Re: (Re): on daSAvatArAs
Prabhakar Vissavajjhala (vissa@cortex.neuro.mssm.edu)
Tue, 7 Jan 1997 16:50:58 -0500
ari sitA rAmayya gaaru wrote on 1/7/97
>> So, the info. I seek now is, who was the
>> pioneer, to place 'buddha' among the ten incarnations (daSAvatArAs) of
>> 'vishNu' a vEdic god, when 'buddha' is anti-vEdic? Certainly, this is not
>> done by 'buddhists' as they neither believe in god, nor they would have
>> been interested in projecting 'buddha' that way. If so, it would have been
>> done by a 'Hindu'. Certainly, one may quote the 'ashTapadi' of jayadEva
>> (praLaya payOdhijalE) describing the 'daSAvatArAs'. However, I strongly
>> believe that jayadEva (12th century A.D. of Orissa) was not the pioneer to
>> do that.
>> So, who was that great and sensible soul to put 'buddha' among
>> 'dasAvatArAs of vishNu' for the first time?
>Would that be a sensible and great soul who distorted the truth and listed
>Buddha among the vedic gods? Or may be distorting is the greatness in
>itself?
Hindu philosophy emphasizes on 'good deeds' (satkarma) and 'bad deeds'
(dusharma) and also says 'cEsina karmamu (pani) ceDani padArdhamu'. So, a
'good deed' can never compensate for a 'bad one'. However, nobody is
completely 'good' or completely'bad' (except for in imaginative writings
and projections). So, it is always wise to appreciate the 'good deed' and
condemn the 'bad ones' even both of those deeds from the same person. So,
once again the issue is the'point' but not the 'person', as the same person
may do sometimes good and sometimes bad, which is quite common for
everybody. If one wishes to balance out the good and bads of somebody and
decide on whether to appreciate or condemn that person, perhaps, we can
never find one to appreciate on this earth. Afterall, there wasn't much
history condemning 'buddha' for 'buddhism', for which he did irrepairable
injustice to his wife 'yaSOdhara' and son 'rAhul'.
With regards,
Prabhakar Vissavajjhala