10-24-2007, 04:04 PM
<!--QuoteBegin-Pandyan+Oct 24 2007, 08:00 AM-->QUOTE(Pandyan @ Oct 24 2007, 08:00 AM)<!--QuoteEBegin-->Does anyone know if the phrase, "Sarva Dharma Sambhava" is found in any Hindu scripture?
Or is it just a Gandhian product labeled as Hinduism as usual?
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<b>Secularism as it is</b>
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->The slogan "Sarva dharma samabhava", or "equal respect for all religions" is not a part of Hindu tradition, it is a recent creation of Mahatma Gandhi. One may of course argue that it is in the spirit of Hindu tradition. But that is precisely the question : does "equal respect for all religions" really sum up traditional Hindu secularism?
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Or is it just a Gandhian product labeled as Hinduism as usual?
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<b>Secularism as it is</b>
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->The slogan "Sarva dharma samabhava", or "equal respect for all religions" is not a part of Hindu tradition, it is a recent creation of Mahatma Gandhi. One may of course argue that it is in the spirit of Hindu tradition. But that is precisely the question : does "equal respect for all religions" really sum up traditional Hindu secularism?
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