Timeline for Martyr concept in Hinduism
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| Jun 17, 2020 at 8:59 | history | edited | CommunityBot |
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| Dec 5, 2016 at 10:43 | comment | added | SwiftPushkar | Yes , i was about to write exactly same answer as yours , but also was not sure abt. the actual concept in detail & about BG 2.37 real context. | |
| Dec 5, 2016 at 10:38 | comment | added | iammilind | @SwiftPushkar, thanks. But now see the other side of it. The literal meaning is "A person who is killed because of their religious or other beliefs". Now in India, people relate it to "Shahid". But many of them don't know, that the term is more Islamic. "Shahid" is more or less same as "Martyr". In typical SanAtan Dharma, the closest relation with "Martyrdom" is found for the "Kshatriya-s dying while bravely fighting in battle". But that may not be exact "Martyrdom". Hence, I am not sure if my answer does justice to the term "Martyr" as such. :-) | |
| Dec 5, 2016 at 10:13 | comment | added | SwiftPushkar | IMO Your answer is more correct than mine ." if a running away soldier is chased to death, then it's a cowardly death.". I just used the story just to point out the concept..Also the shloka 2.37 is more closer. Nice one | |
| Dec 5, 2016 at 8:25 | history | answered | iammilind | CC BY-SA 3.0 |