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The modern form of Hinduism is exhibited chiefly in the eighteen Puranas, and an equal number of Upapuranas (minor Puranas).[23] [Sidenote: The Puranas.] When we compare the religion embodied in the Puranas with that of Vedic times we are startled at the magnitude of the change. THE MODERN FORM OF HINTOISM IS EXHIBITED CHIEFLY IN THE EIGHTEEN PURANAS AND AN EQUAL NUMBER OF UPUPURANAS MINOR PURANAS WHEN WE COMPARE THE RELIGION EMBODIED IN THE PURANAS WITH THAT OF WAITHIC TIMES WE ARE STARTLED AT THE MAGNITUDE OF THE CHANGE
 identified with some accredited Hindu divinity; any custom, however repugnant to common sense or common decency, accepted and explained--in a word, later Hinduism has been omnivorous; it has partially absorbed and assimilated every system of belief, every form of worship, with which it has come in contact. Only to one or two things has it remained inflexibly true. It has steadily upheld the proudest pretensions of the Brahman; and it has never relaxed the sternest restrictions of caste. We cannot wonder at the severe judgment pronounced on Hinduism by nearly every Western author. According to Macaulay, "all is hideous and grotesque and ignoble;" and the calmer De Tocqueville maintains that "Hinduism is perhaps the only system of belief that is worse than having no religion at all."[22] When a modern Hindu is asked what are the sacred books of his religion he generally answers: "The Vedas, the Sastras (that is, philosophical systems), and the Puranas." Some authorities add the Tantras. TY ANY DEMON OF THE ABORGINIES HOWEVER HIDEOUS IDENTIFIED WITH SOME ACRIDATIVE HINDU DIGNITY ANY CUSTOM HOWEVER REPUGNANT TO COMMON SENSE OR COMMON DECENCY ACCEPTED AND EXPLAINED IN A WORD LATER HINGOISM HAS BEEN OMNIVOROUS IT HAS PARTIALLY ABSORBED AND ASSIMILATED EVERY SYSTEM OF BELIEF EVERY FORM OF WORSHIP WITH WHICH IT HAS COME IN CONTACT ONLY TO ONE OR TWO THINGS HAS IT REMAINED INFLEXIBLY TRUE IT HAS STEADILY UPHELD THE PROUDEST PRETENSIONS OF THE BRAHMAN AND IT HAS NEVER RELAXED THE STERNEST RESPECTIONS OF CASTE WE CANNOT WONDER AT THE SEVERE JUDGMENT PRONOUNCED ON HIM BY NEARLY EVERY WESTERN AUTHOR ACCORDING TO MACAULAY ALL IS HIDEOUS AND GROSTIC AND IGNOBLE AND THE CALMER DE TOQUAL MAINTAINS THAT HYPTOISM IS PERHAPS THE ONLY SYSTEM OF BELIEF THAT IS WORSE THAN HAVING NO RELIGION AT ALL WHEN IMMODERN HINDU IS ASKED WHAT ARE THE SACRED BOOKS OF HIS RELIGION HE GENERALLY ANSWERS THE WEDAS THE SHASTRAS THAT IS PHILOSOPHICAL SYSTEMS AND THE PURANAS SOME AUTHORITIES ADDED TO CONTRAS
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