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Hinduism: What Really Happened in India – M. M. Ninan 151 Not only that the path of Thomas Ministry fall over the places, there is a higher density of Sivalayaas close to the Takshasila (the capital of Indo- Parthian Kingdom of Gondaphores) where his ministry stayed longer and started. Notice that Kerala do not have a Jyotirlanga for reasons we will see later. The only plausible explanation is that Vedic religion was transformed into Hinduism as we have come to know of – a totally new religion - by the ministry of St.Thomas. In fact, the current form of religion came about due to interaction of Vedic religion with three religiophilosophical systems – Greek, Persian and Christian. The major formative force was Thomas Christianity, at least during the first two centuries. We have very little history of the growth and decay of these religious thoughts in documentation. However, we know that there was a powerful Christian presence in the Cauvery Area as Indian Catholic Church apart from the Christian Church in Malankara (Malabar). They were indeed in close contact and collaboration as part of the wider Indian Catholic Church. Chola, Chera and Pandya Kingdoms were always in close contact culturally and economically. As the Christian faith became powerful, there had been local reaction from the religions and other heretic movements that were present.
Hinduism: What Really Happened in India – M. M. Ninan 152 Natural course of events produced various syncretic forms along with direct persecution. We know that there ensued a persecution to these Christian communities in the Andhra and Tamil areas, that they were forced to migrate to Quilon and Thiruvanthapuram in Kerala. We also know that they were persued by the then leaders of ‘Hinduism’. Documentations indicate that “a certain sorcerer Manicavachagar” actually came down to Quilon and reconverted 70 families back to Hindu fold. Who actually is this Manicavacagar cannot be positively identified. It is normally assumed that this was the famous Gnostic Persian Prince Manicaen. It could very well have been a Hindu Theosophist of the period. It would be worthwhile to remember that a Gnostic controversy was at its climax in the Eastern Churches at that time. Gnostic and Greek influence syncretized with the Christian doctrines, which actually produced the present day Hinduism. We can see exactly the same history being repeated in the reconversion of tribal Christians. An impassionate analysis will reveal the underlying syncretic layers. Thus Apium Forum remarks ”When we study the development of religion and worship in India, before and after Christ, we can see that Christ and Christianity totally transformed religion and worship in India from the first century AD. Saivism first developed as a monotheistic doctrine and Siva was first called Isa, which is the name for Jesus in the North. The avatar concept (God coming into the world in the form of a man) in Vaishnavism is the influence of Christianity. Hindus in India consider Christianity as a foreign religion. However, they do not realize how much early Indian Christianity has developed and molded their own religion, and, the revealed truths in their own faith point to Jesus Christ. I pray that we the Christians in India would take time to understand where the heart of every Hindu is, and, help guide them to The Truth in Christ Jesus by gently removing the barriers and obstacles without “ Dr. D Devakala and Dr. Alexander Harris has shown this development in a time line which I have adopted. On this we can add the history of St.Thomas and the picture will be clear. This is shown in the appedix.
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