कालजयी धर्म / kālajayī dharma

कालजयी धर्म / kālajayī dharma 
अगच्छनपि वैनतेयो पदमेकं न गच्छति ।
तथापि शिखरे स्थिते विहंगदृष्ट्या पश्यति ॥
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agacchanapi vainateyo padamekaṃ na gacchati |
tathāpi śikhare sthite vihaṃgadṛṣṭyā paśyati ||
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The Eagle sitting on the top of the mountain,
though moves not, keeps the whole earth under his gaze.
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The enigmatic, enthusiastic, ardent, vehement, forceful, adherent of ‘Hinduism’ insisted that Buddha never founded any new religion as the intellectuals with ulterior motives not only try to convince us, but also claim Buddha’s religion was against Veda.

“How can you say?” 

“We should see How Buddha has praised ‘Brahman’ and even ‘Veda’ in several of His teachings and accepted Himself as a ‘Brahman’ at many times and places.”

“So what?”

“We are repeatedly told That Buddha propounded and founded a religion of His own which was different from Veda-dharma.”

“Didn’t He talked about and praised ‘sanātana-dharma’ also many a times?”

“Yes, That is the point.”

“So what?”

“Buddha was thus Hindu only and these intellectuals force upon us the idea that He was not Hindu and His religion is different from Hindu religion.”

“Did Buddha ever say He was / was not Hindu or His religion was different from or same as the Hindu religion?”

“How could you ask such a question? Hindu religion came only later on, some 3000 to 4000 years after Buddha’s Time.”

“Then where is dispute if He was Hindu or not?”

“But is not Veda-dharma Hindu religion?”

“Is not Veda-dharma far more older and ancient than Hindu religion? How the two could be same?”

“But is not Hindu dharma essentially  sanātana dharma only?”

“You say so, but do those ‘intellectuals’ who want to thrust into our minds the idea that Hindu religion is different from the Buddha religion agree with you?”

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“Why don’t talk straightforward for ‘sanātana dharma’? If you talk (in favor) of Hindu religion, then the disputes are strengthened only. Then Islam, Jainism, Christianity, Catholicism, Zionism, Sikhism all are there to contest / compete with this Hindu religion. Even the Buddha’s religion(?) which they claim is different from ‘Hindu’ / Veda, becomes a party, one of the many competitors. Thus we are going towards more and more fragmentation / disintegration only.”

“But doesn’t the Hindu religion tie us all in a thread of unity which is always needed to protect our identity as a culture, society, nation?”

“Really? Or, On the contrary doesn’t it empowers and strengthens the rival groups (which you think are all the other religions)? In this way turning ‘Hindu unity’ into a ‘political idea / ideology’ does not act against your own interests and perhaps even have a detrimental effect? 

Because : All Political power lies essentially in opposition and disputes.

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