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'''Hindu jokes''' are a class of [[ethnic joke]]s based on the lifestyle of the [[Hindu]]s and some of the common religious beliefs in [[Hinduism]]. | |||
'''Hindu jokes''' are a class of [[ethnic joke]]s | Some of the most common characteristics of these jokes include satire on the priests and ascetics, and jokes on [[Brahmin]]s that stereotype their defects, ritualism and conceits. <ref name=Awadhesh> | ||
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Tolerance and respect are key element of [[Indian religions|Indian-origin religions]] (also called [[Dharma|Dharma religions]]). [[Hinduism]], [[Buddhism]] and [[Jainism]], have [[blasphemy#Hindu|no concept of blasphemy]]. In contrast, in [[West Asia]] - birth place of Abrahamic religions (such as [[Islam_and_blasphemy#Death|Islam]] and [[Blasphemy#Punishment_in_Christianity|Christianity]], there was no room for such tolerance and respect for dissent where heretics and blasphemers had to [[Blasphemy#Lae|pay with their lives]].<ref name="NoBigotry1">[https://www.rediff.com/news/column/why-hinduism-never-developed-a-concept-of-blasphemy/20150204.htm Why Hinduism never developed a concept of blasphemy], Rediff.com, 4 February , 2015.</ref> [[Āstika and nāstika|Nāstika]], meaning ''atheist'' or ''atheism'', are valid and accepted streams of in Indian origin religions where Buddhism, Jainism, as well as [[Samkhya]], [[Cārvāka]] and [[Ājīvika]] are considered atheist school of philosophy in the Indian religions.<ref>For [http://www.iheu.org/node/185 instance], the Atheist Society of India produces a monthly publications ''Nastika Yuga'', which it translates as 'The Age of Atheism'. {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070418105244/http://www.iheu.org/node/185|date=18 April 2007}}.</ref><ref name="andrew">Nicholson, Andrew J. 2013. [[Unifying Hinduism|''Unifying Hinduism: Philosophy and Identity in Indian Intellectual History'']]. [[Columbia University Press]]. {{ISBN|978-0231149877}}. ch. 9.</ref><ref>{{cite book|ref=none |author=Francis Clooney |chapter=Restoring 'Hindu Theology' as a category in Indian intellectual discourse |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SKBxa-MNqA8C |title=The Blackwell Companion to Hinduism |publisher=Blackwell Academic |year=2008 |isbn=978-0-470-99868-7 |editor=Gavin Flood |pages=451–455}} "By {{IAST|Sāṃkhya}} reasoning, the material principle itself simply evolves into complex forms, and there is no need to hold that some spiritual power governs the material principle or its ultimate source."</ref><ref>{{cite book |editor-last=Flood |editor-first=Gavin |author-link= Gavin Flood|title=Blackwell companion to Hinduism |publisher=[[Blackwell Publishing]] |year=2003 |isbn=0-631-21535-2 |author=Francis Clooney}}, pp=82, 224–49.</ref> | |||
==See also== | |||
* [[Blasphemy laws]] | |||
** [[Christianity and blasphemy]] | |||
** [[Islam_and_blasphemy#Death|Islam and blasphemy]] | |||
* [[Ethnic joke|Religious and ethnic jokes]] | |||
** [[Flying Spaghetti Monster]] | |||
** [[Parody religion]] | |||
** [[Pathan joke]] | |||
** [[Sardarji joke]] | |||
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Latest revision as of 22:58, 13 April 2022
Hindu jokes are a class of ethnic jokes based on the lifestyle of the Hindus and some of the common religious beliefs in Hinduism.
Some of the most common characteristics of these jokes include satire on the priests and ascetics, and jokes on Brahmins that stereotype their defects, ritualism and conceits. [1]
Tolerance and respect are key element of Indian-origin religions (also called Dharma religions). Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism, have no concept of blasphemy. In contrast, in West Asia - birth place of Abrahamic religions (such as Islam and Christianity, there was no room for such tolerance and respect for dissent where heretics and blasphemers had to pay with their lives.[2] Nāstika, meaning atheist or atheism, are valid and accepted streams of in Indian origin religions where Buddhism, Jainism, as well as Samkhya, Cārvāka and Ājīvika are considered atheist school of philosophy in the Indian religions.[3][4][5][6]
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- ↑ Singh, Awadhesh (2014). Timeless Jokes - Ageless Wisdom. Allahbad: The Aatmic Science Foundation. ISBN 978-81-925300-6-2.
- ↑ Why Hinduism never developed a concept of blasphemy, Rediff.com, 4 February , 2015.
- ↑ For instance, the Atheist Society of India produces a monthly publications Nastika Yuga, which it translates as 'The Age of Atheism'. Archived 18 April 2007 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Nicholson, Andrew J. 2013. Unifying Hinduism: Philosophy and Identity in Indian Intellectual History. Columbia University Press. ISBN 978-0231149877. ch. 9.
- ↑ Francis Clooney (2008). "Restoring 'Hindu Theology' as a category in Indian intellectual discourse". In Gavin Flood (ed.). The Blackwell Companion to Hinduism. Blackwell Academic. pp. 451–455. ISBN 978-0-470-99868-7. "By Sāṃkhya reasoning, the material principle itself simply evolves into complex forms, and there is no need to hold that some spiritual power governs the material principle or its ultimate source."
- ↑ Francis Clooney (2003). Flood, Gavin (ed.). Blackwell companion to Hinduism. Blackwell Publishing. ISBN 0-631-21535-2., pp=82, 224–49.
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