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Since the poet has already denied Gods, 'He' should be understood as 'What exists' (something like Brahman which is not God, but the sole constituent of all things in the universe, the substrate/substance of the universe), that is how I take it.

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When I was a kid or teenager, beliefs were not of much concern. The earliest I remember is being slapped by a Muslim when I threw color on him during Holi. I was about 11 year-old at that time. It did not feel right. Later in college, I had Muslim friends.

The "Creation" hymn of RigVeda denied prior-existence of Gods in clear-cut terms 3,000 years ago: "The Gods are later than this world's production. Who knows then whence it first came into being?" https://sacred-texts.com/hin/rigveda/rv10129.htm

I do not make any apology. What is there is there. If it is complicated, it is complicated. RigVeda is a herder's book of prayers, no apology required. As for myself, I am a strong atheist. I neither believe in Gods nor in souls. >> That too, is Hinduism.

Shakta and Vaishnava (Pancaratra) LHPs. Merging with the deity is more of a Shaiva tradition. Hindu tantra is very complicated with all kinds of views. For more info, kindly visit Tantra - Wikipedia Not so in Hinduism. You are allowed to have your own views. That is how the diversity came...

The problem with Eastern LHP is that there are many and not just one, so any generalization is incorrect. You can have one of your own.

We (my wife and myself) many a times see videos of Iran nomads. The general impression I get is that Allah accepts prayers for well-being of others and guidance for self..

Most probably the 'Maithili' of his time, his mother tongue. I do not know whether he knew Sanskrit or not. I think in Hindi and English. :)

Buddha was not from Magadha. Of course, he meditated at many places and visited many places after his enlightenment. The region where he hailed from was known as Mithila. That is supposed to be the native place of the consort of Lord Rama, King of Ayodhya, Mother Sita (Janakpur in Nepal)...

Take out kernels, discard the fluff.

Buddha is one of my two gurus. That is why, more than Suttas, I have tried to get into Buddha's mind.

Yeah, and the Suttas will then contain not just what Buddha taught, but also the beliefs of the scholars who committed them to writing.

84 BCE and 74 CE is very late, taking Buddha to have lived in 6th or 5th BCE. If they are in Sanskrit, then they sure belonged to a later date, creations of later Buddhist scholars. Originals should be in Pali, even Gandharan is after the expansion of Buddhism. My emphasis is on the bed-rock of...

Yeah sure. That is why Hinduism has both the paths. RHP and LHP. LHP is not deprecated, not even 'Aghora' (if you know about it). :) 'Aghora' lieterally means 'not extreme'.