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The Bible : A Purana of the Middle East

The Bible is similar in structure to the Puranas, except that it deals with the history, legends and philosophies of the middle-east and instead of India.

The Pancha Lakshanas of a Purana as defined by Amarasimha , are

1. Sarga – Creation
2. PratiSarga – Dissolution and Re Creation
3. Vamsa – Dynasties
4. Manvantaras
5. Vamsanucharita – histories

Geography may also be included. Thus the Bible approaches a Purana in definition very closely.

It is wrongly claimed by some to be a Veda. It cannot be claimed either as a Veda or  as The Veda as happens frequently in India.

Mahishasura – Mysore or Devipattanam or ?

Devipattinam: Also known as Navabashanam, this coastal village has a temple dedicated to Devi who is said to have killed the demon Mahishasura at this spot. The nine stones visible at low tide are believed to have been set up by Sri Rama to represent the nine planets-the Navagrahas. The Hindus perform religious rites for the forefathers here. Devipattinam is 70 km from Rameswaram. (Source)

Mahishasura Mardhini, the one who vanquished the demon Mahishasura, Chamundeeswari, or Durga is the fierce form of Shakti. A colorful gigantic image of the demon, Mahishasura greets visitors as they reach the summit of the hill.  During the reign of Dodda Devaraja, this statue was built, along with the steps leading upthe hill. (Source)

The word Mysore expands to “Mahishasurana Ooru” which means the town of Mahishasura. Mysore,or Mahishur as it was called then, traces its history back to the mythical past, when Goddess Chamundeshwari of Chamundi Hills killed the wicked buffalo-headed demon, Mahishasura. Mysore Dasara is the celebration of this victory of good over evil. Mysore also has associations with the Mahabharata and King Ashoka of the 3rd century B.C. During the Wodeyar rule Mysore reached the Zenith of its glory as a fabled center of oriental splendor. (Source)

Mysore finds mention in the Hindu mythology as the place where warrior goddess Chamundeshwari destroyed buffalo-headed demon king Mahishasura. The Mysore Dassara festival, celebrating the victory of good over evil, is celebrated with traditional pomp and pageantry and attracts tourists by hordes. (Source)

Crossed 1 year on Aug 30th

So I guess I missed the anniversary on this blog!!

Sumeru 7,386 Rama – Bow and Arrow 188 Valmiki Ashram 168 Rama Sethu 122 Ravana’s 1 year wait for Sita 105 Historical Atlas of South India 99 The present position of the Saptarishis 96 Rama’s journey map 94 Ekachakrapura – Kaivara 93 Meru 87 Devanahalli 87 Suruttapalli 74 Many Layers of Truth in the Scriptures 71 Rama Astronomical Details 70 Ancient Metallurgy 58 Narasapur – Antarvedi 58 Vasishta, Parasara, Vyasa and Viswamitra 53 Asia empire map 200 AD, 1200 AD 53 Mithila temples 52 Pyramid texts dated to 3100 BC: Start da 50 Caste System 49 Hampi Kishkinda 48 Mantras : Space-Time Short-Circuits? 47 Vyasa, Saraswathi, Yamuna 44 Himalayan Academy Timeline 42 Vivara 41 6 month days and nights? 41 Tanuku, Andhra – The Mighty Taraka 35 The Indian Gene 33 Andaman and Nicobar Tribes 32 Rama’s contemporaries 32 Svarga Naraka Paraloka 31 Nagas, Syenas (Garudas), Vanaras 31 Etymyology : Allah, Elohim, Eloah, Ila, 31 Map of religions 30 Banasura-Kirata-Nepal 29 Manus and Saptarishis 29 Yadavas, Khiljis, Devagiri, Daulatabad 29 Kumbha Sambhava 28 Amaravathi 28 Dishti – Drishti – Nazar 28 Aihole Inscription of Pulikeshin II 27 Chitrakuta 27 Arunachalam 25 Thretha Yuga, Dvapara Yuga 24 Christianity Targets Indians 23 sthind 23 Days and Nights 23 The time of Bhishma’s death 23 Sun Rise 22 Saraswathi 22 sthiron 22 Jewish and Brahmin temple customs 21 sthneo 19 Prayaga (Allahabad) 19 Godavari 17 Indus valley map 17 Hiranyakasipu,Prahlada,Virochana,Bali,Ba 17 Ancient Astronomers knew the Science of 16 Vaidilute 16 Age ordering of the Vedas. 15 sthstn 15 Ujjain 14 The story of Ra 14 Weapons 13 Timelines of our neighbouring countries 12 The Genographic Project 12 Continental Drift – Pangea 12 Mongolia – Mangala? 9 The Buddhas 9 Cave Paintings of India 9 Trip to Brahmagiri, Chitradurga 9 The fastest primate 55km/hr 9 Meaning of Yehovah, Yeshua 8 Agastya, Pulastya, Rama, Ravana 8 Myanmar fossil primate, Ganlea megacanin 8 Matysa Avatar – a Dolphin? 8 Abraham – Na Brahma 8 Ramayana in SE Asia 7 FROM MONGOLS TO MUGHALS:RELIGIOUS VIOLEN 7 Rishya Sringa and Sringeri 7 The Salt Tax 7 Did Jesus Walk on Water? 7 Origins 7 From Ganga-Saraswathi to Sumer to Jerusa 7 Soma etymyology 7 How Daksha Named the Stars 6 Which Yuga is this? Karl Marx and Markan 6 Human Species 6 Authorship and Copyright Notice 6 Sita and Rama in the Forest 6 Kisari Mohan Ganguli 6 Hiranyaksh, Hiranyakasipu, Suvarna Sunda 5 Kumbh Mela Places 5 Naram Sin – Narasimha? 5 Longest Lived Human and Animal 5 Some notes on Ram – Sethu 5 History of Free elementary education for 5 Hi 5 Meditating Snow Monkeys 5 Vimanas 5 Hell Hellenistic Greece Helios 5 Manvantaras, Revati, Yugas 4 `Kandula Jatara’ 4 Raivata Manu, Revathi, Balarama 4 Hell, Naraka… 4 Distance coverable on foot 4 Revati to Sukanya 4 History of Islam in South Asia 4 Yama 4 Versions of the Bible 4 Himalayas 4 Deccan Plateau 4 Sri Lankan Purple Faced Langur 3 Atri, Anasuya, Rama, Sita, Durvasa, Kapi 3 Brahmi Script 3 Time 3 Viswamitra, Parasurama 3 Tall and Strong 3 Kandula 2 Intolerance in Religious Texts 2 Link to Forlong – Faiths of Man 2 Trying to match. 2 Kandula Elephant 2 pangea 2 Legends of the Flood 2 Viswamitra,Menaka,Kanva,Sakuntala,Dushya 1 jambava_rb 1 Dates based on astronomical data. 1

How Daksha Named the Stars

Daksha was one of the early Indian astronomers, who named the stars. Therefore they were called his daughters!

This lovely story tells how that happened : Daksha : He named the fixed stars!

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Myanmar fossil primate, Ganlea megacanina

http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/06/30/human-ape-ancestor.html

Source : June 30, 2009 — A new Myanmar fossil primate,Ganlea megacanina, suggests the common ancestor of humans, monkeys and apes evolvedfrom large-toothed primates in Asia and not Africa, according to new research published in the latest Proceedings of the Royal Society B.

If Myanmar, formerly called Burma, is confirmed as being the ancestral homeland of higher primates, or close to it, the discovery points to a circuitous migration route for some early primates, which must have gone to Africa and then come back to Asia.

History of Islam in South Asia

I find this link very interesting : http://history-world.org/islam6.htm

The Salt Tax

The British salt tax in India was resisted bythe salt satyagraha. But the British govt also heavily taxed Brtitish people leading to smuggler activity.

The British Salt Tax : Excerpted from The Great Hedge of India by Roy Moxham, Harper Collins, India 2001

In Britain and France. : War, wine, and taxes: the political economy of Anglo-French trade, 1689-1900 By John V. C. Nye Pg 75

Why did Britain need so much tax money at the cost of citizens of her country and her empire?

From Ganga-Saraswathi to Sumer to Jerusalem

The Wandering Hebrews with their similarity in customs to stationary Brahmins, from whom they were descended,  may have travelled east through Sumer to Jerusalem.

Bhavishyat Puranam tells us that Adama and Havyavati (Adam and Eve) were the children of Kardama Maharshi (and Devahuti) and that they were banned. It tells us that their language underwent a metamorphisis.

Some of Yayati’s sons were expelled westward.

The Iranian legends talk of wandering through many lands before settling in the perfect Iran.

Only Indian legends speak of expelling others.

Adam and Eve were expelled, the Iranians did not like the hot land of the seven rivers, and the Hebrews remember coming from the east (though this was later changed in the bible to mean the west. (link page 82))

While everyone has a flood story, Indian Puranas do not have a Tower of Babel story as far as I know.

So Tower of Babel happened after they branched off from India…..

The Hebrew script visually looks like the scripts of south asia – malayalam, tamil, cambodian and thai…

names too Amar Sin, Naram Sin Amara Simha, Nara Simha etc or Amara Sena so forth…..

This is a line of thought that I need to pursue…. dates, events and legends will have to be examined.

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Versions of the Bible

Source :

1. The Bible does not exist in its original form. The original text is lost as well as the early additions or corrections.
2. The surviving copies are translations.
3. Septuagint was the translation into greek around 250 BC, which is the ancestor of the english bible.
4. Hebrew texts are later translations but may represent an older tradition.
5. The King James version of the bible says that the Hebrew people came into Shinar from THE EAST.

http://books.google.co.in/books?id=1GiWX4BaoocC&lpg=PA79&dq=sumerian%20stories%20of%20migration&pg=PA80#v=onepage&q=&f=false

Soma etymyology

Soma we translate as the moon, usually.

Can it also be Sa + Uma = Siva  like Sa + Amba = Samba = Siva?

In the song Om Mahaprana Deepam from Manjunatha : Soma is used as a name for Siva.

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