



Hinduism is the oldest existing religion. All Hindu beliefs & traditions have a scientific background. This blog gives evidence of the factual basis about the science behind the beliefs. Also, the various discoveries made by ancient Hindus in all fields of science will be given due credit.









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As promised earlier, I am starting a series of posts that will explore the brilliance of ancient Indian scholars. There are many discoveries that have been made by them, but have subsequently been wrongly attributed to western scholars and others. Most of this stuff is already available on various websites, but I'm trying to make a compilation of everything so that this blog can have a consolidated list of Ancient Indian Scientific discoveries.
Let's start with something that nobody escapes during his/her Schooling - Pythagoras Theorem.
I'll state it below graphically just to refresh your memory:

This theorem is used almost by everybody in some point of life. But do you know that it was stated by an Indian priest and Mathematician, Baudhayana, several centuries before the western mathematician?
Referring the Sulbha Sutra, circa 800 BC, we get the following verse:
"A rope stretched along the length of the diagonal produces an area which the vertical and horizontal sides make together."
This is the earliest explanation to what we familiarly refer to as the Pythagoras theorem. Though this discovery was made atleast 500 years before Pythagoras, the world still refers to this important mathematical axiom as the "Pythagorean" theorem rather than Baudhayana's theorem.
Baudhayana made several other important discoveries, some of which we use regularly, while others are used in higher level maths. I will list them out in the next post.
- Nikhil Mundra
http://www.nikhilloids.blogspot.com/
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- Nikhil Mundra
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I hope all the above references clearly prove why the sacred thread benefits our urinary system.
It might be that the scientific practices have been woven around Gods and religion only so that they are performed correctly, and also because explaining the scientific background to everyone might not be feasible. This is why medicinal plants like Tulsi are worshipped and Temples have temple tanks to bring up the water table.
Though I have replied to the queries via comments, I'll make a post as well to justify my point of view.
Further, we should take into account the fact that the Brahmins of olden days did not lead a very active lifestyle (i.e.) they were mostly conducting Pujas, where their primary role was to be seated and chant Mantras. In this scenario, it would have been difficult to keep their kidneys in top-shape. This is why this alternative system of Yagnopavitam (sacred thread) has been formulated.
This practice is not something that is to be done away with, as there are chances of this problem being carried on down the generations. This practice of Yagnopavitam can also be carried out in other castes - after all, keeping our urinary system healthy is not caste specific, right?
Hi there,
As Tulsi is considered the wife of Lord Vishnu, it is taboo in Indian homes to chew the leaves of this plant, though it can be digested as a whole or its juice can be taken.
The actual reason behind not chewing the Tulsi leaves is due to its mercuric content. German researchers have discovered that the leaves of the holy Tulsi plant contains traces of mercury. If the leaves are chewed, the mercury may damage the teeth. But when taken as a whole, the mercury is found beneficial for the digestive system.
This mercury content is now being used in anti-cancer drugs.
Thus, by weaving a legend around the Tulsi plant, the ancient Vedic Indians accomplished 2 things: firstly, the Tulsi plant would be worshipped in all homes, and thus its medicinal properties would be effectively utilised. Secondly, by calling it Lord vishnu's wife, it could not be chewed, thus preventing damage to our teeth.
Nikhil Mundra
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