Hinduism: What Really Happenned in India (PDF) - Oration
Hinduism: What Really Happenned in India (PDF) - Oration
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<strong>H<strong>in</strong>duism</strong>: <strong>What</strong> <strong>Really</strong> Happened <strong>in</strong> <strong>India</strong> – M. M. N<strong>in</strong>an<br />
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Parthenon/2104/<strong>in</strong>dex.html<br />
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Evidently the <strong>H<strong>in</strong>duism</strong> as we know of today was the product of various<br />
religious and philosophical thoughts of the late Christian Era. Among<br />
these were the Bhakthi marga and the centrality of the Ultimate<br />
Incarnation <strong>in</strong> the person of Isa (Yesu) as preached by the Christians. In<br />
the process, Christians were persecuted and forcefully converted and<br />
most churches <strong>in</strong> the <strong>in</strong>terior syncretized and became part of Sivite and<br />
Vaishnavite traditions. But Malankara Church survived the onslaught<br />
essentially because of their contact with the rest of the Christian world<br />
particularly of the Eastern churches of Persia. Most of all Malankara had<br />
the help of the Syrian translation of the Bible, which was earnestly<br />
taught, <strong>in</strong> the Churches. So Malankara churches survived the Gnostic<br />
and syncretic forces to this day.<br />
Strangely enough, the vestiges of Christian faith and worship of Jesus<br />
can be still found embedded <strong>in</strong> the Temple worship. Among these is one<br />
sloka of worship, which is repeated <strong>in</strong> every temple dur<strong>in</strong>g worship<br />
which cannot but be po<strong>in</strong>t<strong>in</strong>g to Jesus.<br />
This sloka is as follows.<br />
Om Sri Brahmaputra, Namaha<br />
O God, Son of God, We worship you.<br />
Om Sri Umathaya, Namaha<br />
O God, the Holy Spirit, We worship you.<br />
Om Sri Kannisuthaya, Namaha<br />
O God, born of a virg<strong>in</strong>, We worship you.<br />
Om Sri Vrishtaya, Namaha<br />
O God, who is circumcised, We worship you.<br />
Om Sri Panchakaya, Namaha<br />
O God, who has five wounds, We worship you.