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Do Vedas allow sacrificing innocent animals in the name of GOD? [duplicate]
This question has arises out of this answer and I want to know the truth because as per my knowledge several amendments have been made by pandits for their own benefits in past 4000 years, So how much ...
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Why would lord Kalki accept an offering in which an animal is killed? [duplicate]
In the Kalki Purana 3.42 (chapter 3 verse 42) it is stated that:
"Now I would like that all of you worship Me by the
performance of a Rajasuya sacrifice and a horse sacrifice."
Why would lord Kalki ...
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Does Sanatana Dharma Endorse Animal Sacrifice? [duplicate]
I've heard in Vedic yajna, the sacrifice of animals was a must. Nevertheless, Vedic texts are riddled with contradictions. I've also heard of SrimadBhagavad Gita and Puranas which endorse animal ...
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Controversial topics over veg vs non veg and ceremonial sacrifices of animals [duplicate]
Does it state outright & clearly anywhere in Hindu scriptures & holy books to NOT eat non veg food? Also, is it true that old rishi munis made sacrificial ceremonies of goat, cows and buffalo ...
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Do any texts explicitly forbid Hindus from eating beef?
I have been told many a times that I shouldn't eat beef because I am a Hindu by religion. Even though I have never worshiped a cow in my life or interacted with any on more than exotic basis, I find ...
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How is animal or human sacrifice justified?
Killing of animals or humans as a sacrifice is generally banished in Hinduism although some clans are still allowed to do so.
How is this Hindu practice of sacrificing animal or human life to make ...
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Does Anushasan Parva, chapter 88 of the Mahabharata, allow cow sacrifice?
In the following video, Dr. Zakir Naik says that Bhishma Pitamaha tells Yudhishtira that sacrificing a cow will satisfy their dead ancestors for a period of 1 year.
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Which 299 animals were sacrificed in the Ashwamedha besides the Horse?
According to SECTION LXXXVIII of the Ashwamedha Parva of Mahabharat besides the horse, there were two ninety-nine other animals (including birds and aquatics!) that were also sacrificed in the ritual:
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What happens to the horse after the Ashvamedha Yagya?
We all have heard and know about the Ashvamedha Yagya. But what will happen to the horse after Yagna? My question is about horse.
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What do Vedas say about non-sacrificial killing of animals?
Do Vedas or any scripture say anything about any restrictions on non-sacrificial killing of animals?
We all know about animal sacrifices which was later explained by scholars.
But what about normal (...
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Do scriptures specify how animals should be killed during the sacrifice?
I think the horse in the Ashwamedha was killed with knives. The Somavajapeya involves suffocating the sacrificial animal if I am not mistaken.
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Do any commentaries on the Brahma Sutras say that animal sacrifice is immoral?
As I discuss in this question, by far the most popular school of Hindu philosophy is the Vedanta school, which bases its tenets on the doctrines laid out in the Brahma Sutras, a work by the sage Vyasa ...
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How is killing of black deer for skin and other products justified
Shatpath Bramhana says that brahmin boys should cover their bodies with skin of Black Deer or Krishna Mriga (Black Buck), and this is okay if they don't just kill them for that purpose. A dead buck's ...
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If yajna doesn't include killing, why do brahman granths promote animal killing?
As per Nirukta 1/8, Yajna is adhvar means "non-killing" i.e, no animal slaughter is allowed in yajna right?
If so, why does shatpath brahman includes slaughtering of bulls and other animals?
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