Secularism means a lot of things to various people, depending on what your attitude towards Life is.
If you are a Christian, acceptance of the other sects of Christianity .For Islam it is the embracing of Islam.
For the Communists, it is bourgeois culture.
For Indian Politicians the appeasement of Muslims and Christians and the baiting of the Majority Hindus.
For Christianity and the Bible 'Heathens'
For Islam 'Kafirs'
There are twelve Avatars of Vishnu which is in vogue.
There is also a list of the 28 Avatars of Vishnu, about which I have blogged.
The Vishnu Purana states that the Jainism and Buddhism were a created deliberately by Lord Vishnu as a curse to ensure that the Asuras do not follow the Vedas, as the strict adherence to the Vedas by the Asuras were making them stronger and more powerful than the Devas.
The narration is like this.
Mahavir , the Founder of Jainism
Mahavira,Jainism-The last Thirthankara.
During one of the innumerable wars between the Devas ans the Asuras, the Asuras were gaining the upper hand and the Devas entreated Lord Vishnu to save them.
Lord Vishnu created Maya Mohan,One who appears to be Real but illusory, that is the Preaching would be deceptively similar to the Vedas but against the Authority of the Vedas.
Maya Mohan taught the new system to the Asuras and as they were listening attentively, he ,Lord Vishnu, kept repeating 'Arhatha, Arhata','Be Deserved for this'
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