Buddhism or advaita or jainism or Islam .....? i

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after reading all these posts, i am tempted to share the following

passage with you ...

 

king ashoka glorifies all paths!!!!

 

 

 

King Priyadars'i (as'oka) honours men of all faith, members of

religious orders and laymen alike, with gifts and various marks

of esteem. Yet he does not value either gifts or honours as

much as growth in the qualities essential to religion in men of

all faiths.

 

"This growth may take many forms, but its root is in guarding one's

speech to avoid extolling one's own faith and disparaging the

faith of others improperly or, when the occasion is appropriate,

immoderately.

 

"The faiths of others all deserve to be honoured for one reason

or another. By honouring them, one exalts one's own faith and

at the same time performs a service to the faith of others. By

acting otherwise, one injures one's own faith and also does

disservice to that of others. For if a man extols his own faith

and disparages another because of devotion to his own and because

he wants to glorify it, he seriously injures his own faith.

 

"Therefore concord alone is commendable, for through concord men

may learn and respect the conception of Dharma accepted by others.

 

"King Priyadars'i desires men of all faiths to know each other's

doctrines and to acquire sound doctrines. Those who are attached

to their particular faiths should be told that King Priyadars'i

does not value gifts or honours as much as growth in the qualities

essential to religion in men of all faiths.

 

"Many officials are assigned to tasks bearing on this purpose--

the officers in charge of spreading Dharma, the superintendents

of women in royal households, the inspectors of cattle and pasture

lands, and other officials.

 

"The objective of these measures is the promotion of each man's

particular faith and the glorification of Dharma."

 

HARI Aum Tat Sat!!! Om Mani Padme Hum!!!