11-06-2006, 12:41 AM
<!--QuoteBegin-Jill+Nov 3 2006, 02:26 PM-->QUOTE(Jill @ Nov 3 2006, 02:26 PM)<!--QuoteEBegin-->Didn't Hindu kings fight each other even BEFORE islamic invasion? So what's the difference between hindus slaughtering people, and muslims doing the same? None.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Yes, Hindu kings fought, but they had rules of war! That is why they released many defeated kings, including Alexander the Great(great because of what?, why don't you westerners say Ghengiskahn the Great who did the same things at much grander scale?), Ghory etc. Hindu kings never built fortresses before islamic invasion, where as European kings built castles, and muslim kings built fortresses because they expect others to do to them what they would do to others. Hindu wars did not harm unarmed population, they fought at specified places, and there wouldn't be wars without declaration of war.
Do you see any similarities between modern Geneva conventions and thousands of years old Hindu war guidelines? May be you should learn more about Hinduism from practicing Hindus before you pass any comments. Atleast spend some time to read Hindu translations of Indian puranas to know some of these.
Yes, Hindu kings fought, but they had rules of war! That is why they released many defeated kings, including Alexander the Great(great because of what?, why don't you westerners say Ghengiskahn the Great who did the same things at much grander scale?), Ghory etc. Hindu kings never built fortresses before islamic invasion, where as European kings built castles, and muslim kings built fortresses because they expect others to do to them what they would do to others. Hindu wars did not harm unarmed population, they fought at specified places, and there wouldn't be wars without declaration of war.
Do you see any similarities between modern Geneva conventions and thousands of years old Hindu war guidelines? May be you should learn more about Hinduism from practicing Hindus before you pass any comments. Atleast spend some time to read Hindu translations of Indian puranas to know some of these.