WAS THERE EVER AN ARYAN INVASION ?

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One of the major reasons why a consideration of the idea of an Aryan invasion into India is prevalent among some Western researchers is because of their misinterpretation of the Vedas,

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deliberate or otherwise, that suggests the Aryans were a nomadic people. One such misinterpretation is from the Rig-veda, which describes the battle between Sudas and the ten kings.

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The battle of the ten kings included the Pakthas, Bhalanas, Alinas, Shivas, Vishanins, Shimyus, Bhrigus, Druhyas,
Prithus, and Parshus, who fought against the Tritsus. The Prithus or Parthavas became the Parthians of latter-day Iran (247 B.C.B224 A.D.).

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The Parshus or Pashavas became the latter-day Persian

Western scholars could and did easily misinterpret this to mean an invasion of nomadic people called Aryans rather than simply a war in which the superior Aryan kings reestablished the spiritual values and the

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Vedic Aryan way of life.

Aryan invasion theory was hypothesized in the nineteenth century to explain the similarities found in Sanskrit and the languages of Europe. One person who reported
about this is Deen Chandora in his article, Distorted Historical Events and

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THE LEGEND OF THE LAKE - DO U KNOW ?

One of the natural glories of India is Chilika, Asia’s largest salt-water lake. Flanked by blue hills and studded with isles and islets, the vast span of this glorious salt water lake spreading over some 1,100 sq. km.

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opens up to the sea, creating an unforgettable sight.

One of the isles has a shrine, dedicated to Kalijai. She is the presiding deity of the lake. All those who ply boats or travel by them pray to her for protection. Once she herself had faced a calamity.

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Indeed, she had been a human being, but a girl with a difference.

Probably she wanted to devote her life to some spiritual cause; she did not wish to lead an ordinary worldly life. However, her parents arranged a match for her.

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Kalijai was taken by a small boat to a village across the lake for the wedding. Midway, the sky became overcast with dark clouds. Strong winds broke out and the swelling waves splashed into the now unsteady boat.

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All the passengers were panicky, but Kalijai sat calm, eyes closed. The wind was followed by heavy downpour. So thick was it that those in the boat could not see one another. Suddenly the boat upturned.

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VEDAS AS BASIS FOR SCIENCE -

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The word Veda means knowledge and are the most sacred scriptures of Hinduism. The Vedas are also called Sruti meaning that was heard and revealed to the Seers and ascetics.

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UPAVEDAS

1. Artha-Veda-dealing with statecraft
2. Ayur-Veda- concerns medicine & health
3. Dhanur-Veda- discusses military science
4. Gandhrva-Veda- unfolds music and arts
5. Sthapatya-Veda- explains architecture

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1. ARCHITECTURAL CONCEPT IN THE VEDAS

The science of Vasthu Satra, which concerns with the layouts and the direction of building architecture and is hot current topic the world over, is traceable to at least the year 3000BC in the Vedas.

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The Gumbaz found on the mosques all over the world actually originated as the interlocking dome in the Stupa of the Buddhist architectural tradition in India.

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The building of huge structures without the use of any modern equipments actually tell the story of advanced feat in construction practices.

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SHAIVISM IN KASHMIR

Kashmir has been the cradle of Saivism. Kashmir Shaivism is called Trika philosophy. Trika means threefold science of man and his world. This Trika contains the science of individual(Nara) , शक्ति (the energy) and शिव (the Universal)

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The purpose of Trika is to show how an individual rises to the state of universal (शिव) through energy (शक्ति). The Trika philosophy is classified by Abhinavagupta in four system which are

1. Krama system
2. Spanda system
3. Kula system
4. Pratyabijnya system

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1. Karma

Abhinavagupta says that Krama deals with space and time. He explains that actually there is no space. When one deals with forms, the space appears. When one is established in formless state of being, for him there is no space.

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In the same way when there is something to be done, then only the existence of time shines and when you have nothing to do, then time has no existence.

2. Spanda

Abhinavagupta says that it is that movement which actually is no movement.

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Spanda makes us realise that whatever is in movement actually is established in unmoved point. So although everything seems moving actually it is not moving at all.

3. Kula

As for the Kula system, he says that Kula means the Science of Totality.

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ANANT PAI - THE MAN BEHIND AMAR CHITRA KATHA

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In 1967, Anant Pai and his wife, who were visiting New Delhi, were at a bookstore in the city. The TV at the store was playing a quiz featuring some students from St Stephen’s College and

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Pai was disappointed when the participants couldn’t name the mother of Hindu god Ram. His disappointment only increased when one of them answered a toughie about a Greek god. And that was the moment Amar Chitra Katha (ACK) was born.

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Pai thought it was a shame that the youth of the time had little knowledge of Indian stories and tales. He mulled over the idea of using comic books to teach what he deemed “Indian values and themes”, and took the idea to H.G. Mirchandani, then the publishing director at

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publishing firm India Book House (IBH).
Pai was hired as the editor of this new series, which he called “Amar Chitra Katha”. The idea was simple. “Bharat ke bachche agar sapne dekhein to Bharat ke sapne dekhein (If the children of India dream, let them dream of India)

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Every month, Uncle Pai & his team would take up a certain theme or character from Indian epics and go through hundreds of relevant material including ancient scriptures, palm leaf manuscripts, poetry, folk-tales, etc, to collect as much genuine information as possible, and

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EXPLANATION OF THE EXISTENCE OF DARK MATTER AND DARK ENERGY !

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What Is Dark Energy ?

More is unknown than is known. We know how much dark energy there is because we know how it affects the universe's expansion. Other than that, it is a complete mystery.

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But it is an important mystery. It turns out that roughly 68% of the universe is dark energy. Dark matter makes up about 27%. The rest - everything on Earth, everything ever observed with all of our instruments, all normal matter - adds up to less than 5% of the universe.

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This diagram reveals changes in the rate of expansion since the universe's birth 15 billion years ago. The more shallow the curve, the faster the rate of expansion. The curve changes noticeably about 7.5 billion years ago, when objects in the universe began flying apart as

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a faster rate. Astronomers theorize that the faster expansion rate is due to a mysterious, dark force that is pulling galaxies apart.

WHAT OUR SANATAN DHARMA SAYS IN THIS CONTEXT LET’S TAKE A LOOK

The verses of Taittiriya Aranyaka say that only one pada of the Lord

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is this manifested universe and the remaining three padas are outside it.

According to the observations and realizations of ancient seers, nearly eighty percent of this universe is yet of unknown nature which remains inactive during the process of creation (rather, evolution).

ADI SHANKRACHARYA IN KASHMIR

Adi Shankaracharya, a great philosopher - a saint of high order, who re-established true faith in upanishads and gave Vedanta philosophy a right footing. He visited Kashmir & by his name the famous Shankaracharya Temple is situated in Shrinagar.

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He visited Kashmir when Buddhism was dominating in India, the great Shankaracharya launched a Vigorous Campaign in the South and popularized the cult of Bhakti, to reduce the influence of Buddhist domination.

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He had a sweeping tour of the country and defeated Buddhist Scholars with his powerful logic.

"He checked the tidal wave of nihilism (denial of all reality) .

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At the same time Kashmir was also under strong influence of Buddhism, when Vasugupta appeared on the scene and changed the whole current of religious thoughts. He propagated the 'Siva Sutra', revealed to him by 'Shiva' himself, as engraved on a big stone at

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the foot of Mahadeva mountain.

Shankaracharya visited Kashmir after giving a final blow to Buddhism in the rest of India. Shankaracharya visited Kashmir with the intention of advancing Vedantic knowledge.

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UNKNOWN EVENTS OF INDIA

How Egypt helped Bharat to recapture back Goa from the Portuguese in 1961 and end the European colonial stronghold in Goa

Dec 1961 : When India blitzed Portuguese-held Goa, both USA & Portugal moved a ceasefire resolution in the United Nations (UN)

The Soviets used the power of VETO against the resolution and Egypt blocked the Portuguese Navy at Suez Canal.

Why??

Using the 'Bay of Pigs' incident as a perfect smokescreen, India planned to take back Goa from Portugal.

Portuguese Prime Minister Salazar was furious and he ordered the Portuguese soldiers in Goa to fight to the last man. The Portuguese soldiers started planting mines in Goa.

Salazar then dispatched the Portuguese Navy towards India.

Salazar's plan was simple.

If the Portuguese Navy crossed the Suez canal & engaged in a small skirmish with the Indian Navy, then the NATO forces could be called for help. (Since Portugal was a founding member of NATO)

1) Under the terms of the 1899 Anglo-Portuguese Treaty, Britain was obliged to come to Lisbon’s assistance if any Portuguese colony was attacked.

2) Article 5 of NATO states that an attack on one member of NATO is an attack on all of its members

Do u know in olden times Kashmir was called Satidesa & was a vast lake ?

Kashmir was once a part of a land that remained submerged in the Tethys Sea for about 900 million years during the Geological Period.

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During the Pliocene Age, this area emerged as a vast sweet-water lake covering almost the entire valley of Kashmir. As per findings of the geologists, the age of this ancient lake was more than a million years.

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The depth of the alluvium had been nearly 6,000 feet and also the vast Karewa deposits abounding in the area points towards the existence of a vast lake (which nearly was 1000 feet above the present level) that filled the entire length and breadth of the Valley.

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The physiography of Kashmir therefore indicates that the Valley and the great lake that preceded was of tectonic origin. This lake was traditionally known as Satisar (The Lake of the Goddess Sati). While referring to Satidesa (Kashmir) and its formation,

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the Nilmat Purana the most important source of information on ancient Kashmir says:

“With the body in the style of a boat, goddess Sati becomes the earth and a lake of clear water, known as Satidesh, six yojnas (about 90 kms) long and half of that in breadth (about 45 kms),

SOME OF THE MAJOR KINGS OF SOUTHERN INDIA

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1. Pazhassi Raja

Pazhassi Raja is one of the first freedom fighters of our mother land and I think he is one of the most underrated one.

His battle against the British is the stuff of legends.

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So much so that he was called the lion of Kerala ( Kerala Simham)

Pazhassi Raja aimed to preserve the independence and unity of his kingdom while the British were determined to annex and dismember it.

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His own desire for independence and sense of betrayal by English on their earlier promise to respect his country’s independence.

He was perhaps one of the only single kings who went toe to toe against the largest and richest empires of the world at that time.

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The English force depleted at almost 80% during the war against the Lion of Kerala.

Estimates say that the British had around 15000 troops as a conservative number while Pazhassi Raja had around 3000 with no fortifications like castles.

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And he still gave the British a run for its money for more than 10 years.

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YAGYOPAVEET - A FORM OF GAYATRI

Yagyopaveet ( wearing the sacred thread ) symbolises, in itself the realisation of the supreme truth behind the Gayatri Philosophy.

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Gayatri mantra has 9 words, 3 Charans, 3 Vyahiritis and one Omkar so has the Yagyopaveet for it possesses 9 sutras, 3 threads, 3 knots and one supreme knot - the Brahma-Granthi . Since the Yagyopaveet lies over one's shoulders, chest, abdomen and back .

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This signifies Divine control over shoulders, which undertake the heaviest responsibilities of life, over the heart which is supposed to be representing idealisms & emotions, over the abdomen where dwells the valour of a man and over the back, which represents alertness and

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vigour . Thus, the influences that Gayatri excercises through Yagyopaveet on the total personality & endeavours of a man are never forgotten during entire life .

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SUPERPOWER THAT INDIA WAS IN ANCIENT TIME 👇

India’s maritime links extended to the West as well where it traded with the Persian and Roman Empires. There were two main routes — one via the Red Sea and one through the Persian Gulf.

From there, they made their way in caravans through the desert (and/or sailed up the Nile) to Mediterranean ports such as Alexandria. Indians sold textiles, spices (some that they had brought from South East Asia) and other luxuries.

Interestingly, the most important items that the Indians seem to have demanded in payment from the West were precious metals. Thus, the Indian trade surplus with the Roman Empire caused a constant one-way flow of gold coins.

Roman writer Pliny (AD 23–79) wrote that “Not a year passed in which India did not take fifty million sesterces away from Rome.” The drainage of gold was so serious that Emperor Vespasian was forced to discourage the imports of Indian luxury goods

and ban the export of gold to India in the first century AD.

Imagine how rich we Indians were

As a result of these centuries of trade surpluses, Indians accumulated a large store of gold.

HISTORY OF NAGAS IN INDIA

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The word Nag or Naga simply means a snake or rather a hooded snake. According to the Purana, the Nagas inhabited the length and breadth of the Kashmir Valley. The literal meaning of the word Naga is a snake or a serpent.

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It may not be out of place to mention here that in the ancient world this symbol was used by many cultures around the globe for depicting the serpentine evolution of an individual’s consciousness (which is expressed in the tradition of yoga as Kundalini).

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The Nagas of Bharata Varsha's Dragon Culture divided their country into a patchwork of Dragon Empires and city-states. Two of the first and most important of their city-states were the Kingdom of Kashi on the Ganges and Nagpur, the "City of the Nagas.”

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Nagpur was built in the center of Bharata Varsha thus making it a strategic location for Nagas monitoring the panoply of Dragon Communities throughout the Indian sub-continent.

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In the city-state of Lothal the Nagas founded a port city on the Arabian Sea which carried on frequent trade with Dragon Empires around the world while using a universal currency of cowries.

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SWAMI VIVEKANANDA AND THE FEROCIOUS BEASTS !

After the passing away of his Master, Sri Ramakrishna, the young Vivekananda took to wandering across India to carry the message of his Master to the people.

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One day, he was walking along a lonely path near Varanasi, when a troop of monkeys, quite aggressive, rushed towards him from behind. Vivekananda took to his heels. But could he give the slip to the swift monkeys?

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The distance between him and the monkeys was becoming narrower and narrower and he was getting rather panicky. Suddenly he heard a voice of exhortation. A Sadhu or a holy man seated beside the road called out to him:

“Don’t run away. Face the brutes!”

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Vivekananda stopped at once.

He turned and dared the monkeys to come near him. Taken aback, the monkeys stopped. As Vivekananda stared at them, they slowly dispersed.

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Later, recounting the incident before an audience in New York, Swami Vivekananda said to this effect: “That was indeed a great lesson; face the danger, face it boldly. Like the monkeys, the problems stop harassing us when we stop escaping from them.

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So according to honourable Delhi CM vaccine formula should be made public . There are many factors to be taken into consideration like :

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These vaccines rely on RNA technology . The mRNA is fragile and needs to be handled carefully,

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with specific temperatures and humidity levels to keep it from breaking down.

It’s highly unlikely, that “dozens” of manufacturing plants have the capability to get this type of production off the ground immediately.

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Even if SII or Biotech made their vaccine formula available today, pharmaceutical researchers estimate, it would still take several months for other companies to produce the shots, and by then mass distribution and inoculation will be well underway.

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Among many other issues,vaccines are complex biologics and it’s hard to predict whether changes to the manufacturing process will affect the vaccines’ effectiveness or safety.

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It takes time and investment to begin making mRNA vaccines

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Advaita : The Conclusion of all Vedāntas

Bhagwāna Srī Rāma after narrating the knowledge of the Upanishads to Mahāvīr Srī Hanumāna, asks him how does he personally concludes the divine knowledge of the Muktita Upanishads?

Srī Vajrangī’s reply to his question stipulates one’s journey of life, beginning with sense of Dualism and gradually realising Non Duality. He says,

देहबुद्ध्या तु दासोऽस्मि जीवबुद्ध्या त्वदंशकः।
आत्मबुद्ध्या त्वमेवाहमिति मे निश्चिता मतिः॥

“O Lord, while I identify myself with my body, I am Thy servant (Dvaita). When I consider myself as Individual Soul, I am Thy part (Vishishta Advaita). But when I look upon myself as the Spirit (Ātman), I am one with Thee Thyself (Advaita).”

Jaya Jaya Srī Sītā Rāma!! Jaya Srī Mahābali Vajrangī!!🌺🙏🏻

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LET'S TALK ABOUT CAUSES OF PROPAGANDA AGAINST HINDUISM

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Hindu society and Hindus suffer from many problems. For example, Christianity appears to be simple because it has given the Bible for its members. Similarly the Muslims use the Quran all over the world

But Hindus have to use many scriptures such as the four Vedas, hundreds of Upanishads, Bhagavad Gita, Puranas, Agamas, Tantras, Ramayana, Mahabharata, etc

Most Hindus do not know which scripture they should consult if they were to learn what Hinduism stands for the fundamental teachings of Hinduism and how they are supposed to lead Hindu way of life.

Hindu Swamis and Gurus are a source of great strength to the Hindu society. But they all interpret the Hindu scriptures in their own way. If a person listens to different Swamis he would not know which version he should follow.

The situation is even more confusing to those who would like to follow Hinduism outside India.

Hinduism is not a missionary religion. Unlike other religions, it does not have an evangelical wing to proselytise members of other religions.

LESSER KNOWN PEOPLE OF INDIA - PART 3

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How many of u know this man ?

Commandant Alok Awasthy of NDRF

I bet less than 1% of those reading know .

Remember the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Disaster at Japan in 2011.

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Three disasters namely Earthquake, Tsunami and Radiation leak left Japan paralyzed completely.

Due to inexpertise and the high risk involved because of radiation ,

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only 23 countries in the world out of 194 came forward to help by sending relief personnel to Japan and India was one among the 23.

India prepared a team of 46 men from the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) led by Commandant Alok Awasthy.

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On 26 March 2011,NDRF was airlifted and deployed at Miyagi prefecture, the worst hit of all the regions. Miyagi was totally devastated and was full of debris.

The NDRF carried 8800 kg of luggage that included food and water as nothing was available there.

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They used to dig up debris with their BARE HANDS that too in bone chilling -2°C out of respect for the dead as Japanese local traditions didn’t believe in mutilation/disfigurement of dead bodies.

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