Sri Lankan monk sets himself ablaze over cow slaughter

[Spring Onion]

That was to scare them who slaughtered cow in Ancient Time... proves cow slaughter did take place and was considered unwanted or offence.

Moreover meat eating is strictly dependent on Geographical feature and climate too... you might know that Tibetan Buddhist consume Yak they sacrifice it by chocking it to death and then it is consumed not a single part is wasted even the blood is consumed by them.

well no i believe by reading that Rig Vedic Aryans did not worship cow neither prohibit it.

The tribes from Saptha Sindhva that traveled eastwards adopted or to say forced to adopt dravidian form of belief/faith.

seems the vedas written afterwards inserted brahmanic monoploy things.

 

[Yogi]

i know. the main fact is that cow was never a religious thingy..

in times of need it may be protected for basic needs but NOT due to religious belief.

somehow it has turned into a religious item.



the one you posted call of tearing off heads of those who consume cattle flesh be it ox or bull or whatever )))

Cow has religious significance in Hinduism as its mentioned in the Puranas :

PADMAPURANA ( Srishthikhand
57 / 156 – 165 ) Complete Vedas, with all their
six parts and components, exist
in the mouth of the Cow. In her
horns reside Lord Shiva and Lord
Vishnu forever. In her stomach
lives Lord Kartikeya, in her head Lord Brahma, in her forehead
Lord Mahadev, in the front of
the horns Lord Indra, in the eyes
the sun and the moon, in the
teeth Garuda, in the ears
Ashwini Kumara, in the tongue Goddess Saraswati, in her
posterior all the pilgrims places,
in her urine the river Ganga, in
the pores live the sages, in the
mouth resides Yamaraj, still
further two Yakshas called Tejaswi and Mahabali, inside the
mouth reside the Gandharvas,
inside the nose two snakes, in
the hooves dwell the heavenly
nymphs. In the cow dung are
placed Goddess Laxmi, in her urine the ever auspicious
Goddess Parvati, in the front
portion of the feet all the
heavenly Gods, in the resonant
mooing of the cow lives
Prajapati, and in the four teats, in the form of milk the four
Oceans. The person who touches
the cow after having bath daily,
frees himself from all kinds of
sins. The dust that arises from
the cow’s hooves is so pure that, the person who applies it
on his head, is considered to
have bathed in the sacred
waters of different pilgrim
places, and freed from all sins.
BHAVISHYA PURANA( Uttarparva 61 / 25-37 )

@DARKY would u deny this...

 

[DARKY]

well no i believe by reading that Rig Vedic Aryans did not worship cow neither prohibit it.

The tribes from Saptha Sindhva that traveled eastwards adopted or to say forced to adopt dravidian form of belief/faith.

seems the vedas written afterwards inserted brahmanic monoploy things.

Brahmanic monopoly came around the Gupta Period and the most of what you see in Hinduism started then.

That quote was from Rig Veda.. those times one family could own upto 200 cows.

Dravidian faith have had little Influence... the photo I posted was from South India.

And then there in Nepal.

More Than 200,000 Animals Slaughtered at Nepal Sacrifice Festival | Fox News

 

[DARKY]

@DARKY would u deny this...

You have to get out of the book to understand whats Its trying to imply.

 

[Cyberian]

Well I give up.

The Hindu belief regarding the cows appears to be contradictory so far from what I have learnt. The notion is that, the cow is very beneficial to humans as it is consumed as food, therefore it must not be consumed! Instead, it should be consumed spiritually?!

Well, I am thankful to my ancestors that they gave up Hinduism / Budhism and accepted Al-Islam. May ALLAH Bless them with the highest abode in Janat-tul-Firdaus.

 

[Yogi]

You have to get out of the book to understand whats Its trying to imply.

I m just saying that Cow do have religious significance in Hinduism they may have become prominent after Rig Veda was written.

The reason we see today such a wide protests for Cow slaughter is bcoz there r hardly a bunch of people who can actually read n understand the Vedas but many people do read or r aware of Puranas.

N one more thing ur Nepal slaughter link doesn't say Cows were sacrificed, it says buffaloes, goats, chickens and pigeons were sacrificed but does not mention cows were slaughtered.

we all know that many other animals like goat n buffalos r sacrificed in India too for religious purposes but not Cows.

 

[DARKY]

Well I give up.

Well, I am thankful to my ancestors that they gave up Hinduism / Budhism and accepted Al-Islam. May ALLAH Bless them with the highest abode in Janat-tul-Firdaus.

So the Main reason conversion was consumption... I thought Gluttony was prohibited in Abrahamic Religion.

They would have to wait in the graves until your Judgement day comes.

I m just saying that Cow do have religious significance in Hinduism they may have become prominent after Rig Veda was written.

The reason we see today such a wide protests for Cow slaughter is bcoz there r hardly a bunch of people who can actually read n understand the Vedas but many people do read or r aware of Puranas.

N one more thing ur Nepal slaughter link doesn't say Cows were sacrificed, it says buffaloes, goats, chickens and pigeons were sacrificed but does not mention cows were slaughtered.

we all know that many other animals like goat n buffalos r sacrificed in India too for religious purposes but not Cows.

I never said cow is sacrificed... It is Prohibited.

Male Buffalos, Bulls and Oxen are sacrificed in Hinduism.

 

[Spring Onion]

You have to get out of the book to understand whats Its trying to imply.

The only thing it implies is that latter texts have incorporated prohibiting beef/meat eating

while the reality is that hinduism did not ban eating meat.

I m just saying that Cow do have religious significance in Hinduism they may have become prominent after Rig Veda was written.

The reason we see today such a wide protests for Cow slaughter is bcoz there r hardly a bunch of people who can actually read n understand the Vedas but many people do read or r aware of Puranas.

N one more thing ur Nepal slaughter link doesn't say Cows were sacrificed, it says buffaloes, goats, chickens and pigeons were sacrificed but does not mention cows were slaughtered.

we all know that many other animals like goat n buffalos r sacrificed in India too for religious purposes but not Cows.

so are we going to see purana followers eating BEEF /meat ? offcourse not that of cow but Bulls/Oxens/ goat mutton etc etc.

 

[Cyberian]

So the Main reason conversion was consumption... I thought Gluttony was prohibited in Abrahamic Religion.

They would have to wait in the graves until your Judgement day comes.

...

No, they gave up because Hinduism / Budhism made no sense to them just as it doesn't make any sense to me today. Again, this is what I have understood so far:

The cow is very beneficial to humans as it is consumed as food, therefore it must not be consumed! Instead, it should be consumed spiritually?!

It would appear Hindus were forced to revere the cow to the point of worshipping the animal despite it was not part of the Hindu religion. I am assuming this is something that many Hindus questioned in the past and many question today. But if the questioning gets too tough for hardcore Hindus, then they resort to violence to silence their questioners.

 

[Yogi]

The only thing it implies is that latter texts have incorporated prohibiting beef/meat eating

while the reality is that hinduism did not ban eating meat.

Its not a specific ban but since it is said that all deities reside in Cow, so it automatically becomes too sacred to be even sacrified let alone eating beef for consumption...

 

[Sashan]

“yaḥ pauruṣeyeṇa kraviṣā samaṅkte yo aśveyena paśunāyātudhānaḥ,yo aghnyāyā bharati kṣīramaghne teṣāṃśīrṣāṇi harasāpi vṛśca"

Rig Veda 10.87.16

"The fiend who consumes flesh of cattle, with flesh of horses and of human bodies, who slaughters the milk producing cow, O Agni, tear off the heads of such with fiery fury".

The milk-giving cow here is described as “Aghnya” which means “that what is not to be sacrificed”.

One question - it is more out of ignorance rather than confrontational - Do Rig Veda and other Vedas define who are Hindus and who are not?

 

[Spring Onion]

Its not a specific ban but since it is said that all deities reside in Cow, so it automatically becomes too sacred to be even sacrified let alone eating beef for consumption...

)))) as i said You Indians are Milking even the god rather after your definition milking all your gods.


ok good atleast you accepted that its NOT banned.


On the other hand Mahabharat praises king Rantidev for slaugtering 2000 animals and 2000 cows every day and distribute the food along with the meat

 

[DARKY]

The only thing it implies is that latter texts have incorporated prohibiting beef/meat eating

while the reality is that hinduism did not ban eating meat.

In Hinduism Animal can be consumed as food only If agree for Its own Sacrifice.. which is confirmed by Animal nodding its head in agreement once mantra is chanted... Belief is that the Bali Animal would attain moksha and Its not sin to consume its meat... also there is specific method of sacrifice... the animal must not suffer any pain hence the tool must be sharp enough to take it out in one blow... a crying animal at the time of Bali is bad omen.

Bali, in origin meaning "tribute, offering or oblation" generically Bali among other things "refers to the blood of an animal"and is sometimes known as Jhatka Bali in Hinduism.

The Vedic term for "sacrificial victim, animal sacrifice" is medha.

However.

The meat eaters should be ready to face the consequences in their social life as Vegetarian diet make you more spiritual and increase the Godliness[Devic mindset]... while eating meat would promote Asuri[Devilish mindset].. in Humans.

Hence you will find most of the great saints in India not eating meat... or even cereals or food grains... the live on fruits and milk... even on festival occasion the worshiper and ladies perform fasting and don't eat salt... food grains or meat... they live on milk.. water and fruits which is consumed in the evening after the last worshiping just after the sunset.

One question - it is more out of ignorance rather than confrontational - Do Rig Veda and other Vedas define who are Hindus and who are not?

Hinduism the name came thousands of years later... how do you expect Vedas to define meaning of something which Originated much after they were written.

 

[Yogi]

so are we going to see purana followers eating BEEF /meat ? offcourse not that of cow but Bulls/Oxens/ goat mutton etc etc.

Indian Hindus by large don't sacrifice animals today, its only some pockets in rural areas or specific regions u'll see such practice that too mostly goat.

 

[Nair saab]

I have never heard of Gaushala in Kerala...............Because when it becomes old its slaughtered..........Then you should kill all the Malayalis...............

There more then 500 Gau Shala Running all over Kerala...

& Most Nair House hold Keep Cow shed called Erritihil ... It was Mandatory in olden days in Kerala to have a Errithil in all most all Hindu Houses... Still many Rich people keep Cows as a Symbol of Pride in Kerala...

But its severed in Pandalam hotels..............

Its Buffalo ... infact Most Beef served in Kerala are of Buffalo...