tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6641738716446631837.post1268353669589922333..comments2023-08-27T12:35:12.308+02:00Comments on sanscrite cogitare, sanscrite loqui: Have Indian authors believed in their god?elisa freschihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17068583874519657894noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6641738716446631837.post-28302658153215985242012-07-30T14:44:56.846+02:002012-07-30T14:44:56.846+02:00If I understand you correctly, you mean that theis...If I understand you correctly, you mean that theism was the result of the Islamic invasion… this might be, although I do not know of precise evidence in this sense (for instance, Islamic chronicles seem to entail disgust for the Hindu Pantheon unless in the case of enlightened authors, who are open to an inclusivist approach, which would have anyway included also the Buddha). And how would you explain that many Buddhists chose a third way, i.e., they made Buddhism into some sort of theistic religion as well, even in Tibet or in places where no Islamic ruler was threatening them?elisa freschihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17068583874519657894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6641738716446631837.post-83111330542768967202012-07-26T22:20:11.989+02:002012-07-26T22:20:11.989+02:00The 8th century onwards, in the face of relentless...The 8th century onwards, in the face of relentless violence and compulsion by Islam (in the form of Turkic, Arab and Persian invasions), Hindus and Buddhists had to spell-out their 'beliefs' and show which side they belonged - theism or atheism. If they were atheistic or non-theistc, they had a very slim chance of survival.<br /><br />The buddhists were not theist in a semitic sense so they either had to give up their life or their religion. Either meant Buddhism had to disappear within the span of a century or two thus sparking a Hindu revival of sorts. But I think most buddhists converted to Islam and became sufi mystics.<br /><br />In this environment, to salvage the Buddha and his dharma, he had to be co-opted as a 'God' into the wider hindu pantheon, and what better way to do this than by claiming he was an avatara?Ramakrishnan Suryanarayananhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01093097904423217160noreply@blogger.com