@Scion_of_Agni@FaithHistoryX Other Śaiva kings, such as Harshavardhana, Krishna I, and Rajaraja Chola, also patronized other sects, including Jains and Buddhists. The last point doesn’t make any sense.
@Scion_of_Agni@FaithHistoryX There is no need for that; it would be a waste of time for me to prove an already established fact, that he was indeed a Shaiva, as all the other Indic scholars think so. But I would like to hear your POV. Why do you think he wasn’t a Shaiva, or do you think he was a Smartha ?
@Scion_of_Agni@FaithHistoryX Does reading the Cāmpū Rāmāyaṇa change the fact that Bhoja was not a Śaiva by faith, even though he himself claimed to be one? One such example is his Udaipur Praśasti.
@karnataAjeyam I don't really understand why rulers needed to do it. I mean, coming from a humble background, rising to become a king, and establishing a dynasty that lasts for generations sounds pretty based.
@karnataAjeyam Hmm, interesting. That was actually my thought too, that after becoming kings, they legitimised themselves through rituals and claimed divine origins. Kings used to do that quite a lot in ancient times, for example, Alexander.
@karnataAjeyam I have a question. I’m not very familiar with the Karnataka dynasties or their rulers beyond just knowing their names. Were famous kings like Govinda, Pulakeshin, and Amoghavarsha actually Shudras ?
“Survived by switching loyalties” I can name plenty of Rajput houses that did the same. If the others were really “losers,” then the likes of the Gajapatis, Vijayanagar, and Rajbongshis shouldn’t have existed either, considering how much they did to protect dharma.
Excluding Rajputs, 99.9% of Indians don’t even have the brains or brawn to comprehend noble practices like saka, jauhar, and sati.
Indians, including all the peoples of the subcontinent, were the weakest people in history, who survived by switching loyalties. Ask them whether they would choose a noble death or a life of servitude, and you will get only one answer. Only 0.01% could probably be counted as noble and brave, or even lesser.
Judging by how Gautama Buddha flaunts his Ikshvaku lineage and takes pride in it, he would’ve felt disgusted and puked at seeing how these wignats are claiming him as some white guy with blue eyes. Pipe down, mleccha.
The most historically accurate and canonical casting for the Buddha that has ever been done. Aside from lacking blue eyes, it agrees with every major physical feature of Siddhartha outlined in the Lakkhana Sutta.
Incredible.