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Hindu History
- Kshatriyas As Protectors Of Cows
- by Shri Sudheer Birodkar
The fact that in the pastoral stage of Vedic society the main object of wealth and appropriation was cattle, is corroborated in Vedic literature by the word for war which is "Gavisti".
Gautam Buddha, was born a Kshatriya (member of the warrior caste). But his teachings represented human thinking quite in advance of his age. In an era (which still continues) where wealth, power, pride etc., were valued, he preached the values of simplicity, frugality, humility along with peace and universal love. He represents the human side of culture which has been the undercurrent of Hindu culture and in fact of all human culture across the globe, wherever the right thinking of humankind has prevailed.
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Author : Shri Sudheer Birodkar
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