Hinduism_ A Christian Heresy

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wrote in the Vedas the some of the teachings of the Jewish prophets
concerning salvation through sacrifice.
Therefore, it is not surprising that the main theme in the Rg Veda and the
Upanishads is the nature and purpose of only one supreme sacrifice
known as Purush Prajapati: the Lord of all creation who became Man
(Sathpathbrahmana 10.2.2.1-2; Rg Ved Purushasukta 10:19).
+ This Purush is the only way to eternal life ("... Nanyah pantha vidyate
- ayanaya": Yajur Ved 31:18). Note that this Purush is not a generic
"self" but rather a person as described in Sanskrit dictionaries by Sanskrit
scholars.
+ Similarly, the Prajapati is not among the many mythical and even
wicked characters found in Hindu traditions, but he is the Lord of all
creation by definition.
+ This Supreme Creator took a perfect human body (Nishkalanka
Purush) and offered it up as a self-sacrifice (Brihad Aranyak Upanishad
1.2.8). This Purush was symbolized by a lamb which was then the
animal most commonly sacrificed (Maddyandiniya Sathpathbrahmana
III).
+ This Purush was above sin, and only in knowing Him does one obtain
immortality (Chandogya Upanishad 1.6:6,7).
+ Acknowledging the Purush-sacrifice imparts eternal life
(Kathopanishad 1, 3.8, 11).
+ After giving Himself as the supreme sacrifice, this Purush resurrected
(not reincarnated) himself (Brihad Aranyak Upanishad 3.9.28.4-5;
Kathopanishad 3:15).
+ Clearly, the purpose of this sacrifice is to provide the only way to
Heaven and the only way of escape from Hell (Rg Ved 9:113.7-11; Rg
Ved 4.5.5; 7.104.3).