Ishwa helper Reged: 03/03/02 Posts: 553

Re: Ishwa: Plz respond to Arya tribal invasion theory [Re: Americanhindu] #27973 - 03/10/03 08:02 AM Edit Reply Quote

The word Vedic is used for the oldest Arya period. After the Vedic period, there are other Arya periods, but they are not Vedic periods. What we call today a Hindu, Buddhist, etc. was in the ancient world called 'Arya'. (Buddhism calls itself Arya Dharma, and has 4 Noble or Arya Truths). Noble Not in the sense of nobility, but in the sense of civilized. Noble of heart, thought and action. I belive there's nothing questionable abou Arya menaing noble, thus your question stunned me. I'm sorry, Amh, but I really have great pains in trying to understand what the direction of thinking and question of yours is. I never said that there were two groups, one Vedic and one Arya. Once that you assumed that there are two groups, then you question this assumption of yourself. I have read A.L. Basham. Nice book in a way, and not very nice when taking the invasionist view into account. regards, ishwa