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Where is Taxshila? What is its importance in Hindu mythology? What did you learn from Hindu mythology? What do you think of Hindu mythology?

Tushit Patel, The oldest religion Sanatan Dharma is followed since 195 carore years. Answered Jun 12 2016 · Author has 481 answers and 929.7k answer views

Thanks A2A. Hinduism is not Mythological but Hinduism is:-

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1. Pure & Absolute Science

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2. Universal Religion (Sanatan Dharma)

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3. Historical

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(1). Pure & Absolute Science Hinduism is Pure & Absolute Science

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Hinduism have following:1. Vedas & Purans 2. Aayurveda 3. Tatva Darshan Vedas & Purans:1. Vedas are the oldest text, not only of the Hinduism but all over the world. Vedas are four. (1). Rig Veda, (2). Yajur Veda, (3). Atharva Veda, (4). Sam Veda. 2. Vedas are not work of a single human. 30 to 40 ancient sages written Vedas at interval of some thousands years. So, knowledge of Vedas are 3 million to 4 million years old. 3. Modern Archaeologists & Historians says that Vedas are written in BCE 1900. Actually latest version of Vedas are written between BCE 3250 to BCE 3200 by Sri Krishna Dweipayana Veda Vyasa(born in BCE 3309). 4. Sri Krishna Dweipayana Veda Vyasa(born in BCE 3309) has also written 18 Purans & 18 Upa-Purans. Markandera Puran is one of them. Rig Veda, Yajur Veda, Markandera Puran, Atharva Veda, Sam Veda are more than 5,200 years old. Rig Veda 1. Eath goes around the Sun. 10.22.14 2. Shape of earth is like an Oblate Spheroid. 30.4.5 3. There are many Suns. 9.114.3 Electromagnetic Field, 4. Still have a question? Askconversion your own! of the mass & energy. 10.72 5. The gravitational effect of the solar system makes the earth stable. Rid What is your question? Ask Ved 1–103–2, 1–115–4, and 5–81–2

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Yajur Veda 1. Eath goes around the Sun. 3.6 2. Sun and whole universe are round. 20.23 3. Moon is enlighted by the Sun. 18, 20

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4. The axle of earth don’t get rusted, the earth continues to revolve around on it axle. 1–164–29. 5. The Science of time and its subtle nature is described. 1–92–12, and 1–

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Markandeya Puran

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1. Earth is flattened at the poles. 54.12


2. The blue Sky is nothing but the scattered Sun Light. 78.8 Atharva Veda

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1. Seven colours in the Sun. 7.107.1 Sam Veda


1. The Sun never sets or rises and it is the earth, which rotates. 1–121.

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all of these text are more than 5200 years old. (2). Aayurveda:The origins of Ayurveda have been traced back to around 19,000 BCE. God Dhanvantari was propagator of Aayurveda. God Dhanvantari was partial incarnation of God Vishnu. Knowledge of Aayurveda propagated by God Dhanvantari. There are various legendary s of the origin of Ayurveda, e.g. that it was received by Dhanvantari (or Divodasa) from God Brahma. God Dhanvantari had 05 shishya. 1. Sage Charaka:- writer of Charaka Samhita 2. Sage Sushrut:- writer of Sushrut Samhita 3. Sage Agnivesha:- writer Agnivesha Samhita 4. Sage Kasyapa:- writer Kasyapa Samhita 5. Sage Harita:- writer Harita Samhita.


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(3) Tatva Gyaan:-


(2). Universal Religion (Sanatan Dharma) Hinduism was followed all over the world therefore Hinduism is Universal Religion (Sanatan Dharma). World Family Tree according to Srimad Bhagavad Maha Puran 1. Still have a question? Ask your own!

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According to Srimad Bhagavad Maha Puran:-


Parabrahm Parameshwar Paramatma = God Shri Krishna


God Shri Krishna=> God Brahma=> Swayambhuv Manu=> King Priyavrata, King Uttanpada, Akruti, Devhuti, Prasuti.


King Priyavrata had 13 sons. 07 of them became ruler of 07 continent. King Uttanpada’s son Dhruv became Polar Star. 2. Indian God in Chinese & Japanese Mythology


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3. 12 Aadityas found in Turkey


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4. Hindu Religion’s Language Sanskrit was spoken in Turkey, Syria, Iraq, Iran.

Sanskrit language was spoken in Syria in BCE 2000. 4. Aaryavrata/Bharatavarsha is today’s 14 countries. For detail please check my answer  more Still have a question? Ask your own! on:- Epics of India: How many countries were known at the time of mahabharat?

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(1). India:(2). Pakistan:Sindhu Kingdom Keikaya Kingdom Madra Kingdom (3). Aafaghanistan:Gandhara Kingdom Kamboja Kingdom Parada Kingdom Parasika Kingdom Huna Kingdom (4) Iran:Aswaka Kingdom Yavana Kingdom (5) Tajakistan:Parama Kamboja Kingdom Hara Huna Kingdom (6) Balkh:Bahlika Kingdom Saka Kingdom (7) Turkmenistan:-

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Pahlava Kingdom (9) Kyrgistan:Uttara Madra Kingdom Where is Taxshila? What is its importance in Hindu mythology?

Uttara Kuru Kingdom (10) Tibet:-

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Rishika Kingdom

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East Tushara Kingdom

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(11) Nepal:-


Videha (Janak Vans of Solar Line) 62 Kings were ruled after King Siradhwaja (Janaka-2) who was father of Sita in Ramayana.

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Videha Kingdom was conquered by Magadha King Bimbisar(BCE 559-BCE 491) in BCE 544. Magadha King Ajaatshatru ruled Videha Kingdom from BCE 491 to BCE 460.

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King Bimbisara was contemporary to Gautama Buddha (BCE 563-BCE 483). Kailasha Nepa Kirata (12) Bangladesh:Vanga Pundra King Pauduraka Vasudev was ruling at Paundra Kingdom at the time of Mahabharata War. God Sri Krishna defeated & killed Paunduraka. King Paundaraka had allaince with following Kings:1. Magadha King Jarashangha:- Jarashanga ruled Magadha for 112 years (BCE 3250-BCE 3138). Jarashangha was father in law of Mathura King Kamsa. 2. Chheidya King Shishupala:- Shishupala killed by Sri Krishna. 3. Shroditpur King Banasur:- Banasur was defeated by Sri Krishna after Mahabharata War. Banasura's daughter Usha married with Sri Krishna's grand son Aniruddha. 4. King Rukmiv:- Rukmiva was brother of Rukmini. Rukmiv was brother in law of Sri Krishna. Rukmiv was defeated by Sri Krishna. 5. King Bhagadutta:- Bhagadutta was killed by Arjuna in Mahabharata War. 6. King Susharma:- Susharma was killed by Arjuna on 13th day of Mahabharata War.

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(13) Myanmar:Brahmmdesh (14) Sri Lanka:Where is Taxshila? What is its importance in Hindu mythology?

Sinhala Trikuta


5. Shri Rama Setu is between India & Sri Lanka

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Sri Rama Setu is built somewhere between BCE 17,50,000 to BCE 1500. 1. Inprogramme called "Project Rameshwaram", the Geological Survey of India (GSI) concluded though the dating of corals that Rameswaram Island evolved beginning 1,25,000 years ago. 2. Radiocarbon dating of samples in this study suggested that the domain between Rameswaram and Talaimannar may have been exposee sometimes between 7,000-18,000 years ago. 3. Thermouluminescence dating by GSI concludes that the sand dunes between Dhanushkoti and Sri Rama's Setu started formung about 500600 years ago. 4. Investigation by the centre for Remote Sensing (CRS) of Bharathidasan University, Tiruchi, led by Professor S.M.Ramasamy dates the structure to 3,500 years. 5. In the same dates back to 6,000 years and Koditakarani arround 1,100 years ago. 6. Another study suggest that the appearance of the reefs and the other evidence indicate their recency, and a coral sample gives a radiocarbon age of 4,020 +/-160 years.

Sri Rama Setu:1. Length:- 18 mile (30 KM) 2. Width:- 3 KM 3. Sea Lavel:- 4 feet (1.2 meter) 4. Sri Rama Setu took 5 days to built by 10 Million Vanaras (Monkeys)

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6. It is belived that Sri Rama Setu is made of a chain of limestone shoals. 7. It is 30 KM long and 3 KM wide. 8. It starts from Dhanushkodi tip of India's Pambam island and ends at Sri Lanka's Mannar island.


9. Sea in these areas is very shallow.


10. The places mentioned in Ramayana exactly matches to the current location of the Sri Ram Setu.


11. Temple record says that Sri Rama Setu was completely above sea level until it broken in a cyclone in A.D. 1480.

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12. Sri Rama Setu was walkable till A.D. 1480.


13. NASA says what had been captured by satelite is naturally occuring


chain of sandbanks.


A Scientific Possibility:1. If air is trapped within a shell of silica it would look a stone but would actually be very light and would thus float.

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2. Another example is Ice. When it put into glass having liquid, ice floats on liquid a& after some time it sinks.

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3. Another prime example is "Pumice" stone. 4. Pumice is one such stone floats on water. 5. Pumice is the name given to the hardened foam of lava when it comes out of a volcano. 6. The inside of a volcano has very high pressure, and can be as hot as 1600° C. 7. When the lava comes out of the volcano, it meets the cool air (and some times sea water), which is arround 25° C. 8. Air and water were mixed in the lava bubble out, as pressure falls. 9. The huge difference in temperature gives the lava cold shock, so it freeze almost immediately. 10. So the bubble get trapped in the freezing stone, giving it a very spongy appearance. 11. In some case of pumice, the bubbles can make upto 90% of the volume. NASA Images Discover Ancient Bridge between India and Sri Lanka:Space images taken by NASA reveal a mysterious ancient bridge in the Palk Strait between India and Sri Lanka. The recently discovered bridge currently named as Adam's Bridge is made of shoals, c.18 mi (30 km) long. The bridge's unique curvature and composition by age reveals that it is man made. The legend as well as Archeological studies reveal that the first signs of human inhabitants in Sri Lanka date back to the primitive age,about 17,50,000 years

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This information is a crucial aspect for an insight into the mysterious legend called Ramayana, which was supposed to have taken place in Treta Yuga (morethan17,00,000 years ago). Sri Lanka History:The first sign of human inhabitation in Sri Lanka date back to the Stone Age,


about17,52,000 years ago.


These people are said to have come from the South India and reached the


Island through a land bridge connecting the Indian Subcontinent to Sri

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Lanka. This is related to so in the epic Hindu book of Ramayana. For more detail please read my answer on:(1). Was Ramayan, a myth, mithya, mythical, fable, fictional, flight of fantasy,

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tale, or mythological work or script(ure) only?


(2). What are some unbelievable facts of Mahabaratha and Ramayana?


(3). According to Hinduism, When will this current "yuga" come to an end and

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when will the next yuga start?

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6. Modern day’s Pakistan was under Aaryavrata/Bharatvarsa:1. Modern day’s Islamabad was Takshashila. 2. Modern day’s Peshavara was Pushkalavati. 3. Modern day’s Lahore was Lavapuri. 7. Shri Krishna’s Dwarika in Arabic Sea Over 21000 years old evidence of Lord Shri Krishn's Dwarka/Dwarika Nagri have been found which proves that Sanatan Vedic Dharm is the oldest civilization in the world. It all started and developed in the holy land of Aryavrat/Bharat (misnomer: India) since eons together. The researchers and scientists busted the Myth of Aryan Invasion. Around 1500 BC, the whole Western course of India disappeared along with Lord Krishna's Capital City of Dwaraka. This is how it was described by Vedavyasa in the Mahabharata:

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practitioners of the Vedic tradition assert that the current epoch of Kali-yuga began in 3102 B.C. Lord Krishna's disappearance and the subsequent submergence of Dwaraka occured shortly before this date. Therefore, Dwaraka can be no less than 5,100 years old. Thirty copper coins were also found in the excavation area. The structures found on land belonged to the medieval period.

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8. Shri Rama’s rout from Ayodhya to Sinhala Dwipa (Sri Lanka)


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2. Prayag:


3. Chitrakuta:


4. Dandakaranya:


5. Panchavati:


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7. Rameswaram and Dhanushkodi:


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9. Lanka:

(2). Hinduism is Historical 1. Rig Vedic River Saraswati was dried up in BCE 1950. The dehydration of this river is caused by detention of the tributaries by the Yamuna River and Indus River System . Also the cutting down of trees: Deforestation and overgrazing are the other reasons of the dehydration of the river later and the desiccation in most of its drainage basin. Though originally all these events took place much before than 1900 BCE, it is believed by some historians, researchers and environmentalists that all this might have taken place in the 1900 BCE itself. The images show that it was 8 km wide in places and that it dried up 4,000 years ago.


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2. Ramayana’s & Mahabharata’s cities are found from Pakistan


Modern day’s Islamabad was Takshashila.

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Modern day’s Peshavara was Pushkalavati. Modern day’s Lahore was Lavapuri.

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7. World’s First Civilization who start to use Elephant & Horses in War India is the region where Elephant & Horses in War, during the BCE 7000-BCE 5500. The two species of elephant are at this time widespread - the Indian elephant throughout temperate Asia as far west as Syria, and the African elephant in regions north and south of the Sahara. (The mammoth has become extinct by the end of the last glacial period, about 10,000 years ago - partly through climatic changes and partly at the hands of human hunters.)


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9. World’s oldest language:- Sanskrit Origin (according to first appearance as script) - 2000 BCE Considered to be the 'language of the Gods', Sanskrit is the ancient language of India. The earliest example of this language can be found in the second millennium BC. The language is still spoken by small group of people. The influence of Sanskrit on Ask several  Still have a question? yourwestern own! languages is known to all. The basic language of computers were also constructed along the principles of Sanskrit



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(1). Rig Veda(BCE 2000-BCE 1900):- The text is a collection of 1,028 hymns and 10,600 verses, organized into ten books (Mandalas). The exact century of the Rigveda’s composition is unknown, and estimated by scholars to be around 2000 to 1900 BCE. (2). Yajur Veda(BCE 1900-BCE 1800):- The exact century of Yajurveda's composition is unknown, and estimated by scholars to be around 1900 to 1800


BCE. (3). Atharva Veda(BCE 1800-BCE 1700):- The Atharvaveda is composed in Vedic


Sanskrit, and it is a collection of 730 hymns with about 6,000 mantras, divided


into 20 books. The exact century of Atharvaveda's composition is unknown, and


estimated by scholars to be around 1800 to 1700 BCE.


(4). Sam Veda(BCE 1700-BCE 1600):- One of the four Vedas, it is a liturgical text whose 1,875 verses are primary derived from the Rigveda after 300 years of compositin of Rig Veda. The exact century of Samveda's composition is

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unknown, and estimated by scholars to be around 1700 to 1600 BCE.


10. World’s first civilization to use coin. Hinduism is World’s first civilization to use coin having been radiocarbon dated


to around BCE 19,400 As early as 9000 BCE both grain and cattle were used as money or as barter (considered to be evidence of pre-agricultural practice date to 17,000 BCE).

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9 Myths and Theirs Beliefs - : Myth No. 1: There are 330 million Hindu gods. Reality: There is one supreme God that cannot be fully known or understood.


Hindus are encouraged to relate to God in the way that suits them best, like


worshipping many deities who are believed to be manifestations of God. The


trimurtior three main deities are Brahma, the creator; Vishnu, the preserver; and Shiva, the destroyer. That’s why Hinduism is often thought of as polytheistic. It is not. Myth No. 2: Hindus are idol worshippers. Reality: Hindus worship a reminder of God. Myth No. 3: Hindus worship cows. Reality: Hindus do not pray to cows but they do regard all creation and all life as sacred.


Myth No. 4: All Hindus are vegetarians. Reality: A majority of Hindus eat meat. Myth No. 5: Hinduism s a discriminatory caste system Reality: Caste discrimination is rooted not in religion but culture Myth No. 6: Women are subservient in Hinduism Reality: Not because of religion. Myth No. 7: Hindu women wearing ‘red dots’ on their foreheads are married. Reality: Sometimes. Myth No. 8: The Bhagavad Gita is like the Bible. Reality: There is not one central, authoritative book in Hinduism. Myth No. 9: Karma is fatalistic. Reality: Everyone has the ability to choose life’s actions. These are some of the Myths and Their Realities ,However To Know More ,We should take a look to this Website as well .. 1.6k Views · View Upvoters

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scientists are discovering new facts about universe everyday and and finding out that they have been already mentioned in the holy puranas. they mention about 9 planets in the solar system, shape of the earth, shape of the universe etc. here are a few quotes of scientists: Hinduism is the only religion in which the time scales correspond, to those of modern scientific cosmology. The Hindu literature is work of a Genius. (Dr. Steinn Sigurdsson, Pennsylvania State University)

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doubt that Purans and Vedas are word of God. (Scott Sandford , Space Scientist, NASA) How could Hindus (Aryas) have possibly known all this 6,000 years ago, when scientists have only recently discovered this using advanced equipment which Where is Taxshila? What is its importance in Hindu mythology?

did not exist at that time? Such concepts were found only recently. (Dr. Kevin Hurley of the University of California at Berkeley)


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What do you think of Hindu mythology? Ramesh Purohit, Proprietor


Answered Mar 31 2017 Originally Answered: Was Hindu mythology real?


Like Christianity and Islam and Judaism, Hinduism can be seen as a religion as well as mythology. In fact, all faiths can be seen as religions or mythologies. Or the very opposite— all faiths can be seen as ‘ways of life’, neither religion nor


mythologies. It all depends on the meaning we choose. It depends on who is


using the word, and why.


A word never has a fixed meaning and meanings change over time. For example,


the word ‘gay’ meant happy in the early 20th century, and today it means a ‘male


homosexual’. Very different meanings! Further, words like ‘religion’ and ‘mythology’ emerged in Europe and America to

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satisfy the needs of colonial s first, and then academicians later. They were driven by colonial and academic compulsions. Thus, words are not ‘objective truths’ as we assume, but ‘subjective truths’, imbued with power and embedded in politics. Let us first tackle religion, and then mythology. Religion initially meant the Christian priesthood or monastic order. In colonial times, it meant the Christian faith, specifically the Catholic faith of the colonisers. At this time, the Catholic Church would see Protestant Christianity as heresy, and Islam as corruption, and Judaism as ‘old’ testament. Muslims would see Christianity as an old, outdated, corrupt form of religion. Later religion meant the Abrahamic faiths: clubbing Judaism, Christianity and Islam. This is a very recent 20th-century post-World War phenomenon. Currently, it means all faiths, which are organised and have rules. The concept of respecting multiple religions is very recent, rising only in the post-colonial period. Considering the conflict between the Abrahamic faiths — despite having a common God and common prophets — the many divisions, crusades, holocausts, missionary wars; you can imagine the confusion of the 17th-century European traders, 18th-century colonisers and, of course, the missionaries that accompanied them when they encountered Hindu customs and beliefs, with its many gods, many temples, many rituals, value for oral tradition as well as textual tradition, and no yearning for a single text or single leader. They found it very difficult to call it a religion. Religion was all about organisation, rules and instructions, and Hinduism seemed to have it, as well as reject it, simultaneously, with multiple organisations, multiple rules, multiple instructions, more fluid and flexible than the Abrahamic faiths were used to. Essentially for the colonisers, to be religious meant ‘intolerance’ while to Hindus, religious meant ‘tolerance’. Mythology 19th-century was used for all non-Christian faiths. Judaic and  Still haveinathe question? Ask your own! Islamic ideas and tales regarding the Messiah were not quite given the same


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and laws. Later, when the definition of religion expanded to include all Abrahamic faiths, mythology was used to include non-monotheistic faiths. In fact, many scholars tried to equate non-Abrahamic faiths with pre-Abrahamic faiths such as those of the Greeks and the Vikings. The assumption for the Christians was that God is truth. Early scientists were all Christians, and they found it difficult to explain God scientifically. For science


demands measurement and verifiability. Also, Biblical claims were proving to be


all false. So what was ‘Christianity’? It could not be scientific truth. Science


concluded that, until further evidence, heaven, hell, prophet and salvation are


all assumptions, imaginations, at best, a hypothesis. Concepts such as sacredness and holiness cannot be ‘measured’ and so exist outside the realm of science. From a scientific lens, all religions are based on myths, which is Greek for ‘stories’. God, heaven, hell, rebirth and soul are mythic ideas. But that which is not scientific is not necessarily irrational. And something that is irrational is also real. Mythology is indifferent to rationality but is real to the believer. The idea that there can only be ‘one truth’ has less to do with science and more to do with religious intolerance. Scientific truth is based on facts, and expands with time; it is not static. Religious truth is based on faith and is stagnant. In a


diverse world, there are multiple truths. Your truth is valid for you. My truth is valid for me. Respect for each other’s truths creates a plural society. This is what India is and aspires to be. It is the essence of Hinduism, despite all challenges. The colonial definition of mythology is ‘falsehood’. Those who cling to it also equate religion with intolerance and get easily outraged. They are typically obsessed with purity and fear pollution. They believe that their truth is ‘the truth’. They don’t value your truth, his truth, her truth or my truth. They see truth as outside themselves and cannot take responsibility for their beliefs so they locate it outside, in a holy book or a guru, or a God. A more contemporary definition of mythology is ‘subjective truth communicated through stories, symbols and rituals’. Thus, in Wikipedia and Google today, you can search for Islamic mythology and Christian mythology and Jewish mythology, something that would have been impossible in colonial times. All mythologies present a worldview. The Greek mythology is about establishing order in chaos. Abrahamic mythology is all about obeying the will of one all-powerful God through the holy word revealed through prophets. Chinese mythologies seek harmony with nature and alignment with culture; they value authority, ‘the Mandate of Heaven’, and value king more than God. Indic mythologies —Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism —believe in rebirth. Buddhism does not value soul or God, Jainism values soul but not God. Hinduism values soul and God, but this God, unlike the Abrahamic God, is within us, and around us. Jiva-atma is present in all organisms, and all organisms are present in Param-atma. Please note: nationalism is also a subjective truth based on stories, symbols and rituals. It is, therefore, a mythological idea. It can be based on rigid rules and demand compliance, and be intolerant. This transforms it into a religious perception. Spirituality is an individual’s personal journey to find meaning in their life. It is invariably based on a mythology: a subjective worldview and architecture that is communicated through Ask stories, and rituals. When it gives rise to rules  Still have a question? yoursymbols own! that stop you from thinking, we enter the space known as ‘religion’. Mythology


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How you want to see Hinduism ultimately depends on what comforts you: fluidity, or rigidity; worldview, or rules; tolerance, or intolerance; diversity, or singularity; subjectivity, or objectivity; my truth and your truth, or the truth; mythology, or religion, or a way of life, or something else. 536 Views · View Upvoters


Santosh Kumar, mythology enthusiast.want to grasp more and more out of it Answered Apr 22 2016 · Author has 68 answers and 45.5k answer views


if you ask a historian they will say that mythology in of romila thapar is


"embedded history", that is, historical facts are superseded by myths, legends,


stories, ethics and morality. this is not to suggest that mythology are factually true. they are historically important but not the narrative but rather the socio cultural economic context of the text. mythology should never be taken in literal sense, and should be studied alternatively. mythology can always studied in its structure, who wrote them and the audience for which it was written. vedic mythology is written to suit the needs of a pastoral society and their mythology depicts some sort of "environmental determinism" and thus we find reveration of gods of natural phenomena. puranic mythology represents a period of assimilation of high brahmanic culture with local folk culture and evolution of certain omnipresent complex deities who replaced the nature deities of vedic period. the epics like mahabharata(400bce-400ce) and ramayana(200bce-


200ce) represent elements of both puranas and upanishads and dharamshastras. many mythological stories fulfill certain functions1. falshruti- mention of rewards and punishments in following a particular code and conduct. like in mahabharata, the story of astika is used a chant for respite from poisonous snakes. stories are used symbolically to illustrate ideal behavior like the story of kach and brihaspati is used as a caution for brahmins against drinking alcohol. 2. establishing moral code of conduct- like said earlier some cases are interpolated to in the narrative to emphasize moral code and conduct. mostly such narrative are in form of dialogue between characters. like sita anusuya samvad in ramayana, bhagwatgita, shanti parva and anushasana parva in mahabharata. 3. etymology- to describe the origins of cosmology, and even earthly events and places. like in vedas the myth of three giant step of vishnu demarcating earth heaven and netherworld or the story of manu shatrupa to explain origins of mankind, we see the origins of various pilgrimage glorified through myths seen in mahabharata and even a genre of puranas sprang up called sthala purana 4. in conclusion what we must say that mythology is conditioned by its socio-cultural economic dynamics of the period. according to r.s. sharma kali age crisis is actually the manifestation of the proto feudal tendencies of gupta and post gupta period. hence myths should be looked upon as a study of the dynamics of the period rather than debating over the historicity of the events which is either difficult to ascertain or semi historical facts which are overshadowed by fantastic events. 520 Views · View Upvoters

Hargur Singh, studied at St. Francis Convent School, Meerut Answered Jul 11 2014 · Author has 133 answers and 222.9k answer views Originally Was HinduAsk mythology real?  Still Answered: have a question? your own!

As per my views, sagas of Hindu mythology should be treated as epic novels.


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1. Literary work for the sake of Entertainment. They would have made some really great bedtime stories afterall. 2. A king's court comprised of the best of folks from all the art forms prevalent during the time phase. To have glorified poets, writers, painters etc, was considered a matter of pride for the ruler, for each king wanted to maintain the best in class inventory of such artisans to entertain him and feed the

Where is Taxshila? What is its importance in Hindu mythology? What did you learn from Hindu mythology? What do you think of Hindu mythology?

neighboring kingdoms with the glory of his court. Thus, such poets, writers were often made to write about the deeds of their


rulers in the fanciest way possible. Covering his hardship, wars, hunts, wooing


the queen and how he is in touch with the 'gods' often exaggerated to portray their lords as demigods, earning them respect of their public and fear of the neighborhood. To make it seem more believable, they often asked Brahmins to


do the deed of filling pages for them. Or at times, the rishis often themself


approached kings with tales full of their godly deeds, aiming to gain there favour


in some form or the other.


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Ganesh Ramesh, Done a lot of research especially on the egyptian, greek, and hindu mythology,. Answered Apr 20 2016 · Author has 224 answers and 201.4k answer views


Here are some links that can help you to understand the science behind HIndu mythology, as i see it as a mildy exaggerated form of the truth. 1. http://googleweblight.com/?lite_... 2. http://googleweblight.com/?lite_... 3. http://googleweblight.com/?lite_... 4. http://googleweblight.com/?lite_... 5. http://www.google.co.in/url?q=ht... There is so much scientific base in Hindu tradition, it cannot be a coincidence. The Ram Setu mentioned in Ramayana still exists, it is a marvel, proved to be manmade and its age matches with the events of ramayana, it is known today as the Adam's Bridge https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/... These events have occured, there is so much evidence around us. The Rishis who designed the Hindu tradition in such ingenious manner using pure science, how can they exaggerate their s that has formed our hindu mythology? I still think there is truth in hindu myth. 624 Views · View Upvoters · Answer requested by Anish Vaghela

Vinayak Seenivasan, studied at Vidya Vikasini High School Answered Jun 6 2017

Please refer my answer Vinayak Seenivasan's answer to Is Hindu mythology true history or just a belief? 100 Views

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