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Lord Buddha denied the authority of Vedic ritual. Because if He accepted Vedic rituals, then He could not preach this ahimsa paramo dharma. So that is a great story

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Lectures

Initiation Lectures

Lord Buddha, He, of course, did not preach directly God consciousness, but we accept Him as the incarnation of God. Keśava dhṛta-buddha-śarīra jaya jagadīśa hare (Śrī Daśāvatāra-stotra 9).

He had to preach amongst the atheist class of men who were too much addicted with animal slaughter, and He wanted to stop animal slaughter. That was His main business. So I've several times explained. Therefore He rejected Vedic authority. Because in the Vedic authority there is recommendation, under certain condition, of animal sacrifice. But He wanted to stop completely animal sacrifice. Therefore superficially He said . . . he denied the authority of Vedic ritual. Because if He accepted Vedic rituals, then He could not preach this ahiṁsā paramo dharma. So that is a great story.

Initiation means this is the beginning. Now you have to follow the rules and regulation. What are the rules and regulation? Only four principles: Don't have any illicit sex life. Don't have any food besides prasādam, or foodstuff offered to Kṛṣṇa. And Kṛṣṇa does not eat anything beyond the vegetarian group. Because in the Bhagavad-gītā it is said, patraṁ puṣpaṁ phalaṁ toyaṁ yo me bhaktyā prayacchati (BG 9.26). So you cannot offer Kṛṣṇa anything beyond this scope. So there is no question of nonvegetarian diet, including fish, eggs, even onions and lentils. What is called? Lentils? That ḍāl, pulses? So you have got from your Godbrother, you will know. And you are eating here Kṛṣṇa prasādam.

And no gambling and no intoxication, including smoking, tea-taking, coffee-taking. No gambling, no intoxication. These four principles. No illicit sex life, no nonvegetarian diet, no gambling and no intoxication. These four principles have to be followed, and in the beginning the offenses . . . where is . . .? You read the offenses. You haven't got?

So offenses are ten kinds of offenses. The first offense is to deride at the Vedic literature or scriptures. Satāṁ nindā. And those who are preaching God consciousness, never mind in any part of the world. Those who are preaching God consciousness. In your country, Christian . . . not in your country; of course, it was preached in Central Asia, but now Christianism is spread all over. So Lord Jesus Christ, he also preached God consciousness. And Muhammad, Hazrat Muhammad, he also preached God consciousness. Similarly, in India there was several ācāryas, Rāmānujācārya, Madhvācārya, God consciousness they preached.

So Lord Buddha, He, of course, did not preach directly God consciousness, but we accept Him as the incarnation of God. Keśava dhṛta-buddha-śarīra jaya jagadīśa hare (Śrī Daśāvatāra-stotra 9).

He had to preach amongst the atheist class of men who were too much addicted with animal slaughter, and He wanted to stop animal slaughter. That was His main business. So I've several times explained. Therefore He rejected Vedic authority. Because in the Vedic authority there is recommendation, under certain condition, of animal sacrifice. But He wanted to stop completely animal sacrifice. Therefore superficially He said . . . he denied the authority of Vedic ritual. Because if He accepted Vedic rituals, then He could not preach this ahiṁsā paramo dharma. So that is a great story.

Page Title:Lord Buddha denied the authority of Vedic ritual. Because if He accepted Vedic rituals, then He could not preach this ahimsa paramo dharma. So that is a great story
Compiler:SharmisthaK
Created:2022-09-21, 12:49:15
Totals by Section:BG=0, SB=0, CC=0, OB=0, Lec=1, Con=0, Let=0
No. of Quotes:1