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KASTEN RONNOW in his long article “kirata†A study on some ancient Indian tribes published in 1936 has provided a detailed accounts of the kiratas.The subject is further highlighted in Encyclopaedia prepared by R.N SALETORE, ROBERT has touched on the subject without giving any details. SUDHAKAR CHATTOPADHYAH had tried to do justice with the subject concerned through his Important work. R.P. CHANDRA a celebrated Indian anthropologist and a highly accomplished scholar of ideology has also made a historical study of a few ancient Indian tribes by taking a numismatic approach to the problem concerned. All of them mentioned about kirata which is the most ancient tribe in Indian continent.
The more important inscriptions about the ethnic communities of the region are the PANDUKESHVAR copper plate inscription or the CHARTERS AND GRANTS OF LALITASURA middle of the 9th century A.D and the grants of PADMA, middle of the 10th century A.D. Both of Kumaon Garwal region. These have been addressed to the kiratas, The khasas,the Dravidas and otheres. One of the PANDUKESHVAR inscriptions provided a glimpse of the kingdom of RAJYA KIRATAS {kumaon and karttikeyapur}. Sikh guru Nanak himself was born in KIRATPUR ancient kirat kingdom in Punjab. Classical GREEK AND ROMAN writer also mentioned about kirata. The first Greek historian and geographer to speak clearly of the races of north western India was HECATEUS of miletus {B.C 549 - 486}.
In his geographical work the period gees he mentions KALATIAI OR KALLATIAI along with other tribal people who were living on the frontier Hills. The KALATIAI can etymologically be identified with kiratas living on the Upper Indus. People says Indus civilization is Aryan civilization but in historic, anthropologist and archaeologist way this civilization was completely belongs to kirata because this civilization was before 5000 B.C but Aryan start to migrate in Indian continent only after 1500 B.C from Iran. What they only found in Indus
valley where the civilization was were various forms of Statue of GOD SHIVA, an ancient tribe(kirata) God.
Very import few CHINESE TEXT are also worthy of mention. The most ancient text PO-OU-YEO-JING. Translated in 308 AD. Refers to an appellation VI-TI-SAI, which from the Chinese point of view is an exact equivalent to the kiratas who were the very popular and doughty warrior in the Chinese text. They were mentioned as quite similar with Chinese race. Golden yellowy color. From Chinese and Japanese point of view ancient Hindu religion itself was the religion of kiratas because many god and goddess were used to worship by local tribes before Aryan start to migrate in Indian continent. Hindu religion only seems borrowed by Aryans and later claimed their religion adding some other system and god,goddess. Like ancient Hindu god and goddest{AGNI, BAYU, BIRYE, BARUN}were already existed before Aryan comes. All the Chinese, French, Arabian, Japanese, venetian travelers also mentioned about the kiratas in the ancient text. FA-HIAN{399-414 AD} Who visited India during Gupta period has made a passing reference of a kirat. HIUEN-TSANG{629-645 AD} Who visited India during the time of HARSA, has left behind an elaborate account of India. He also mentioned about kiratas saying beautiful people. kiratas were described in many different way. The last alphabet of the word kirata{ta} disappeared and kirata, became “kira†in kanga. A village has been called KIR and the king as the “KIRA-RAJA†They were called kinnar as well that means “LIKE WOMEN WHO HAS NO BEARED AND MUSTACHESâ€
All these points to that the origin of Hindu religion is the result of the collective practices, god and goddess of an ancient Indian tribes and is not of Aryan origin.
I have to agree that Ctal has summarize the points on origin of hinduism very well.
Kudos Ctal.
Worl referenced:
-The abode of amative
-Garwal the land and people
-study on Kumaon Himalaya
-myths, rituals and believes in Himachal Pradesh
- Tribes in ancient India
By Bimala Churn Law
- Tribal roots of Hinduism
By Shiv Kumar Tiwari
The more important inscriptions about the ethnic communities of the region are the PANDUKESHVAR copper plate inscription or the CHARTERS AND GRANTS OF LALITASURA middle of the 9th century A.D and the grants of PADMA, middle of the 10th century A.D. Both of Kumaon Garwal region. These have been addressed to the kiratas, The khasas,the Dravidas and otheres. One of the PANDUKESHVAR inscriptions provided a glimpse of the kingdom of RAJYA KIRATAS {kumaon and karttikeyapur}. Sikh guru Nanak himself was born in KIRATPUR ancient kirat kingdom in Punjab. Classical GREEK AND ROMAN writer also mentioned about kirata. The first Greek historian and geographer to speak clearly of the races of north western India was HECATEUS of miletus {B.C 549 - 486}.
In his geographical work the period gees he mentions KALATIAI OR KALLATIAI along with other tribal people who were living on the frontier Hills. The KALATIAI can etymologically be identified with kiratas living on the Upper Indus. People says Indus civilization is Aryan civilization but in historic, anthropologist and archaeologist way this civilization was completely belongs to kirata because this civilization was before 5000 B.C but Aryan start to migrate in Indian continent only after 1500 B.C from Iran. What they only found in Indus
valley where the civilization was were various forms of Statue of GOD SHIVA, an ancient tribe(kirata) God.
Very import few CHINESE TEXT are also worthy of mention. The most ancient text PO-OU-YEO-JING. Translated in 308 AD. Refers to an appellation VI-TI-SAI, which from the Chinese point of view is an exact equivalent to the kiratas who were the very popular and doughty warrior in the Chinese text. They were mentioned as quite similar with Chinese race. Golden yellowy color. From Chinese and Japanese point of view ancient Hindu religion itself was the religion of kiratas because many god and goddess were used to worship by local tribes before Aryan start to migrate in Indian continent. Hindu religion only seems borrowed by Aryans and later claimed their religion adding some other system and god,goddess. Like ancient Hindu god and goddest{AGNI, BAYU, BIRYE, BARUN}were already existed before Aryan comes. All the Chinese, French, Arabian, Japanese, venetian travelers also mentioned about the kiratas in the ancient text. FA-HIAN{399-414 AD} Who visited India during Gupta period has made a passing reference of a kirat. HIUEN-TSANG{629-645 AD} Who visited India during the time of HARSA, has left behind an elaborate account of India. He also mentioned about kiratas saying beautiful people. kiratas were described in many different way. The last alphabet of the word kirata{ta} disappeared and kirata, became “kira†in kanga. A village has been called KIR and the king as the “KIRA-RAJA†They were called kinnar as well that means “LIKE WOMEN WHO HAS NO BEARED AND MUSTACHESâ€
All these points to that the origin of Hindu religion is the result of the collective practices, god and goddess of an ancient Indian tribes and is not of Aryan origin.
I have to agree that Ctal has summarize the points on origin of hinduism very well.
Kudos Ctal.
Worl referenced:
-The abode of amative
-Garwal the land and people
-study on Kumaon Himalaya
-myths, rituals and believes in Himachal Pradesh
- Tribes in ancient India
By Bimala Churn Law
- Tribal roots of Hinduism
By Shiv Kumar Tiwari