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The indicine line of cattle were domesticated approximately 10,500 years ago, far later than mesolithic religions, that may have left it's traces in hindusim.
Wikipedia writes:
The Holi festival is an ancient Hindu festival with its cultural rituals. It is mentioned in the Puranas, Dasakumara Charita, and by the poet Kālidāsa during the 4th century reign of Chandragupta II.
Holi, Wikipedia
This gives some idea as to when Holi started being cel...
Gita is believed to be a chief text of vedanta.
It is one of the three fundamental texts of vedanta.
It is said that the first mention and commentary of gita is done by sankara which is about 1000 years ago.
Is there any text prior to sankara bhashya which mention about it ?
If no
How come t...
A little orange duck has appeared in the bottom right of my screen. He asks, "Can I help" does voice recognition, I think. But it is annoying, and will not go away. How do I discourage this little creature from bothering me?
Are all Devas originally called Asuras as mentioned in this wikipedia article?
Link(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deva_(Hinduism))
From where can I find the English translated works of Nayanars & Alwars by someone didn't belong to the respective tradition in any way?
Why Alvars are associated with Vishishta Advaita philosophy? Did they themselves say so? Were they initiated from Vishishta Advait mutts?
I know very little about Hinduism but was advised towards, based on doing a bit of research, to read the Mahabharata as a starting point.
I picked up the Penguin Classics version (approximately 900 pages) and I'm only about 20 pages in and feeling very confused.
There are so many names, histori...
First, I will include some background about myself so it is possible to understand my situation and why I am asking this question. I am a 21 year old male who would like to keep up Brahmacharya for his whole life. I have no desire to get married, and although I still have a physical desire to hav...
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