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Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar: Writings and Speeches

Vol. 4

Riddles in Hinduism

33 chapters · 378 pages

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Contents

  1. Front matterpp. 1–15
  2. 1. Introductionpp. 16–23
  3. Part I — Religious2. Riddle No. 1 The Difficulty of Knowing why one is a Hindupp. 24–26
  4. 3. Riddle No. 2 The Origin of the Vedas—The Brahminic Explanation or an exercise in the art of circumlocutionpp. 27–29
  5. 4. Riddle No. 3 The Testimony of other Shastras on the origin of the Vedaspp. 30–35
  6. 5. Riddle No. 4 Why suddenly the Brahmins declare the Vedas to be infallible and not to be questioned?pp. 36–38
  7. 6. Riddle No. 5 Why did the Brahmins go further and declare that the Vedas are neither made by man nor by God ?pp. 39–47
  8. moral or spiritual value?pp. 48–63
  9. 8. Riddle No. 7 The turn of the tide Or How did the Brahmins declare the Vedas to be lower than the lowest of their Shastras?pp. 64–72
  10. 9. Riddle No. 8 How the Upanishads declared War on the Vedas ?pp. 73–77
  11. 10. Riddle No. 9 How the Upanishads came to be made subordinate to the Vedas?pp. 78–81
  12. 11. Riddle No. 10 Why did the Brahmins make the Hindu Gods fight against one another?pp. 82–90
  13. 12. Riddle No. 11 Why did the Brahmins make the Hindu Gods suffer to rise and fall?pp. 91–109
  14. 13. Riddle No. 12 Why did the Brahmins dethrone the Gods and enthrone the Goddesses?pp. 110–118
  15. 14. Riddle No. 13 The Riddle of the Ahimsapp. 119–123
  16. 15. Riddle No. 14 From Ahimsa back to Himsapp. 124–127
  17. 16. Riddle No. 15 How did the Brahmins Wed an Ahimsak God to a Bloodthirsty Goddess?pp. 128–138
  18. 17. Appendix I The Riddle of the Vedaspp. 139–161
  19. 18. Appendix II The Riddle of the Vedantapp. 162–171
  20. 19. Appendix III The Riddle of the Trimurtipp. 172–186
  21. 20. Appendix IV Smarth Dharma and Tantrik Dharmapp. 187–193
  22. 21. Appendix V The Infallibility of the Vedaspp. 194–199
  23. Part II — Social22. Riddle No. 16 The Four Varnas—Are the Brahmins sure of their origin?pp. 200–215
  24. 23. Riddle No. 17 The Four Ashramas—The Why and How about thempp. 216–225
  25. 24. Riddle No. 18 Manu’s madness or the Brahmanic explanation of the origin of the mixed castespp. 226–236
  26. 25. Riddle No. 19 The change from Paternity to Maternity. What did the Brahmins wish to gain by it?pp. 237–243
  27. 26. Riddle No. 20 Kali Varjya or the Brahmanic art of suspending the operation of Sin without calling it Sinpp. 244–246
  28. 27. Appendix I The Riddle of the Varnashram Dharmapp. 247–272
  29. 28. Appendix II Compulsory Matrimonypp. 273–285
  30. Part III — Political29. Riddle No. 21 The Theory of Manvantarapp. 286–291
  31. 30. Riddle No 22 Brahma is not Dharma. What good is Brahma?pp. 292–298
  32. 31. Riddle No 23 Kali yuga—Why have the Brahmins made it unending?pp. 299–317
  33. 32. Riddle No 24 The Riddle of the Kali yugapp. 318–333
  34. 33. Appendix I The Riddle of Rama and Krishnapp. 334–378