Guest guest Posted April 15, 2000 Report Share Posted April 15, 2000 > Dear Friends, > > In regards to the dating of the Rama era to a 1000 years before Lord Krsna, > here are a few points to consider. In the Ramayana there is a quote by Sri > Lakshman, (Lord Rama's Brother) in which He describes the beauty of the > Dandakaranya forest. He notes that the FOUR tusked elephants are breaking > the ICE on the river in order to drink the the water. > As we know the current area of Dandakaranya is currently tropical and does > not freeze at all what to speak of reaching a deep freeze cold enough to > turn rivers to ice. I don't know how long ago it was that India's weather > changed so drastically, but I know for a fact it was a lot longer than 6000 > years ago. As you say, the CURRENT area called Dandakaranya is tropical. Who knows what was what in the past, so much documentation has been destroyed. Now, for example, we have England and New England. What if, in 2,000,000 years, the british isles get eroded away or covered by a rising ocean.( Don't expect them to last to much longer, maybe a little less. ) Then as the milenia pass, the " New " part on New England drops away, and later on nobody even remembers the original England. Some situation like this could have arisen. I wonder what the names of the provinces in the hollow portion are, besides just Shambala. Hmmm ... By the way, what is the topic thread of this list? Isn't it supposed to be archaeology? YS, Dharmapada Dasa > > Also modern science has confirmed the existance of four tusked elephants in > the far distant past and in the Ramayana they are mentioned along with many > other extinct fauna and flora. > > Another point to consider is that the key figures in the epic are the > Vanaras, or Apes, headed by Hanuman and Sugriva. In China a skeleton was > discovered in a cave and when the scientists finished > re-assembling it, they realized that they had discovered some kind of Ape > figure. The scientists created a composite sculpture of the creature and it > looked exactly like the current Indian artistic representations of Hanuman. > It was larger than the modern day human or ape. I have not seen the video > for some years and thus I don't have exact referances. However, if we accept > that the Vanaras existed than we must date the Ramayana to a time when an > ape species resembling them is known to have existed. We are all familiar > with all the Ape like beings we have been told are our ancestors and we are > expected to accept this theory yet we are laughed at when we suggest that > perhaps these beings existed side by side with humankind. > THERE IS SOLID EVIDENCE THAT THEY DID BUT NO EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT THE THEORY > THAT WE DIDN'T COEXIST. > > Also the idea that modern day Sri Lanka is the Lanka of the Ramayana is pure > speculation. It does not fit the geography of the Ramayana but rather goes > against it. However, if you use the measurements from the Ramayana you will > find that Hanuman's journey took him much farther than modern day Sri Lanka. > That Island was traditionally known as Simhala/Ceylon and was actually > attached to the Indian land mass quite recently, in geological terms. The > real location of Ravana's Lanka was most probably about 800 miles south of > India, near the modern day Chagos isles area and Diego Garcia. Some Vedic > Scholars even suggest that Ravana's Lanka was a huge land mass that included > Madagascar, Seychelles, Mauritius etc. Also along Hanuman's path there is > reportedly a seamount that rises from the ocean floor. It has been suggested > that this is the very mount that was offered to Hanuman for his rest, which > he refused. > > It is interesting to note that the Seychelles islands are a mystery to > modern science because, unlike most islands, they are made of continental > rock rather than volcanic lava or coral. This suggests that they were part > of a larger land mass in the distant past. When the first Europeans arrived > there the islands were inhabitted by huge oversize crocs and other rare > beasts but supposedly no people. The largest coconuts in the world also come > from Seychelles some weighing over 50 pounds. When a strong wind comes > through the coconuts fall to the ground making loud crashing sounds like > thunder. > > So I hope I gave you some points to consider. The other theories that try to > deny the evidences and descriptions of the Ramayana yet try to place the > epic within a historical time frame are invalid. Their very logic is flawed > and if accepted make the Ramayana into nothing more than a fairy tale not > worth any serious historical consideration. > Yet when a true scientific method is applied and all preconcieved notions > like the modern theories of civilization and evolution are rejected we can > actually get an accurate picture of planet Earth in the far distant past. > ____ > Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com > > > ------ > You can win $1000 at eGroups! > Time-limited offer. 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Guest guest Posted April 15, 2000 Report Share Posted April 15, 2000 I meant to say what if, in 200,000 years DD > As you say, the CURRENT area called Dandakaranya is tropical. Who knows > what was what in the past, so much documentation has been destroyed. Now, > for example, we have England and New England. What if, in 2,000,000 years, > the british isles get eroded away or covered by a rising ocean.( Don't > expect them to last to much longer, maybe a little less. ) Then as the > milenia pass, the " New " part on New England drops away, and later on > nobody even remembers the original England. > > Some situation like this could have arisen. I wonder what the names of the > provinces in the hollow portion are, besides just Shambala. Hmmm ... > > By the way, what is the topic thread of this list? Isn't it supposed to be > archaeology? > > YS, > > Dharmapada Dasa > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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