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This gives us the clue to the secrecy of Vedas. It was necessary for the Brahmins to keep Vedas from general reading so that religion will remain the prerogative of the Purohits. It was a means of keeping the Social Status. The story of how Brahmins came from the mouth of the Purusha and the dictum "Sun will not rise if the the Purohits do not do the sacrifice" were all woven into the Vedas for that purpose. As a result, even though writing was in existence since 2200 BC Vedas were never written down, lest the Brahmins lost their special status. The Vedas themselves do not claim any divine revelation. It was based on fear of natural forces and were an attempt to appease these forces by giving them their due just as we avoid the wrath of the petty chiefs and landlords.
Sources Dr. Frank M. Cross, professor of Near Eastern languages and culture (Emeritus, Harvard University) http://www.geocities.com/ctesibos/alphabet/gpt2pnc.html http://www.ancientscripts.com/protosinaitic.html http://halfsmile.org/buddhadust/www.buddhadust.org/backmatter/appendixes/rd_bud_ind_viii.htm http://www.unarvukal.com/forum/index.php http://www.proudblackbuddhist.org/Sanskrit_Artif/Page_2x.html www.sanskrit.unarvukal.com http://www.budsas.org/ebud/ebsuto59.htm Home of Pali http://www.friesian.com
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