Linked Questions
10 questions linked to/from K.S. Bhagavan's critique of Adi Shankara
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Does Geeta have gender and caste discrimination verses?
In Geeta, Chapter 9 verses 32 and 33 have implications related to the superiority of particular varna and gender over the others.
The verse states that "EVEN Women and Shudra can attain God". Does ...
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Why did Rāma kill Śambūka? And is Rāma justified in killing him without a second chance?
In Uttara-kāṇḍa of Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa, we see Vālmīki narrate the story of Śambūka.
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Why did Rāma kill Śambūka? Is it because Śambūka was a śūdra or is it because he was doing Tapasya for the ...
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What is the current status of the four varnas created by God?
We all know that four varnas — Brahmana, Vysya, Kshatriya and Sudra — were created by God, and each varna’s people would mutually help each other, through the jobs assigned to them. But as of now in ...
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Can Hinduism work in a classless society?
I'm not Hindu but it's my understanding that there are Hindu texts that specify a caste system. Must these systems be followed, or is something like a classless society as outlined by Marx (minus the ...
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Hindu astrology and the timing of birth
The Skeptic's Dictionary while arguing that astrology is nothing more than a superstition brings up some interesting questions:
Astrologers emphasize the importance of the positions of the Sun, ...
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Why did Shree Krishna have 16108 wives if Kshatriyas are only eligible to take a maximum of three wives?
Various scriptures such as the Mahabharata have prescribed a maximum of three wives for Kshatriya men:
"Bhishma said, 'For the Kshatriya, O delighter of the Kurus, two wives have been ordained. The ...
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Can the Guna-Karma classification of the Varna system be translated into profession?
What is the Varna of:
an engineer
a singer
a doctor
I have chosen a few random samples to understand the Varna system better. How would these be classified as - Brahmin, Vaishya, Sudra and Kshatriya?...
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English translation of Bharata Paryatanam by Kuttikrishna Marar?
From Wikipedia:
Bharata Paryatanam (Travel through Bharata), another important work of Kuttikrishna Marar is a critical exposition of the characters and main events in the epic Mahabharata. Bharata ...
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Do characters in the same Brahmavidya always have the same caste?
As I discuss in the this answer, 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 ...
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Do any scriptures mention which yoga asanas should be performed everyday?
Do Patanjali's yoga aphorisms or any other scriptures mention anything about which yoga asanas we should practice everyday?
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