Dautari ji. i am sorry that nobody answered your questions in a thread that was a year long. i am trying to answer those questions 1.Hinduism maintains that one has to be born a Hindu. One cannot convert into Hinduism. Why? However, if that is so, an orphan who is adopted by a Hindu couple ..how can you tell if he was born of a Hindu mom and a Hindu dad. How can you tell? the way you put your question is wrong. you cannot convert into hinduism (sanatan dharma) because no one can NOT be a hindu. in other words you cannot convert into something you already are. this is because vedic philosophy is so broad and beyond time and space that no one can say okay this is hinduism and that is not. 2. At Pashupatinath, only Hindus are allowed to enter. How can you tell whether someone is Hindu or not by looking at the person. I have entered the premises many times without anyone stopping me. If a Nepali Christian walks into the temple, how can you tell if he is not a Hindu? you are right! entering pashupati premises is soloely based upon race so it is more of a racism thing. i personally think everyone should be allowed to enter the temple but the reason for them not allowing people of other faith is that they only go there for curiosity and not for prayers ie mere spectacle and who would want that. imagine nepali people in there going for prayers and khaires and others standing by taking pictures. so why did you go in there for prayers ? i thought you were christian. if you went there for spectacle thanks for making a circus out of nepali culture. on the question of christianity and islam boy don't even get me started.