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Thus Hinduism separates man from man; it goes on dividing and still dividing; and new fences to guard imaginary purity are continually added. [Sidenote: Treatment of women. Widows.] The whole treatment of women has gradually become most tyrannical and unjust. THUS HYNTOISM SEPARATES MAN FROM MAN IT GOES ON DIVIDING AND STILL DIVIDING AND NEW OFFENCES TO GOD IMAGINARY PURITY AND CONTINUALLY ADDED THE WHOLE TREATMENT OF WOMEN HAS GRADUALLY BECOME MOST TYRANNICAL AND UNJUST
y eating or drinking what is forbidden eight hundred repetitions of the Gayatri prayer should be preceded by three suppressions of the breath, water being touched during the recital of the following text: 'The bull roars; he has four horns, three feet, two heads, seven hands, and is bound by a three-fold cord; he is the mighty, resplendent being, and pervades mortal men.'"[32] The bull is understood to be justice personified. All Brahmanical ceremonies exhibit, we may say, ritualism and symbolism run mad. [Sidenote: Caste.] The most prominent and characteristic institution of Hinduism is caste. The power of caste is as irrational as it is unbounded; and it works almost unmixed evil. The touch--even the shadow--of a low caste man pollutes. The scriptural precept, "Honor all men," appears to a true Hindu infinitely absurd. He honors and worships a cow; but he shrinks with horror from the touch of a Mhar or Mang. Even Brahmans, if they come from different provinces, will not eat together. L SPECIMEN OF THE RITUAL AS AN ATONEMENT FOR UNVARILY EATING OR DRINKING WHAT IS FORBIDDEN EIGHT HUNDRED REPETITIONS OF THE GEATRY PRAYER SHOULD BE PRECEDED BY THE THREE SUPPRESSIONS OF THE BREADTH WATER BEING TOUCHED DURING THE RECEPTAL OF THE FOLLOWING TEXT THE BULL ROSE HE HAS FOUR HORNS THREE FEET TWO HEADS SEVEN HANDS AND IS BORNE BY A THREEFOLD CAR HE IS THE MIGHTY RESPLENDENT BEING AND PERVADES MORTAL MEN THE BULL IS UNDERSTOOD TO BE JUST AS PERSONIFIED ALL BRAHMINICAL CEREMONIES EXHIBIT WE MAY SAY VITUALISM AND SYMBOLISM RUN MAN THE MOST PROMINENT AND CHARACTERISTIC INSTITUTION OF HINDUISM IS CASTE THE POWER OF CASTE IS AS IRRATIONAL AS IT IS UNBOUNDED AND IT WORKS ALMOST UNMIXED EVIL THE TOUCH EVEN THE SHADOW OF A LOW CAST MAN PULUTES THE SCRIPTURAL PRECEPT HONORED ALL MEN APPEARS TO A TRUE HINDOO INFINITELY ABSURD HE HONOURS AND WORSHIPS A COW BUT HE STRAINS WITH HONOUR FROM THE TOUCH OF HIMAHUR OR MUNG EVEN BRAHMANS IF THEY COME FROM DIFFERENT PROVINCES WILL NOT EAT TOGETHER
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