<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Europeans colonised and killed. If they believed in any other religion, this could have happened.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->No, I'd come across a native American site where they specifically state that Europeans were not to blame for their genocide, but Christianity <i>was</i>. The site states that Leif Erikson and the other Vikings did in no way behave like the Christians. Your whole argument falls through.
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Is Taoism and Native American beliefs greater than Hinduism? If so why do not you abandon Hinduism and join any of those.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->Neither better nor worse. They understand the oneness of the world and that there are mysteries out there that mankind needs to understand. They, like Hinduism, are not intolerant but inclusive religions.
And Hindus are not forced to abandon anything <i>in favour</i> of anything else. We can pick and choose any teachings that we want. (That is why some Hindus, foolishly in this case, think Jesus was a great teacher but have not converted to Christianity.)
Likewise, the same is true for the other inclusive religions: it is why one of my Taoist friends has picked up things that I introduced him to which originate in Hinduism. And vice-versa.
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Have you heard about Kalinga war and why Asoka converted to Budhism after the war. If not read and get some idea.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->This was after Mahabharata war - Asoka was not fighting like a kshatriya (hence not kshatriya), but killing civilians also. He was a monster, thankfully Buddhism cured him.
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Is Taoism and Native American beliefs greater than Hinduism? If so why do not you abandon Hinduism and join any of those.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->Neither better nor worse. They understand the oneness of the world and that there are mysteries out there that mankind needs to understand. They, like Hinduism, are not intolerant but inclusive religions.
And Hindus are not forced to abandon anything <i>in favour</i> of anything else. We can pick and choose any teachings that we want. (That is why some Hindus, foolishly in this case, think Jesus was a great teacher but have not converted to Christianity.)
Likewise, the same is true for the other inclusive religions: it is why one of my Taoist friends has picked up things that I introduced him to which originate in Hinduism. And vice-versa.
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Have you heard about Kalinga war and why Asoka converted to Budhism after the war. If not read and get some idea.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->This was after Mahabharata war - Asoka was not fighting like a kshatriya (hence not kshatriya), but killing civilians also. He was a monster, thankfully Buddhism cured him.