Колонна Гелиодора: различия между версиями

Надпись говорит о том, что Гелиодор был [[Бхагавата|бхагаватой]], что на [[санскрит]]е означает ''«поклоняющийся, почитающий [[Бхагаван|Бхагавана]]»''. По мнению учёных, эта надпись показывает, что Гелиодор был одним из [[Древняя Греция|греков]],<ref>[http://www.archaeologyonline.net/artifacts/heliodorus-column.html The Heliodorus Column]Hopkins, chairman of the department of religious studies at Franklin and Marshall College, has said '''«Heliodorus was presumably not the only foreigner who converted to Vaisnava devotional practices — although he might have been the only one who erected a column, at least one that is still extant. Certainly there must have been many others.»'''</ref> обратившихся в [[вайшнавизм]]<ref>[http://www.archaeologyonline.net/artifacts/heliodorus-column.html Kunja Govinda Goswami, A Study of Vaisnavism (Calcutta: Oriental Book Agency, 1956) p.6.]Professor Kunja Govinda Goswami of Calcutta University concludes that '''Heliodorus «was well acquainted with the texts dealing with the Bhagavat (Vaisnava) religion.»'''</ref><ref>[http://www.archaeologyonline.net/artifacts/heliodorus-column.html An archaeological discovery proves that there were western followers of Vedic principles twenty-two centuries ago]"To our knowledge, Heliodorus is the earliest Westerner on record to adopt Vedic principles. But some scholars, most notably A.L. Basham and Thomas Hopkins, are of the opinion that '''Heliodorus was not the only Greek to adopt such principles'''" A.L. Basham, The Wonder That Was India 3rd ed. (Oxford: Taplinger Pub. Co,1967), p.60.</ref> и поклонявшихся [[Кришна|Кришне]] ещё во [[II век до н. э.|II веке до н. э.]]<ref>[http://www.stephen-knapp.com/hinduism_predates_christianity.htm Hinduism Predates Christianity: The Archeological Proof]</ref><ref>[http://indology.info/email/members/jha_dn/ Against Communalising History D. N. Jha Professor of History, University of Delhi] Kanishka, who controlled most parts of north and north western India (including the Punjab region) adopted the religion of the Buddha and one of his successors Vasudeva took to Vaishnavism, not to mention the case of the Greek ambassador Heliodorus who set up a pillar at Vidisa in Madhya Pradesh.</ref> Гелиодор рассматривается учёными как последователь [[Религия бхагавата|религии бхагавата]], которая представляла их себя раннюю форму [[кришнаизм]]а.