[quote=themo;2052929] As I said before there are no Hindu sects, there are totally different and contradictory Hindu religions[/quote]
Your observation that "there are no Hindu sects, there are totally different and contradictory Hindu religions" should lead you to wonder how come in spite of having contradictory Hindu religions in its midst (Hinduism means not just the Hindu religions, but also its culture, tradition, heritage, literature etc. that have coalesced into a great inclusive phenomenon called Hinduism in modern times, but earlier on was known as Sanatana Dharma - often referred to as such even now), Hinduism's adherents live peacefully today as an integrated people. Compare this particularly with Islam, which has only one scripture and yet has at least one major schism between the Sunnis and Shias, bloodletting between whom takes place even today. Or compare the avowed hatred that has been maintained between the Jews and Muslims, both of whom claim to belong to one lineage. A dispassionate student of world peace would certainly find in Hinduism an element that has contributed towards its inclusive tendency and I would like to think that element is the vision of Advaita or non-dualism bequeathed by the masters of Hinduism called Rishis. Therefore “contradictory religions” in Hinduism do not add up to wars because all religious expressions have the right to their own sacred space and the recognition of this is the hallmark of Hinduism. So much so that it has been said that whatever is true in Hinduism, its opposite is also true in Hinduism.
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