07-15-2009, 04:14 PM
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Pal's site is saying that Mauryan era Buddhism was promoted by Greeks.
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From religios point of view ,eurocentrists claim that bhakti movements(vishnuism,shivaism,mahayana buddhism) are influences from greek mistery cults,persian-babilonian zoroastrism,judaism or even christianity.
They claim that indians knew only 2 religios movements-folk rituals and meditation based movements(jain,hinayana buddhism,brahmanism).
If christians,eurocentrist point out the archetype of indian ascetic which is presented as cold ,indiferent,inhuman,selfish,pasive versus christian ascetic which is altruistic and active.From here the need to present bhakti movement as a pure european "invention".
Is the religious side of the old dogma of orientalism-pasive and decadent orientals versus superior westerners.
They claim that Bhagavatism is of greek origin because worship of Vasudeva was made by a greek(see Heliodorus pillar).
Pal's site is saying that Mauryan era Buddhism was promoted by Greeks.
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From religios point of view ,eurocentrists claim that bhakti movements(vishnuism,shivaism,mahayana buddhism) are influences from greek mistery cults,persian-babilonian zoroastrism,judaism or even christianity.
They claim that indians knew only 2 religios movements-folk rituals and meditation based movements(jain,hinayana buddhism,brahmanism).
If christians,eurocentrist point out the archetype of indian ascetic which is presented as cold ,indiferent,inhuman,selfish,pasive versus christian ascetic which is altruistic and active.From here the need to present bhakti movement as a pure european "invention".
Is the religious side of the old dogma of orientalism-pasive and decadent orientals versus superior westerners.
They claim that Bhagavatism is of greek origin because worship of Vasudeva was made by a greek(see Heliodorus pillar).