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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