Hinduism: What Really Happenned in India (PDF) - Oration

Hinduism: What Really Happened in India – M. M. Ninan
Chapter Eight
THOMAS CHURCHES OF INNER INDIA
Both the Acta Thomae, and the local Malankara traditions agree
on the date and details of the Arrival and the Ministry of St.
Thomas. Acta Thomae was written in 220 AD by a Gnostic
writer. The details indicate that Thomas did establish Christian
Churches all along his route – these came to be known as Indian
Catholic Church which when translated becomes Hindu
Sanadhana Dharma. Early documents indicate that there were
severe persecutions to this church as they were being taken over
by the Gnostics of Persia (of Aryan Origin). However, these
centers became centers for theological studies out of which grew
the Hindu Revival Philosophies – Advaita of Sankara, Visishta
Advaita of Ramanuja, Davaita of Madhva, DvaitaAdvaita of
Nimbarka, Shudda Advaita of Vallabha, AcintyaBhedabheda of
Caitanya, Baladeva of Gaudiya Vaishanva siddhanta and many
others. It is surprising that centers of these eminent schools all
fall along the route that Thomas took.
There are twelve Jyotir Lingas where the glorious form of the
formless Siva is situated in India. There is a high density of
these worship centers around the area of Takshasila, where
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