Re: Neo-Hinduism and Traditional Hinduism
Originally Posted by
MahaHrada
Yes that the way it is, there is not a single person posting on this forum that is not a neo-hindu. o.k maybe 1 or 2 people At tamilbrahmins.com you can for instance find a few, traditionally Hindus stick to their own community and do not mess around with beliefs of others.
There was no such thing as a single religous group in India - not until muslims came in about a thousand years ago and then non-muslims became one single group named Hindu. Buddhists had pretty much disappeared from India by this time (Al Beruni says he could not find a single buddhist). This artificial grouping named Hindu was only relevant in the context of non-Hindus. Within the Hindu group, people did not call themselves hindus (No Sanatana dharma either). They were Vaishnava, Shaiva, etc. and many did not belong to any such group (true for millions as of today) - instead choosing to group themselves by caste, with each caste or sub-caste having its own set of traditions and practices. If I were to talk to a Goundar from Tamilnadu or a Nayar from Kerala about his scriptures, he will likely have no idea what I am talking about.
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