On 2/29/08, Charles Haynes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I thought much of the objection was to converting to Buddhism? > Buddhism does not say that only one god is correct and that other gods > are wrong.
As far as I know, Hindus consider Jainism and Buddhism as offshoots of Hinduism and do not object as vehmently as they do to Islam or Christianity. A lot of Dalits convert/converted to Buddhism (that it did not change their "status" in society is a different matter). I vaguely remember Mayawati promising to convert to Buddhism (not sure if that really happened). > For that matter, I've heard that the Buddha is supposedly the ninth > avatar of Vishnu, so what's the problem with "converting" to Buddhism? This is exactly what most Hindus think. So I dont think they consider that a big issue ( unless they have no other big issues to fight about). - divya
