What is the Smartha Path?
What is the Smartha Path?
Namaste Tirisilex,
Please see this post of mine: http://hindudharmaforums.com/showthr...8973#post58973
Basically, Smartism can refer to a specific and very orthodox sect or it can refer to Hindus who pray to a multitude of different deities and are pretty much "nonsectarian". The term "smarta" has come to almost be interchangeable with the term "nonsectarian".
Jai Sri Ram
Sanatana Dharma ki Jai!
Jai Hanuman
Is it true you need to be Indian to be a Smarta follower?
Vannakkam Tirisilex: In short, no. However, you may enconter a very traditional Smarta Brahmin here or there that thinks so. They are becoming less and less common.
This misconception was started and pushed by Christians to keep searchers away from Hinduism, making sure to propel it nice and strong with unfortunate slanted media. Unfortunately, even some Hindu leaders got suckered in. Feel free to practice.
Aum Namasivaya
namaste Tirisilex.
Wikipedia has an informative account of the smArta sampradAya:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smartism
Check also: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindu_denominations
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ब्रह्मराजर्षिररत्नाढ्यां वन्दे भारतमातरम् ॥
To her whose feet are washed by the ocean, who wears the Himalayas as her crown, and is adorned with the gems of rishis and kings, to Mother India, do I bow down in respect.
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