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At 2+ years in Area 51 we have to close this proposal. Keep this proposal alive by restarting it. See discuss.area51.stackexchange.com/q/5798. – Robert Cartaino♦ Apr 11 at 21:31

closed as not a viable proposal by Robert Cartaino♦ Apr 15 at 13:46

This proposal will not result in a useful, productive, or viable Q&A site.

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37 Example Questions (6 closed)

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added by mfg Mar 9 '11 at 14:39

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added by user17762 Mar 4 '11 at 5:27

@SivaramAmbikasaran can you please list the books yourself? – Nikhil Mulley Jan 24 '12 at 9:13

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added by apoorv020 Mar 11 '11 at 10:35

+1 @apoorv020 Excellent question. – Nikhil Mulley Feb 3 '12 at 19:11

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added by lovefaithswing Mar 4 '11 at 19:29

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added by CrazyJugglerDrummer Mar 17 '11 at 23:16

or even more to that, how did both religions influence each other? – Nikhil Mulley Jan 20 '12 at 12:43

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added by mfg, edited by WikiSpeedia hang-around Dec 18 '11 at 10:24

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added by CrazyJugglerDrummer Mar 17 '11 at 23:19

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added by blakcaps, edited by Dori Oct 4 '11 at 21:08

it depends. Meat-eating is not prohibited in Vedas or even in SmRtis. In fact there are are many mentions of guys eating beef in olden literature. It was mainly in Jain-Buddhist period that the idea of Ahimsa became popular with Hindus and so the thing stuck. – Nikhil Bellarykar Jan 5 '12 at 12:17

The above comment is so wrong. You have not shown any references. Just claiming things without proof is idiotic."The Chāndogya Upaniṣad, dated to the 8th or 7th century BCE, one of the oldest Upanishads, has the earliest evidence for the use of the word ahinsa in the sense familiar in Hinduism (a code of conduct). It bars violence against "all creatures" (sarvabhuta) " Ref. Tähtinen pp. 2–5; English translation: Schmidt p. 631 – vivek Jan 7 '12 at 22:39

@nikhil-bellarykar I have not seen where Vedas said Meat-eating is allowed even. The decision, has been left to the follower. In circumstances like droughts and floods, man could not but to take to eating non-veg. @Vivek, for the matter of reasoning, I believe Vedas dictated the forms of performing Yajna's and in those it is articulated how to do animal slaughters as dakshina/offers to Gods as well.. what is your reasoning in that regard? – Nikhil Mulley Jan 24 '12 at 6:19

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added by user17762 Mar 4 '11 at 5:30

Wouldn't most people just google this? Not a good example. – Louis Apr 23 '11 at 1:53

It is good to have it as Q&A at a single place. Yet Googleable again :-) – Nikhil Mulley Jan 20 '12 at 12:47

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added by apoorv020 Mar 11 '11 at 10:34

This is an on-topic question. Even through marriages are right now decided under Hindu Marriage Act marriages were dealt as per religion historically. – Manish Sinha Oct 4 '11 at 5:38

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added by bethlakshmi Jun 14 '11 at 15:06

I know this is a reasonably obnoxious question - just throwing it out there, since it's on the borderline of what I'd consider reasonable and also it's up there in the top 10 of "questions asked of Hindus by outsiders" – bethlakshmi Jun 14 '11 at 15:06

Good question :-) – Nikhil Mulley Jan 26 '12 at 11:49

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added by lovefaithswing Mar 4 '11 at 19:27

Actually, everyday is a celebration & festinval since its a new beginning to reexperience the life in the presence of His Holiness of Sun (as witness to our Kriya, Karm). Over a period, it has been noticed that marking traditional holidays, festivals (seem to appear almost one in every month) are actually the pretext for reaping the benefits of work, salary. Some are marked for agricultural benefits(Artha Vijaya), some are marked moral victories(Dharma Vijaya). They also form the pretext for spending some amount of money that is saved forming a eco-friendly healthy economic cycles. – Nikhil Mulley Jan 24 '12 at 6:25

since the comments are with fixed short length, I have tried to put the gist as small as possible in above. – Nikhil Mulley Jan 24 '12 at 6:26

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added by mfg Mar 9 '11 at 14:41

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added by mfg, edited by WikiSpeedia hang-around Dec 18 '11 at 10:24

It's just symbolic. – vivek Jan 7 '12 at 22:43

Multitasking :-). No jokes apart, it signifies to multi skill and strength. – Nikhil Mulley Jan 22 '12 at 19:04

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added by mfg, edited by WikiSpeedia hang-around Dec 18 '11 at 10:24

Hinduism sees God everywhere even in God's creation, and even sometimes in man made objects as well. Animal bodies signify they are in realm of God's creation making them worthy of worship as to worship to God Himself. – Nikhil Mulley Jan 20 '12 at 13:18

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added by apoorv020 Mar 11 '11 at 10:34

No. Both Buddhism and Jainism are not a part of Hinduism since their techings don't match. – vivek Jan 7 '12 at 22:43

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added by CrazyJugglerDrummer Mar 17 '11 at 23:18

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added by blakcaps, edited by WikiSpeedia hang-around Dec 18 '11 at 10:22

Its about any of many paths and yes one goal. – Nikhil Mulley Jan 30 '12 at 7:44

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added by Prasanth Sep 14 '11 at 7:00

	Great Question! Please upvote! – Dipan Mehta Jan 25 '12 at 12:26
	Indeed. Upvote. – Nikhil Mulley Jan 30 '12 at 7:46

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added by Prasanth Sep 14 '11 at 7:10

This is something that i have been looking for an answer to for a very long time. I find it impossible to believe that the the way the caste system is followed now how it was supposed to be followed during its inception. – Jan S Feb 3 '12 at 9:09

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added by lovefaithswing Mar 4 '11 at 19:30

closed as not constructive by Sathya, Dori Oct 4 '11 at 21:08

This question is not a good fit to our Q&A format. We expect answers to generally involve facts, references, or specific expertise; this question will likely solicit opinion, debate, arguments, polling, or extended discussion.

Since the site IS a learning tool, this isn't a good example of something that helps define the scope of the site. It wll get asked for sure but it's not a good on-topic/off-topic boundary setting question. – Caleb Aug 20 '11 at 16:37

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added by M.J., edited by WikiSpeedia hang-around Dec 18 '11 at 10:23

There are numerous books on Ramayana, translated into English. Many of those published can be available for purchase commercially at Amazon, Flipkart. etc.,. – Nikhil Mulley Jan 30 '12 at 7:44

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added by blakcaps Jul 9 '11 at 9:00

@blakcaps It should be 'What is Atma?' Since there is no definiteness to Atma, article the is not allowed. – Nikhil Mulley Jan 20 '12 at 13:17

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added by blakcaps Aug 12 '11 at 7:55

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added by lovefaithswing Mar 4 '11 at 19:31

closed as off topic by warren, Narayan, user17762, apoorv020, Alaukik Apr 12 '11 at 13:43

This question does not relate to the topic of the proposal.
It was closed as part of an automated migration of off-topic to close votes on September 29, 2011.

It has been noted that apart from Vatican, Hindu Temple such as Tirupati located in Andhra Pradesh of India is the most visited Hindu shrine. – Nikhil Mulley Jan 22 '12 at 19:05

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added by apoorv020 Apr 2 '11 at 5:11

closed as off topic by Approximist, bethlakshmi, mbq, Jack, AB Kolan Aug 9 '11 at 12:06

This question does not relate to the topic of the proposal.
It was closed as part of an automated migration of off-topic to close votes on September 29, 2011.

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added by rishimaharaj Oct 13 '11 at 14:57

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added by Nikhil Mulley Jan 22 '12 at 19:00

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added by Nitin, edited by WikiSpeedia hang-around Feb 16 '12 at 18:39

+1 Good question. They are all worthy of worship, allow us to join the path towards One, Almighty. @Nitin – Nikhil Mulley Jan 31 '12 at 9:16

+1 for the good answer! @Nikhil Mulley – Vidya Murthy Feb 17 '12 at 7:08

I guess... that was just an abstract of the summary..the answer is in the details. I hope to fetch more reliable answers once we move into beta stage. Please refer atleast 2 more followers :-) @user543101 – Nikhil Mulley Feb 17 '12 at 7:17

Ofcourse :) @Nikhil Mulley – Vidya Murthy Feb 17 '12 at 9:11

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added by apoorv020 Mar 11 '11 at 10:34

closed as off topic by Dori, kiamlaluno, mbq, Pradeep, Lorem Ipsum Sep 6 '11 at 1:01

This question does not relate to the topic of the proposal.
It was closed as part of an automated migration of off-topic to close votes on September 29, 2011.

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added by bubble Jun 24 '11 at 11:55

closed as not a real question by Sathya, Dori Oct 4 '11 at 21:09

It's difficult to tell what is being asked here. This question is ambiguous, vague, incomplete, overly broad, or rhetorical and cannot be reasonably answered in its current form.

Vedic Culture formed the foundations for Sanaatan Dharma which we call Hinduism (mostly a misnomer, I would say, but since it gives the identity, it is accepted). So, you can say Vedas are the original and foremost religion of human being which are guided by eternal principles of this universe. – Nikhil Mulley Jan 22 '12 at 19:02

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added by Prasanth Sep 14 '11 at 7:04

	Rig Veda, Yajur Veda, SAma-Veda and Atharva-Veda. – Nikhil Bellarykar Jan 5 '12 at 12:18
	All the vedas are again divided into other 4 divisions in common. The question is bout that. – Prasanth Jan 5 '12 at 12:47
	@Prasanth, if you have got to know the answer, can you fill in with comments please? – Nikhil Mulley Jan 20 '12 at 13:18

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added by Prasanth, edited by WikiSpeedia hang-around Dec 18 '11 at 10:22

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added by rishimaharaj Nov 23 '11 at 12:14

God, Unity Himself for Yes. The fact that it is the oldest religion still followed in large masses, is centric to Divine God, Cosmic Power Himself, governing the eternal principles and making them work. – Nikhil Mulley Jan 20 '12 at 12:54

As such, it is no recalled who the founder is, so it is taken that there is no single founder associated with. – Nikhil Mulley Jan 23 '12 at 6:58

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added by Anil Feb 15 '12 at 11:27

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added by lovefaithswing Mar 4 '11 at 19:27

closed as off topic by WorldIsRound, kiamlaluno, mbq, Pradeep, Lorem Ipsum Sep 6 '11 at 1:00

This question does not relate to the topic of the proposal.
It was closed as part of an automated migration of off-topic to close votes on September 29, 2011.

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added by rishimaharaj Oct 13 '11 at 14:54

	Why was this down-voted? It's directly related to Hinduism and it's scriptures and philosophy. – rishimaharaj Nov 4 '11 at 16:05
	There are many interesting discussions and debates on this topic. Intertwined are talks about sanskrit translations, mis-interpretations, taboos, philosophy, and more. Look here for an example: orkut.com/… and orkut.com/… – rishimaharaj Nov 18 '11 at 21:07
	Please understand that this question wasn't intended to offend anyone or their beliefs. It's a relevant question and should not have been down-voted. – rishimaharaj Nov 22 '11 at 1:33
	I doubt when people say they `heard` :-) , making the conversation very difficult. – Nikhil Mulley Jan 20 '12 at 13:19