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Re: Fw: Images of Religion

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Pradeep Janakiraman • Thu Nov 07 2002 - 21:57:08 PST 


I totally endorse Mani's views on this topic. The points that some 
modern researchers make about the timelines of certain parts of the 
vedas, that some being much newer and some being old etc. are not 
acceptable in the traditional view point. They might have been 
written down in different ways but their source is Anaadhi (eternal)

The very word "Rishi" is equated to "Mantra Drshta", or one who could 
see the "mantras" and the "devatas" for those mantras. The vedic 
mantras are eternal (anaadhi) according to the traditional view. 

Even views such as caste-system being a later creation are to be 
negated in the traditional point. 

Finally, all the dravida compositions have been given Vedic-equal 
status by Lord himself according to Vaishnavite tradition. They are 
the Dravida-Vedam (the prabhandams etc.) So they are also eternal 
verses, being grasped and given to us by our Acharyas, Alwars by 
their divine powers etc.

-- Pradeep 



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