Re: New conlang - Ichwara Prana
From: | Steg Belsky <draqonfayir@...> |
Date: | Tuesday, November 23, 2004, 20:12 |
On Nov 23, 2004, at 9:56 PM, Pascal A. Kramm wrote:
Ah, the old 1917 JPS.
> You got it :)
> I really wouldn't call it "radically different" though.
> Monotheism is seen as very harmful and disruptive to a harmonic
> society, so
> it is very looked down upon, and any monotheistic beliefs are strictly
> prohibited. Only polytheistic forms of Hinduism and Buddhism are
> practised.
> Also, while there are some gods which are more important than other
> gods,
> there is no highest god in either. In the local Hinduism, all gods are
> classified into castes, just like the humans. In the local Buddhism,
> all
> gods are viewed as being equally important and on the same level,
> including
> Buddha himself.
> While Hinduism still has a slight majority, Buddhism is getting more
> and
> more popular, especially among younger people (and in bigger towns, as
> already mentioned), so it probably will overtake Hinduism soon.
Very interesting!
-Stephen (Steg)
"hey hey! ho ho! this orange peel has got to go!"