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Date:      Sat, 14 Jun 2003 06:02:49 -0400
From:      Rahul Siddharthan <rsidd@online.fr>
To:        Terry Lambert <tlambert2@mindspring.com>
Cc:        chat@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Tridents (was Re: FreeBSD Version Release numbers)
Message-ID:  <20030614060249.A3949@online.fr>
In-Reply-To: <3EE97A1D.62E0D6DE@mindspring.com>

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Terry Lambert wrote:
> They are not technically tridents.  They are a symbol of the
> Hindu god Vishnu.

They are technically tridents, if you define a trident as a
three-pronged pitchfork-like object (the original word is "trishul",
and they are a symbol of Shiva, not Vishnu.

Hindu mythology is a rich and complex beast.  It's unfortunate that
some present-day Hindus confuse the mythology with the philosophy.
Nevertheless, saying "Hindus in India carry trishuls" is like saying
"Christians in America bomb abortion clinics."  You're talking about a
fringe -- a dangerous fringe that must be tackled, and that has
worrying ties with the government in power, but still a fringe.

- Rahul



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