http://www.sikhnet.com/sggs/translation/0727.html
"Even Brahma who constantly read the Vedas died. All the four Vedas are mere fiction. The Vedas can never realize the greatness of a Sadhu." SUKHMANI, 7: 8.
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Ithaca/3440/11p3.html
"The Vedas and the Scriptures are only make-believe, O Siblings of Destiny; they do not relieve the anxiety of the heart."
http://www.sikhnet.com/sggs/translation/0727.html
"Even Brahma who constantly read the Vedas died. All the four Vedas are mere fiction. The Vedas can never realize the greatness of a Sadhu." SUKHMANI, 7: 8.
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Ithaca/3440/11p3.html