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The Druid-Brahmin Connection

The Hammer

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The Celtic - Vedic Connection

I found this to be a fascinating article discussing the parallels between the Druids, and the Brahmins of their respective Cultures. While I knew quite. A few of these correlations, there was quite a bit of new information that I learned. Such as their reliance on similar Lunar/Solar calendars, a similar poetic style, as well as the connection between many of the languages words.

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Aupmanyav

Be your own guru
Interesting article. Not very well written. But true - Celts, Baltics, Slavs, Indians, Central Asians and Iranians were branches of the same people, therefore, there are similarities in languages and mythology. You can get some more information here:
The Arctic Home In The Vedas : Tilak, Bal Gangadhar : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
(the link will open to the chapter 'Comparative Mythology')

Yeah, three words intrigue me. 1. Danu, 2. Druid / Dravida and 3. Kuru. Kuru or its close variants can crop up anywhere. In Europe, in India, Iran (Cyrus) and the recent article linked to Genghis says that 'Koru' stands of victors in Mongolian language: Archaeologists Unearth Tomb Of Genghis Khan

"Cyrus, as a word in English, is the Latinized form of the Greek Κῦρος, Kȳros, from Old Persian Kūruš. According to the inscriptions the name is reflected in Elamite Kuraš, Babylonian Ku(r)-raš/-ra-áš and Imperial Aramaic kwrš. The modern Persian form of the name is Kūroš.

The etymology of Cyrus has been and continues to be a topic of discussion amongst historians, linguists, and scholars of Iranology. The Old Persian name "kuruš" has been interpreted in various forms such as "the Sun", "like Sun", "young", "hero," and "humiliator of the enemy in verbal contest" and the Elamite "kuraš" has been translated as one "who bestows care"."
Cyrus - Wikipedia

In Sanskrit, 'Kuru' is related to action, Karma; and of course, to the Aryan tribe of the same name to which Kauravas and Pandavas of Mahabharata belonged.
 
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Aupmanyav

Be your own guru
For one, reincarnation is mentioned neither in Vedas nor in Celt mythology.
Th Article is written in a haphazard way, trying to cover too many things and overlooks details at some points.
I find Tilak's comparison more scholastic. Here is what Tilak says about Celts (Kindly overlook the spelling mistakes since this is a copy from a PDF file):

Page n436
The evidence regarding the ancient year of Celts, Teutpns and Creeks is not however so definite, though it may“ be clear* ly shown that in each ca.se the year was marked by a certain period of cold and darkness, indicating the Arctic origin of the ancient calendar.. Speaking of the ancient Celtic year Prof. Rhys observes, “ Now as the Celts were in the habit formerly of counting winters, and of giving precedence in their reckoning to night and winter over day and summer, I should argue that the last day of the year in the Irish story of Diarmait’s death meant the eve of November or All-halloween, the night befor^ the Irish Samhain, and known in Welsh as Nos Galan-gaeaf, or the Night of the winter Calends. But there is no occasion to rest on this alone, for we have the ■ evidence of Cormac’s Glossary that the month before the beginning of winter was the last month, so that thp first day of the first month of winter was also the first day of the year. ” * Various superstitious customs are then alluded to, showing that the eve of November was considered to be the proper time fpr prophecy or the appearance of goblins; and the Professor then closes the discussion regarding the above-mentioned last day of the Celtic year with the remark that “ It had been fixed upon as the time of all others, when the Sun-god whose power had been gradually falling off since the great feast associated with him on, t)ie first of August, succumbed to his enemies, the powers of darkness and winter. It was their first hour of triumph f after an* interval of subjection, aqd the popular imagination pictured them stalking’abroad \vjjj:)imore'than ordinary insolence and aggressiveness; and ifjt, comes to giving . individuality and form, to the deformity pfV,darkness, to describe it as a sow, black or. grisly, with neither ears'nor tail, is hot perhaps very readily surpassed as

Page n439
■days than the Celtic one; but Prof. Rhys accounts for this difference on the ground “ that winter, ‘and therefore the year commences earlier in Scandinavia than in the continental centre from which the Celts dispersed themselves.”*

Page n439
: common to Celts with Greeks is not unlikely to have once been common to them with some or all.othtr branches of the Aryan family/'t

Page n445
From the legends mentioned, or referred to, or described above, it may be easily seen that many traces of the Arctic calendar are still discernible in the mythology of the western Aryan races like Celts, Teutons, Lets, Slavs, Greeks and Romans. Long dawns or a number of dawns, long days, long nights, dark winters, are all alluded to more or less explicitly in these myths, though none of these legends refers directly to the position of the primeval home and the cause of its destruction- But this omission or defect is removed by the evidence contained in the Veda and the Avesta; and when the European legends are viewed in the light of the Indo-Iranian traditions they clearly point to the existence of a primeval home near the North Pole. There are a number of other legends in the Celtic and Teutonic literatures which describe the victory of sun-hero over the demons of darkness every year, similar in character to the victory of Indra over Vritra, or to the achievements of the AshvinS, the physicians of the gods. Thus in the Norse mythology, Hodur, the blind god of winter, is represented as killing Balder or Baldur, or the god of summer, and Vali the son of Odin and Rind is said to have avenged his brother’s death afterwards. The encounters of Cuchulainn, the Celtic Sun-god, with his enemies, the Fomori or the Fir Bolg, the Irish representatives of the powers of darkness, are of the same character. It may also be remarked that according to Prof. Rhys the world of waters and the world of darkness and the dead are identical in Celtic myths, in the same way as the world of water, the abode of Vritra and the. world of darkness are shown to be in the Vedic-mythology. The strange Custom of eouvade, by which the whole population
 

The Hammer

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For one, reincarnation is mentioned neither in Vedas nor in Celt mythology.

According to Caesar the Druids believed in both reincarnation and transmigration of the soul. I don't think that Caesar made that up out of whole cloth.

Also, didn't the early Vedas discuss something that outlived bodily death? Atman or Jivas or something, what happens to it?
 
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Aupmanyav

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In Vedas, the 'pitris' (ancestors, male and female) went to their own world (pitriloka). They watched and cared for their progeny, but no coming back.
The period of darkness from autumnal equinox to back again spring equinox was known as 'Pitriyana', the path of the ancestors (when the sun was in decline) and not considered auspicious.
"The Vedic worshipers of Agni burned their dead for the same reason as did the ancient Greeks. "When the remains of the deceased have been placed on the funeral pile, and the process of cremation has commenced, Agni, the god of fire, is prayed not to scorch or consume the departed, not to tear asunder his skin or his limbs, but, after the flames have done their work, to convey to the fathers the mortal who has been presented to him as an offering. Leaving behind on earth all that is evil and imperfect, and proceeding by the paths which the fathers trod, invested with a luster like that of the gods, it soars to the realms of eternal light in a car, or on wings, and recovers there its ancient body in a complete and glorified form; meets with the forefathers who are living in festivity with Yama; obtains from him, when recognized by him as one of his own, a delectable abode, and enters upon more perfect life, which is crowned with the fulfilment of all desires, is passed in the presence of the gods, and employed in the fulfilment of their pleasure."
Indian Myth and Legend: Chapter III. Yama, the First Man, and King of the Dead
Rig Veda: Rig-Veda, Book 10: HYMN XIV. Yama. (a beautiful hymn. Kindly read it)

Yama, the Lord of Death and the king of 'pitris' (ancestors) has four hymns dedicated to him in Rigveda. I ill check the other three also. Rigvedic deities - Wikipedia
 
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Aupmanyav

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rational experiences

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A long time ago Rome tried to take world dominion. To be richest men by technology.

They were already in cahoots with the rich Egyptian traders. Owner pyramid technology. Wanted it rebuilt.

Enforced English slavery to rebuild technology Stonehenge an updated model. In belief it would ground out any fallout attack from above.

To prevent sink holes opening.

Related it into water. It failed as no technology is safe. It's what egotists do. Men.

In india vedic sciences was also used and active. Blew up also.

Later slave race gained it's own King queen of England.

Wanted to establish a common Wealth.

Went to India. Who used a caste slave abuse system.

So took back indian family to work in household employment.

Negros...no continental trade power civilisation technology were used as slaves.

So you don't include them as some fake coded advice about old occult technologies of men. Between English history and India.

Slaves.

When England tried to takeover with American native their father recorded life in their heavens nation.... taught to overcome slavery. As America was broken into European owners of rich men.

Is when new change sharing a humans common Wealth began again.

Yet Negros still were worst abused subjected to the human supremacy head mind state...as they hadn't owned used technology.

The very reason a theists head doesn't tell any natural humans truth. Why in slavery they were still in society abused by your owned mind dysfunction. As proof you are of that mind.

As proof your minds lag behind in truthful human awareness Theists.
 
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