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Did Lord Buddha really not believe in God and the Vedas? If so, why?
I am going to be completely open here in hopes to get the right answer.
I am always kind of... full of dread when I hear about such big saints and sages like Lord Buddha did not believe in God and did not believe in the Vedas. I sincerely love Lord…
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What's the origin of the verse "Mangalyam tantunanena mama jeevana hetuna...?"
In many South Indian marriages while the groom is tying the maṅgalasūtra to the bride, the priest usually chants the following verse.
Mangalyam tantunanena mama jeevana hetuna:
kanthe badhnami subhage twam jeeva sarada satam
It's meaning from…
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Is invincibility in a battle dharma or adharma?
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Many warriors like Bhishma, Indrajit, etc., had boons which made them invincible in a battle.
Even Karna had Kavacha and Kundalas which made him invincible (or almost immortal) in any battle.
If one battles with invincibility then…
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Female warriors in the Epics?
I was wondering whether the scriptures mention any special classification for female warriors. The general classification of rathi, maharathi, etc... are applied generally to warriors as seen in this wiki article. But the absence of any women in the…
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Do Yajurveda 40.9, Yajurveda 32.3 and Bhagavadgita 7.20 reject idol worship?
First of all, I am a Hindu myself and I am saying this with no intentions of converting to any other religion but there some misconceptions that really boggle my mind.
The biggest of them is that in the Vedas, the Upanishads and even in the Bhagavad…
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Who is the Bhashyakara who pretended to criticize Pancharatra?
As I discuss in this answer, one of the early movements that was important to the development of Vaishnavism was the ancient Pancharatra movement, whose sacred texts consisted of detailed procedures to worship the sage Narayana, an ancient…
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Why didn't Rāma leave his ring back in Ayodhya before setting out to the forest?
It is well-known that, in Kishkindha Kāṇḍa, before Hanumān begins his search for Sītā, Rāma gives his signet ring to Hanumān which he later hands over to Sītā saying:
O illustrious lady! I am a monkey and a messenger of the wise Rama. O princess!…
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Did Yudhishthira lie more than once?
From the childhood I was knowing that Yudhishthira had lied just once at the time of Guru Drona Vadha and that was also the half truth half lie. But recently, I came to know that Yudhishthira had also lied at the time of Ajñātavāsa. He had given the…
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Does Veda has more than one Samhita regarding to Shakha?
As I've discussed here, we know that ancient Rishi heard Vedic hymns in the state of Tapasya (deep mediation) which are called Shruti/Vedas. Vedas are divided into two parts Samhita - the (mantra) part of Veda seen/heard by Rishi & Brahman-Grantha -…
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What do scriptures say about using swear or abusive words for cursing people?
I am asking this question from a modern perspective.
Does Hinduism consider the use of abusive words as "Vaani Hinsa"?
Is there any punishment for this and also does it affect our deeds (karma)?
And also can we use curse words for condemning bad or…
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Resurrection stories in Hindu scriptures?
Christians claim the resurrection story to be very unique. Is there any story in Puranas , where anyone died and resurrected after dying. And also is there is any parallel story of someone raising people from the dead.
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Are there any Variants in Samhita of Vedas?
Does samhitas have any variants ? How many old copies do we have and do they match exactly or if not how do they differ.
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How did Samba, Krishna's son, get relieved from Curse of Krishna?
Samba was Lord Krishna and Jamabavati son. Samba was born from Amsa of Lord Shiva. Lord Krishna wanted to end His Yadava clan (who were attendants of Lord Vishnu in Vaikunta) as His innumerable invincible Sons could never be defeated by normal Human…
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How many shlokas are there in Valmiki Ramayana?
Bibek Debroy in the article 10 Sanskrit texts everyone must read says:
Valmiki Ramayana - Valmiki was the first Sanskrit poet. He invented the shloka. In roughly 25,000 shlokas, this is the first work of Sanskrit literature, though other Sanskrit…
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What is "Agnihotra"?
This Wikipedia Link provides only one line about Agnihotra. Its said that Agnihotra is very simple and easy , We can do Agnihotra at home on daily basis .So i would like to know more about Agnihotra in short like -:
What is the procedure ,…
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