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As the verdict was announced, many were stunned to discover that Bhagwan Sri Ram Virajman too had been a litigant in the case through his “next friend” Deoki Nandan Agarwal. In fact, the court awarded him ownership rights over the disputed site. Can a deity, like a normal human being, fight a legal battle? According to the HC, while Ram Lalla — being a deity — enjoys legal rights, since he is a ‘minor’ he could be represented in court through a guardian or next friend."Like the article says, I too was stunned that a deity can be represented in the court of law and now I have a few questions, which I would like to hear answers from the readers. Questions:
1. Does this make way for Hindu's to say, that Lord Ram existed in reality?
2. As taught to us in school that Ramayana, the epic story, was written by a saint Valmiki, was wrong and Ramayana actually is a historical document?
3. Who is the descendant of Lord Ram? Does something like the holy grail, as shown in the english movie, Da Vinci's Code, also exist in India?
4. Did Monkeys, take a reverse gear in evolution after Ramayana? Monkeys could fly, build bridges, etc in Ramayana 5. India has 40Cr. Gods, by giving them a legal status, do we agree that they all existed?I am really amazed, how a figment of our imagination or the characters from a story get a legal status in India!! Or is it just a provision in the law to allow people to make money under the name of some god?I know these questions are kind of stupid, but really, how can "God" or a "Deity" be given a legal status in this country!!
The Lord As Litigant
The following piece of text in the Times of India (http://goo.gl/YezE) dated 30th October 2010 caught my eye.
"The Lord As LitigantAs the verdict was announced, many were stunned to discover that Bhagwan Sri Ram Virajman too had been a litigant in the case through his “next friend” Deoki Nandan Agarwal. In fact, the court awarded him ownership rights over the disputed site. Can a deity, like a normal human being, fight a legal battle? According to the HC, while Ram Lalla — being a deity — enjoys legal rights, since he is a ‘minor’ he could be represented in court through a guardian or next friend."Like the article says, I too was stunned that a deity can be represented in the court of law and now I have a few questions, which I would like to hear answers from the readers. Questions:
1. Does this make way for Hindu's to say, that Lord Ram existed in reality?
2. As taught to us in school that Ramayana, the epic story, was written by a saint Valmiki, was wrong and Ramayana actually is a historical document?
3. Who is the descendant of Lord Ram? Does something like the holy grail, as shown in the english movie, Da Vinci's Code, also exist in India?
4. Did Monkeys, take a reverse gear in evolution after Ramayana? Monkeys could fly, build bridges, etc in Ramayana 5. India has 40Cr. Gods, by giving them a legal status, do we agree that they all existed?I am really amazed, how a figment of our imagination or the characters from a story get a legal status in India!! Or is it just a provision in the law to allow people to make money under the name of some god?I know these questions are kind of stupid, but really, how can "God" or a "Deity" be given a legal status in this country!!
Edit: Ok, looks like Lord Rama does exist in reality, just found his twitter account http://twitter.com/#!/Lord_Ram
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