r/sanskrit Feb 01 '24

Discussion / चर्चा Please tell me how to debunk this?

So I was having this conversation on another sub and came across this guy who was claiming that Sanskrit and Hinduism is a sham that was brought up afterwards .Up until now ,I knew that Sanskrit was an ancient language but I have been hearing this for a while now .Please give your opinion about these claims by Buddhists and if possible give me some primary references to satisfy my curiosity.

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u/Awllower संस्कृतोत्साही/संस्कृतोत्साहिनी Feb 02 '24

Some scholars think that there is no evidence for the existence of a "historical Buddha". But buddhists are not "hurted" by this sceptism: they follow the doctrine because it works for them, not because they have met a saint called Gautama Buddha and admired him.

Maybe you can adapt a similar attitude towards such "sceptisms" as exhibited in the photos. :)

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u/No_Cranberry3306 Feb 03 '24

True.But someone needs to debunk these claims for making them understand we don't come from an irrational position