dorettas@iddic.UUCP (Doretta Schrock) (10/23/85)
> I don't know about Tibetan Buddhism, but in all my exposure to > Hinduism (the real Hinduism, not some junk like Hare Krishna, Rajneesh > or some other faith-- I hope you know the difference) I have *NOT* seen > any diety with "skulls and such". If you don't understand what the diety > looks like or what it is supposed to look like, then I urge you to not > come to some arbitrary (and uninformed) conclusions. > > Upset enough about the act passed in the Senate, and even more so > by certain uninformed, ludicrous remarks. > > > Sameer Nadkarni Okay, this is a question, not a flame...isn't Kali supposed to wield a scepter topped with a skull? I believe I've even seen some renderings with her wearing a belt of skulls as well. Its possible that I could be confusing her with a similar Balinese god/dess, however, so keep your user-flambe to yourself, if you please. On the subject of the original Senate bill passage: I am still astounded that such a bill could have even gotten serious consideration by *any* Senators. I am a member of a rather conservative religious group, and I find it repulsive that such a bill could be brought up under the guise of Christian 'love and decency'. I would like to think that the days of warped realities ala J. Macarthy are gone forever. Perhaps this is not so, after all. Dumbfounded but a little more vigilent, Mike Sellers <--note the name difference from above
dss00@amdahl.UUCP (dss00) (10/25/85)
Sameer Nadkarni > > I don't know about Tibetan Buddhism, but in all my exposure to > > Hinduism (the real Hinduism, not some junk like Hare Krishna, Rajneesh > > or some other faith-- I hope you know the difference) I have *NOT* seen > > any diety with "skulls and such". Mike Sellers > Okay, this is a question, not a flame...isn't Kali supposed to wield > a scepter topped with a skull? I believe I've even seen some renderings > with her wearing a belt of skulls as well. Its possible that I could be > confusing her with a similar Balinese god/dess, however, so keep your > user-flambe to yourself, if you please. > Indeed some pictures of Kali do show Her with skulls. However they represent the skulls of evil spirits destroyed by Her. I do find the politicians getting involved with terms like Satanism disturbing though. -- Deepak S. Sabnis ...!{ihnp4,hplabs,amd,nsc}!amdahl!dss00 (408) 746-6058 (Usual Disclaimer Here)