Portrayal of muslims in kAlachakra-tantra
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From Heid1998 (<– Link to the article from which most of this post is copied):
In Sanskrit literature the Kalacakra tantra is unique in presenting a fairly comprehensive and quite accurate portrayal of Islamic beliefs and practices.
- “What, then, are the beliefs of the followers of Muhammad? The mleccha Tayin worship a mighty, merciless, demonic death-deity named arRahman (rahman). … By satisfying ar-Rahman a man achieves bliss in heaven; by displeasing ar-Rahman a man suffers in hell. At death a man is judged by ar-Rahman, and experiences his destiny in heaven or hell in that very corporeal human form. … The Tayin reject the Buddhist notion that a person’s experiences are the results of his karma; they reject the concept of reincarnation (1.10); and they deny that there is any sort of nirvana beside the achievement of heaven (1.14).”
- “The mlecchas slit the throats of animals while saying the mantra of their demonic…
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Juicy excerpts from Badāʾūnī’s account of Emperor Akbar’s apostacy from Islam
7 ജൂണ്[Source via Shatruntapa.Please feel free to add your relevant (= historical accounts of Akbar’s apostacy) observations in the comments.]
Badaoni summarizes: “The following are the principal reasons which led His Majesty from the right path.” (I’ve rearranged and bullet-pointed the passages for coherence.) …
The principal reason is the large number of learned men of all denominations and sects that came from various countries to court, and received personal interviews. Night and day people did nothing but enquire and investigate; profound points of science, the subtleties of revelation, the curiosities of history, the wonders of nature, of which large volumes could only give a summary abstract, were ever spoken of. His Majesty collected the opinions of every one, especially of such as were not Muhammadans, retaining whatever he approved of, and rejecting everything which was against his disposition, and ran counter to his wishes. …
Moreover Sumanīs and Brahmins managed to…
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