Hindu man ask New Zealand supermarket to pay for his flight so he can be "purified"

[IFB]

In Hindu scripture it is not permit and that is what i quoted. I didn't say who is following and who isn't

yes veda's do discourage one to eat anything by harming animals...thats my understanding as well with the very little knowledge i have about veda's.

"In the time of the oldest Hindu sacred text, the Rig Veda (c. 1500 B.C.), cow meat was consumed. Like most cattle-breeding cultures, the Vedic Indians generally ate the castrated steers, but they would eat the female of the species during rituals or when welcoming a guest or a person of high status."

excerpted from: http://theconversation.com/hinduism...story-with-cows-and-people-who-eat-them-80586

The Myth of the Holy Cow
by D. N. Jha
https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/private/a-burnt-offering/

Early India: From the Origins to AD 1300

Romila Thapar
University of California Press, 2004 - History - 555 pages
5 Reviews
"Romila Thapar is the most eminent Indian historian. This superb book is not only the basic history of how India came to be and an introduction to how the writing of history takes shape, but also, not the least, a deconstruction of the historical myth and inventions on which is based the present intolerant and exclusivist Hindu nationalism. It is essential reading today."—Eric Hobsbawm

"One of the world's most eminent historians of India, Thapar gives us a thoroughly revised edition of her authoritative general history. This one contains the accumulated research of the last thirty years and includes richly textured accounts of life in ancient India. Like its predecessor, this is indispensable reading for anyone interested in India's long and complex history."—Thomas R. Metcalf, Professor of History and Sarah Kailath Professor of Indian Studies, University of California, Berkeley, and co-author of A Concise History of India

"Incorporating newer findings, methods, and interpretations, this thorough and outstandingly written addition to the author's highly acclaimed History of India, Volume One manifests her long and distinguished service to the study of Indian history. Thapar's skillful analysis of how India's past has been interpreted not only brings greater clarity to the understanding of contemporary India, but also contributes usefully to a broader study of history and historiography."—Peter L. Schmitthenner, Associate Professor of History, Virginia Tech

only a rig veda guru can agree or disagree to that book...i have no knowledge of rig veda...barring cows we do sacrifice pregnant buffollo and pigs to get some things done when praying a particular goddess .

 

[Mujahid Memon]

Hindu man who claims he mistakenly consumed beef because it was wrongly labelled as lamb asks supermarket to pay for flights to India so he can be cleansed by priests

• Jaswinder Paul says he ate beef instead of lamb because it was wrongly labelled
• He only discovered it was beef after cooking the meat and began eating it
• Demands supermarket pay for flights to India so he can be 'purified' by priests
• Mr Paul claims his family has stopped talking to him ever since he ate the beef

PUBLISHED: 08:53 GMT, 11 March 2019 | UPDATED: 08:53 GMT, 11 March 2019

A Hindu man who ate beef that was wrongly labelled as lamb has asked the supermarket to pay for his flights back to India so he can be cleansed by priests.

Jaswinder Paul claims he bought the meat from Countdown Blenheim on New Zealand's South Island in September.

He said he cooked the contents and began eating it before discovering the dish was beef instead of lamb, as labelled.

In the Hindu culture, cows are considered sacred and not to be touched.

Jaswinder Paul (pictured) claims he bought meat wrongly labelled as lamb from Countdown Blenheim on New Zealand's South Island in September when it was allegedly beef instead

By eating beef, Mr Paul said he broke his religious vow and needed to be flown back to India to be 'purified' by priests, stuff.co.nz reported.

'According to my religion, I have to go back to my country and do sacred things for four to six weeks, and be purified by priests, so I can continue on my religious path. It's a long process,' he said.

Mr Paul said he would have to close his small business to pay for the overseas trip, which would substantially affect his income.

He also said his family has stopped talking to him since he ate the beef.

Mr Paul approached Countdown who apologised for the mistake and offered him a $200 gift voucher.

He rejected the gift voucher and is requesting the supermarket pay for his travel abroad for his purification.

Following several months without a reply, Mr Paul went back to Countdown in February.

The supermarket once again apologised to him and said the gift voucher still stood.

Furious at their response, Mr Paul is now seeking compensation through the courts.

'I don't want to go to court against a big corporation. I just want to go home,' he told the publication.

'I understand this looks like a simple matter, but for me this is very hard. I break my religion [vows] because of someone else's negligence.'

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...MivPa3VPg4FzOMdtd5nqiCd8RWH9RrHNqWKySsCfdiKGU

How he has Paul in his name. I think he is eternal unpure