Why do we have so much of nonsense in public about Hindu rituals? Because the Indian government eats the revenues of Hindu temples.
In a commonsense world, Hindu temples would fund seminaries and scholarship for public outreach of “Śāstrārtha” शास्त्रार्थ. Isn’t that their job?
In a commonsense world, Hindu temples would fund seminaries and scholarship for public outreach of “Śāstrārtha” शास्त्रार्थ. Isn’t that their job?
https://twitter.com/kaal_bhairava3/status/1439979763750244361
It’s by no means the job of the Indian government to explain the intricacies of the Śāstrārtha. They don’t have the competence or training. *I* don’t have them either. The various Sampradāyas which maintain temples/Tīrthas have that competence. Why is it not their job to explain?
Why is the Indian government is in this role of maintaining Hindu temples?
Why? Because the British had that role. First the East Indian Company, and then the head of the Anglican Church (British Queen) was managing Hindu temples (and eating their revenue). Now the Indian state!
Why? Because the British had that role. First the East Indian Company, and then the head of the Anglican Church (British Queen) was managing Hindu temples (and eating their revenue). Now the Indian state!
https://twitter.com/vakibs/status/1267357657838563328
A straight line can be drawn from the bullshit missionary propaganda on Hinduism during the colonial period and the reformist zeal of the current Indian state. Who cares about what the meaning of anything Hindu is? Nobody. Nobody needs to care, and that was by design.
What I have is none of the Adhikāra (authority & responsibility) of explaining Hinduism, but sheer annoyance and frustration at the stupidity of people & the stupid situation we are in.
Hinduism is one of the richest scholarly tradition in the world. The Śāstras deserve better.
Hinduism is one of the richest scholarly tradition in the world. The Śāstras deserve better.
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