Respect of Women

[The_Player]

Re: Respect of Women

@psyah

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If there was ever a time if people were given sentence based on scriptural reference then that is enough to qualify …

OK…although that was not what the debate was about.

@psyah

I did not want a debate to begin between two Hindus. One says deities are myths the other does not, one says there is a law system the says there is not.

There are various interpretations in Hinduism, and Arlietter’s interpretation seems to be very different from mine. He is right - there is a certain section of society that uses Manusmriti as a basis for casteism and caste based discrimination. However, thats probably the only aspect of Manusmriti thats even remotely in practice.

@psyah

I still haven’t worked out what is bad or good in the Hindu faith and if coming out of the ongoing cycle of lives means that the person has had a series of good karma then ultimately there is a paradise like state.

Whether women are respected or not or to the degree of Muslim women or not is also not clear - one can read scripture on one hand but if the people no longer follow it then what does that mean? If scripture is not a set of rules or standards to follow then why quote them in the first place?

Respecting women as deities or depicting deities as women … I’m not sure if this is respect of the women it would be disrespect of God … Furthermore if there are no rules to follow then there is no consequence of not treating a woman kindly or with respect … if it results in bad karma to disrespect a woman then it could just as easily result in good karma. Because we have to rely on what is “obvious” to determine what is good and bad … unless of course scripture does have a bearing on what is good and bad.

I’m confused !!!

Unfortunately the debate has gone off on a tangent. If you are really interested, I would recommend reading up on Hinduism. There is enough material available online.