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[[File:asura.jpg|right|thumb|The Asuras and the Assyrians represent the spirit of the "[ | [[File:asura.jpg|right|thumb|The Asuras and the Assyrians represent the spirit of the "[[Merchants of Men]] who make slaves of men as human resources or literally [[merchandise]] and [[curse children]] as a [[surety]] for debt.]] | ||
Asuras (Sanskrit: असुर) are a class of beings or power-seeking clans related to the more benevolent Devas (also known as Suras) in Hinduism. ... Asuras are part of Indian mythology along with Devas, Yakshas (nature spirits) and Rakshasas (ghosts, ogres). Asuras feature in many cosmological theories in Hinduism. | Asuras (Sanskrit: असुर) are a class of beings or power-seeking clans related to the more benevolent Devas (also known as Suras) in Hinduism. ... Asuras are part of Indian mythology along with Devas, Yakshas (nature spirits) and Rakshasas (ghosts, ogres). Asuras feature in many cosmological theories in Hinduism. | ||
"... in the Rig Veda, the word Asura is an adjective which means strong or powerful, an'd is invariably applied to gods except in the very last hymns of the last Mandala. In the BrAhmanas the word changed its meaning altogether, and Wcis applied to the enemies of | "... in the Rig Veda, the word Asura is an adjective which means strong or powerful, an'd is invariably applied to gods except in the very last hymns of the last Mandala. In the BrAhmanas the word changed its meaning altogether, and Wcis applied to the enemies of [[gods]] about whom many new legends were invented." "A History Of Civilization In Ancient India", Chapter VIII. Sacrificial Rites and Legends of the [[Abraham|BrAhmanas]]. | ||
[[gods]] about whom many new legends were invented." "A History Of Civilization In Ancient India", Chapter | |||
"The identification of the Asuras of Indo-Iranian mythology with the | "The identification of the Asuras of Indo-Iranian mythology with the [[Assyria]]ns was first suggested by Mr, H. M. Chadwick." ''[https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-the-royal-asiatic-society/article/were-the-asuras-assyrians/07C8BC3C6415AAABA6CEAD767D9EB64E Were the Asuras Assyrians?]'', Hannes Sköld, The Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland, No. 2 (Apr., 1924), pp. 265-267 Published By: Cambridge University Press. | ||
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashur_(god) Ashur], also Assur, Aššur (Sumerian: 𒀭𒊹 AN.ŠAR2, Assyrian cuneiform: Rassam cylinder Anshar.jpg Aš-šur, also phonetically 𒀭𒀀𒇳𒊬 da-šur₄)[1] is an East Semitic god, and the head of the Assyrian pantheon in Mesopotamian [[religion]], [[worship]]ped mainly in the northern half of Mesopotamia, and parts of north-east Syria and south-east Asia Minor which constituted old Assyria. He may have had a solar iconography. | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashur_(god) Ashur], also Assur, Aššur (Sumerian: 𒀭𒊹 AN.ŠAR2, Assyrian cuneiform: Rassam cylinder Anshar.jpg Aš-šur, also phonetically 𒀭𒀀𒇳𒊬 da-šur₄)[1] is an East Semitic god, and the head of the Assyrian pantheon in Mesopotamian [[religion]], [[worship]]ped mainly in the northern half of Mesopotamia, and parts of north-east Syria and south-east Asia Minor which constituted old Assyria. He may have had a solar iconography. | ||
Understanding the distinction between two types of [[religion]] such as [[pure religion]] and [[public religion]] and the roll of the [[temples]] of ancient systems of public [[welfare]] may help us come to an understanding of [[the way]]s of [[Cain]], [[Nimrod]] and [[Pharaoh]] and [[the way]]s of the [[prophets]], [[John the Baptist]], [[Christ]] and the [[Apostles]]. The [[religion]] of the Asuras or Assyrians represent the spirit of the "[https://www.hisholychurch.org/media/books/TKC/TKCb2-2MerchantsofMen.php Merchants of Men] which makes [[employ|slaves]] of men as [[merchandise]] and [[curse children]] as a [[surety]] for debt. That is the way of [[socialism]] which is the [[religion]] you get when you have no [[pure religion]]. | Understanding the distinction between two types of [[religion]] such as [[pure religion]] and [[public religion]] and the roll of the [[temples]] of ancient systems of public [[welfare]] may help us come to an understanding of [[the way]]s of [[Cain]], [[Nimrod]] and [[Pharaoh]] and [[the way]]s of the [[prophets]], [[John the Baptist]], [[Christ]] and the [[Apostles]]. The [[religion]] of the Asuras or Assyrians represent the spirit of the "[https://www.hisholychurch.org/media/books/TKC/TKCb2-2MerchantsofMen.php Merchants of Men] which makes [[employ|slaves]] of men as [[merchandise]] and [[curse children]] as a [[surety]] for debt. That is the way of [[socialism]] which is the way of society having [[one purse]] as a [[public religion]] which you get when you have no [[pure religion]]. | ||
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Asuras
Asuras (Sanskrit: असुर) are a class of beings or power-seeking clans related to the more benevolent Devas (also known as Suras) in Hinduism. ... Asuras are part of Indian mythology along with Devas, Yakshas (nature spirits) and Rakshasas (ghosts, ogres). Asuras feature in many cosmological theories in Hinduism.
"... in the Rig Veda, the word Asura is an adjective which means strong or powerful, an'd is invariably applied to gods except in the very last hymns of the last Mandala. In the BrAhmanas the word changed its meaning altogether, and Wcis applied to the enemies of gods about whom many new legends were invented." "A History Of Civilization In Ancient India", Chapter VIII. Sacrificial Rites and Legends of the BrAhmanas.
"The identification of the Asuras of Indo-Iranian mythology with the Assyrians was first suggested by Mr, H. M. Chadwick." Were the Asuras Assyrians?, Hannes Sköld, The Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland, No. 2 (Apr., 1924), pp. 265-267 Published By: Cambridge University Press.
Ashur, also Assur, Aššur (Sumerian: 𒀭𒊹 AN.ŠAR2, Assyrian cuneiform: Rassam cylinder Anshar.jpg Aš-šur, also phonetically 𒀭𒀀𒇳𒊬 da-šur₄)[1] is an East Semitic god, and the head of the Assyrian pantheon in Mesopotamian religion, worshipped mainly in the northern half of Mesopotamia, and parts of north-east Syria and south-east Asia Minor which constituted old Assyria. He may have had a solar iconography.
Understanding the distinction between two types of religion such as pure religion and public religion and the roll of the temples of ancient systems of public welfare may help us come to an understanding of the ways of Cain, Nimrod and Pharaoh and the ways of the prophets, John the Baptist, Christ and the Apostles. The religion of the Asuras or Assyrians represent the spirit of the "Merchants of Men which makes slaves of men as merchandise and curse children as a surety for debt. That is the way of socialism which is the way of society having one purse as a public religion which you get when you have no pure religion.