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Principles
and Practice of Hindu Religion A
Comprehensive Study of the Ancient Tradition and
the Perennial Philosophy |
Chapter
- III : A Historical Approach to the Hindu Traditions | A
Study of the History and Evolution of the Faith along with
the
Beliefs and Culture of India over the Time of Several Millinea. |
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Lesson
- 38 : Origin and Evolution of the Hindu Race and Culture What
is the True "Indus Valley Civilization"? |
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of these ethnic groups mixed so much within a short period that they became indistinguishable
from one another in this great ethnic and cultural melting pot. This was the time
of the Indus Valley settlement. The "Dravidian" culture and religious practice
were in existence before the "Aryan" influence come into this place. This
is believed to be part of the Cultures of Mohenjadaro in Sind and Harappa in the
West Punjab provinces of what is now Pakistan, and in parts of Rajasthan and Gujarat
near the now dry "Saraswathi River" as part of the Indus Valley Civilization.
There were 25 to 50 thousand people in each settlement. They used a distinct language
which has defied all attempts to decipher. They do not appear to be related to
the Sumerian, the Mediterranean, Brahmi or any "Indo-European" languages. |
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Most researches
done by the scholars were incomplete and sketchy with much prejudicial and erroneous
opinion. Some Scandinavian researchers attempted to decipher about 500 characters
and compared this to a form of "Dravidian" script similar to Ancient Tamil. They
have used a numbering system that was "Binary and Octal" in smaller numbers and
"Decimal" in Higher numbers. They had large congregation halls that looked like
prayer halls or bath, probably for religious practices but no Temples or Sanctums.
There were evidences of streets and well-organized waterways and drainage systems.
They have prayed to images very much like Siva and Parvathi and certain animal
figurines. The Indian ethnic structure, from the ancient time, has been the melting
pot of Caucasian, Australoid and the ancient Indian Natives and tribal races.
It had some mixture of the Mediterranean, Central Asian, Negroid and Mongolian
traits. Thus there was no certain "Aryan or Dravidian" racial division of the
population at any time, in spite of any divisions of regional, linguistic or religious
differences among them. They organized and followed a cultural and religious belief
from these ancient times that was developed by their leaders and followed by all.
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Sanãthana
Dharma ãsthra |
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, 34 , 35 , 36
, 37 , 38 , 39
, 40 , 41 , 42
, 43 , 44 , 45
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