of course. state sponsored religion and state sponsored persecution both had roles - where would Buddhism be without Ashoka's imperial control?
On Thu, Apr 8, 2010 at 10:03 AM, Thaths <[email protected]> wrote: > On Thu, Apr 8, 2010 at 9:07 AM, Radhika, Y. <[email protected]> wrote: > > i don't think the answer to why Charuvakas died has been found yet. > > > Their existence is only known because Shankaracharya took great pains to > demolish their arguments. > > ITYM Adi Shankara. Shankaracharya is a title. > > Let us not discount cases where the sword was mightier than the pen > (or, rather, the pen was assisted by the sword). There was active > state-sponsored persecution of opposing faiths/philosophies through > most parts of India back in the day. > > Thaths > -- > "Marge, you being a cop makes you the man! Which makes me the woman... and > I have no interest in that, besides wearing the occasional underwear, which > as we discussed is strictly a comfort thing." -- Homer J. Simpson > Sudhakar Chandra Slacker Without Borders > >
