Comments on: What do Hindu Americans think? http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2011/05/15/what_do_hindu_a/ All that flavorful brownness in one savory packet Sat, 30 Nov 2013 11:11:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Zachary Latif http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2011/05/15/what_do_hindu_a/comment-page-1/#comment-284181 Zachary Latif Tue, 17 May 2011 22:02:03 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=6545#comment-284181 <p>this is extremely serendipitous/weird just before reading this exchange between the two of you; I had glanced at the author columb of BP and thought we should have another author above "Eurasian Sensation". so weird, my life's full of random coincidences, time to check my horoscope..</p> this is extremely serendipitous/weird just before reading this exchange between the two of you; I had glanced at the author columb of BP and thought we should have another author above “Eurasian Sensation”. so weird, my life’s full of random coincidences, time to check my horoscope..

]]> By: Zachary Latif http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2011/05/15/what_do_hindu_a/comment-page-1/#comment-284180 Zachary Latif Tue, 17 May 2011 21:49:28 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=6545#comment-284180 <p>Just saw this; erm what Razib said..</p> Just saw this; erm what Razib said..

]]> By: Razib Khan http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2011/05/15/what_do_hindu_a/comment-page-1/#comment-284151 Razib Khan Tue, 17 May 2011 01:13:39 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=6545#comment-284151 <p>ok, for some reason your email wasn't in their. i wonder if there was a registration error. i added it to the "Alina M" user. also upgraded u 2 author :-)</p> ok, for some reason your email wasn’t in their. i wonder if there was a registration error. i added it to the “Alina M” user. also upgraded u 2 author :-)

]]> By: Razib Khan http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2011/05/15/what_do_hindu_a/comment-page-1/#comment-284150 Razib Khan Tue, 17 May 2011 01:11:37 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=6545#comment-284150 <p>weird. i saw you register. i know u prolly did this, but can you clear cache? i wonder if i banned your IP cuz of a troll using your univ. account....</p> weird. i saw you register. i know u prolly did this, but can you clear cache? i wonder if i banned your IP cuz of a troll using your univ. account….

]]> By: Alina M http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2011/05/15/what_do_hindu_a/comment-page-1/#comment-284149 Alina M Tue, 17 May 2011 00:04:43 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=6545#comment-284149 <p>@Razib or Zach - Idk why but I always get an error message when trying to post on Brown Pundits; it won't let me register for an account using my gmail (alina.mehmoor@gmail.com) or post a comment...?</p> @Razib or Zach – Idk why but I always get an error message when trying to post on Brown Pundits; it won’t let me register for an account using my gmail (alina.mehmoor@gmail.com) or post a comment…?

]]> By: Razib Khan http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2011/05/15/what_do_hindu_a/comment-page-1/#comment-284147 Razib Khan Mon, 16 May 2011 18:34:34 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=6545#comment-284147 <p>that bar plot is fixed. tx.</p> that bar plot is fixed. tx.

]]> By: Kev http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2011/05/15/what_do_hindu_a/comment-page-1/#comment-284142 Kev Mon, 16 May 2011 16:34:43 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=6545#comment-284142 <p>boston_mahesh: "Buddhism (and its pirated knock-off Jainism) originated in modern-day Nepal and not India"</p> <p>“According to Buddhist traditions, circa 500 BC Prince Gautama Siddhartha, wandering as an ascetic, reached the sylvan banks of Falgu River, near the city of Gaya. There he sat in meditation under a bodhi tree (Ficus religiosa). After three days and three nights of meditation, Siddhartha attained enlightenment and insight, and the answers that he had sought. He then spent seven weeks at seven different spots in the vicinity meditating and considering his experience. After seven weeks, he travelled to Sarnath, where he began teaching Buddhism.” Wikipedia. (I know, Wikipedia is not a verified source but I do believe this is correct!)</p> <p>Bodhgaya (Gaya) where Siddhartha found his enlightenment, and Sarnath where he began teaching Buddhism, are very much in India. True, Siddhartha was born in Lumbini in modern day Nepal, but he spent the first 29 years of his life in Kapilavastu (India). I think it would be fair to say that Buddhism originated in India. It really does not matter, but just wanted to set the record straight. Btw, I just returned from a two-week vacation to China (amazing country!), and the place is just full of beautiful Buddhist temples, which now serve as their main tourist attractions!</p> boston_mahesh: “Buddhism (and its pirated knock-off Jainism) originated in modern-day Nepal and not India”

“According to Buddhist traditions, circa 500 BC Prince Gautama Siddhartha, wandering as an ascetic, reached the sylvan banks of Falgu River, near the city of Gaya. There he sat in meditation under a bodhi tree (Ficus religiosa). After three days and three nights of meditation, Siddhartha attained enlightenment and insight, and the answers that he had sought. He then spent seven weeks at seven different spots in the vicinity meditating and considering his experience. After seven weeks, he travelled to Sarnath, where he began teaching Buddhism.” Wikipedia. (I know, Wikipedia is not a verified source but I do believe this is correct!)

Bodhgaya (Gaya) where Siddhartha found his enlightenment, and Sarnath where he began teaching Buddhism, are very much in India. True, Siddhartha was born in Lumbini in modern day Nepal, but he spent the first 29 years of his life in Kapilavastu (India). I think it would be fair to say that Buddhism originated in India. It really does not matter, but just wanted to set the record straight. Btw, I just returned from a two-week vacation to China (amazing country!), and the place is just full of beautiful Buddhist temples, which now serve as their main tourist attractions!

]]> By: pkr http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2011/05/15/what_do_hindu_a/comment-page-1/#comment-284141 pkr Mon, 16 May 2011 16:12:18 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=6545#comment-284141 <p>"Buddhism (and its pirated knock-off Jainism) originated in modern-day Nepal and not India."</p> <p>This is factually incorrect. I know internet commentators don't have any obligation to be correct, but Buddishm is my area of interest and this was just too wrong to ignore :)</p> “Buddhism (and its pirated knock-off Jainism) originated in modern-day Nepal and not India.”

This is factually incorrect. I know internet commentators don’t have any obligation to be correct, but Buddishm is my area of interest and this was just too wrong to ignore :)

]]> By: boston_mahesh http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2011/05/15/what_do_hindu_a/comment-page-1/#comment-284140 boston_mahesh Mon, 16 May 2011 15:52:34 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=6545#comment-284140 <p><b>Kev: Stats about Buddhism are an eye-opened for me. A fairly high percentage of them either don’t believe in God or are not too certain, believe that many religions can lead to eternal life, that religion is somewhat important or not important, and that the scriptures are written by man (not God)! Mostly my own thoughts. Buddhism originated in India, and yet I know so little of it!</b></p> <p>Buddhism (and its pirated knock-off Jainism) originated in <b>modern-day Nepal</b> and not India. Sikhism originated in modern-day <b>Pakistan</b> and not India.</p> <p>One thing that I'm interested in knowing is whether or not Pakistanis or Bangladeshis are interested in their previous religions? In Pakistan, for example, they practiced Zoroastrianism in the NWFP as well as Buddhism. I've read quite a bit that they were in fact Buddhist - and not Hindus - in NWFP, and the Bamiyan Buddhas just to the north is indicative of this.</p> Kev: Stats about Buddhism are an eye-opened for me. A fairly high percentage of them either don’t believe in God or are not too certain, believe that many religions can lead to eternal life, that religion is somewhat important or not important, and that the scriptures are written by man (not God)! Mostly my own thoughts. Buddhism originated in India, and yet I know so little of it!

Buddhism (and its pirated knock-off Jainism) originated in modern-day Nepal and not India. Sikhism originated in modern-day Pakistan and not India.

One thing that I’m interested in knowing is whether or not Pakistanis or Bangladeshis are interested in their previous religions? In Pakistan, for example, they practiced Zoroastrianism in the NWFP as well as Buddhism. I’ve read quite a bit that they were in fact Buddhist – and not Hindus – in NWFP, and the Bamiyan Buddhas just to the north is indicative of this.

]]> By: spamnun http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2011/05/15/what_do_hindu_a/comment-page-1/#comment-284137 spamnun Mon, 16 May 2011 15:20:43 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=6545#comment-284137 <p>Enlightening link to Pew research on American Muslim attitudes. To me the most interesting factoid was the question of Muslim identity - only 47% of American Muslims see themselves as Muslim first, the lowest among all other countries mentioned. That's in the face of the popular cultural narrative of a pan Muslim identity trumping other identities. Could this be the result of a sizeable home-grown American Muslim population (African Americans, white converts?) Interesting either way.</p> Enlightening link to Pew research on American Muslim attitudes. To me the most interesting factoid was the question of Muslim identity – only 47% of American Muslims see themselves as Muslim first, the lowest among all other countries mentioned. That’s in the face of the popular cultural narrative of a pan Muslim identity trumping other identities. Could this be the result of a sizeable home-grown American Muslim population (African Americans, white converts?) Interesting either way.

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