Bhairitu wrote: > > Let me guess: you couldn't locate your copy of the Oxford > Hindi-English Dictionary (paperback 2001 edition) where on > page 859 the definition of rakshasa gives: > 2. fig. a fiendishly wicked person. > The important point here is the Sanskrit definition as used by the invading Vedic Indians who imposed the caste system on the native inhabitants, the dark-skinned Dravidians of South India and Sri Lanka. The Hindu Tigers of Tamil Elam, followers of Kali, have murdered thousands of Sri Lankan Buddhists, but you're saying that George W. Bush is a "fiendishly wicked person" and he is your enemy. Go figure.
> But you need to know Devanagri to find it which I assume > you are expert at reading Devanagri script? > So, you are a Devangiri reader. Richard J. Williams wrote: > > Bharat2 wrote: > > > >> The contemporary Hindi definition of "rakshasa" is "evil > >> or wicked person." > >> > >> > > You need to stop the lying, Mr. Bharat2 - everyone knows that the > > Vedic invaders used the term "rakshasa" to refer to the dark-skinned > > inhabitants of South India, the Dravidians, with whom they came into > > conflict with, imposing the caste system on the natives and > > enslaving them for a thousand years. > > > > Being a reader of the Vedic literature you're probably already > > knowing that the Sanskrit word 'raksasa' is also an epithet applied > > in RV I.76,3, to Indian indigenes in general whose characteristics > > were likened to dark demons of popular folklore. > > > > You being an avid supporter of the Kali thugees would also be > > already knowing that the Tigers of Tamil Elam were responsible for > > murdering Rajiv Gandhi. Why you'd want to act dumb now is beyond me. > > The current set of informers on FFL are certainly to be pitied. > > Watch the junkyard dog run to avoid a fair debate and then watch her > > wail on Dubya. What a hypocrite. > > > > And why the Maharishi, your erstwhile guru, would use such bigoted > > and racist terms to describe the Sri Lankans is on the same level as > > the outburts of Michael Richards and Mel Gibson, in my opinion. > > > > You and the others here should be ashamed of yourselves for putting > > up with this kind of race-baiting rhetoric without posting a single > > objection. It should be common knowledge here by now that Maharishi > > supports the caste system. What's up with that? > > > > According to Vaj, Rick Archer and Ned Wynn, the old coot is also a > > seducers of young women for his own sexual gratification as well. > > All you've done here, Barry, is to prove that you're a bigger > > hypocrite that the Maharishi or the other Barry. Congratulations - > > what happened to all the money? > > > > For the Maharishi to compare the Buddhist Sri Lankans to George W. > > Bush is almost laughable if it wasn't so pathetic. It was the Aryan > > speakers that raped India! It is interesting to note that most of > > the native Indian resistence to the Aryan invasion was made from > > fortified positions, while other less organized tribal defenses > > consisted of guerrilla tactics from forest hiding places, which > > Indra was constantly invoked to burn and destroy. > > > > >From the Dictionary of Hinduism: > > > > According to the Dictionary of Hinduism, the term 'raksasa' is > > a 'devil spirit' that comes out of the forest at night to wander > > about in order to seduce fair-skinned women; they often take the > > shape of husbands or lovers for the purposes of fornication. Raksasa > > are also called 'confounders of the sacrifice' who at one time used > > to lay in wait at fords to attack those who tried to cross the one > > of the seven sacred rivers in Bharatvarsh, according to Kaus. Br. > > XII.1. > > > > Reference: > > > > "Dictionary of Hinduism" > > Its Mythology, Folklore, Philosophy, Literature, and History > > By M. and J. Stutley > > Harper & Row, 1977 > > > > >From Wikipedia: > > > > Many Rakshasa were particularly wicked humans in previous > > incarnations. Rakshasas are notorious for disturbing sacrifices, > > desecrating graves, harassing priests, possessing human beings, and > > so on. Their fingernails are poisonous, and they feed on human flesh > > and spoiled food. They are shapechangers and magicians, and often > > appear in the forms of humans, dogs, and large birds. Hanuman, > > during a visit to the rakshasas' home in Sri Lanka, observed that > > the demons could come in any form imaginable. > > > > The great ten-headed demon Ravana, enemy of Rama, was king of the > > rakshasas. His younger brother Vibhishana was a rare good-hearted > > rakshasa; he was exiled by his brother the king, who was displeased > > by his behavior. Vibhishana later became an ally of Rama and a ruler > > in Lanka. Other notable rakshasas include the guardian god Nairitya, > > who is associated with the southwest direction. > > > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rakshas > > > > >From Pantheon Org: > > > > In ancient Hindu myth, they are a classification of evil spirits > > who, on occasion, can sometimes also be friendly. They often battle > > the gods and are thought to hurt people at night. The Rakshas are > > led by Ravana, their king, and are the eternal enemies of Vishnu, > > one of the foremost divinities of the Hindu pantheon. The Rakshas > > are the descendants of Rishi Kashyapa, a sage and a seer. They > > usually appear in the shape of a dog or a bird with a fat body, or > > as a skeleton. > > > > http://www.pantheon.org/articles/r/raksha.html > > > > > > > > >
