From Hindu Cosmology:
- Another element of Aryan religious belief in ancient times was the idea of asceticism. The concept of self-sacrifice or even self-mutilation as a means of achieving an understanding or underlying reality was alluded to briefly in Vedic hymns (those who took part in the practice were called “silent ones”). But it began to become increasingly common with the writing of the so-called Upanishads (a set of commentaries on the Vedas) in the sixth century B.C.E., when it replaced the concept of sacrifice as a means of placating or communicating with the gods.
I really want to look into how the Hindu pantheon relates to the Greek, and the Greek to the Celtic and Norse, cause that’s way interesting. Nevermind how they all relate to all those ones in the Middle East which are even more complex and interwoven.
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