The act of shaking hands is to show that they have no weapons and they intend no harm.
Hinduism, on the other hand believes that ever human being is a manifestation of God and deserves respect .
So the offer Namaste.
The word Namaste is from Namah+the, meaning I bow to you.
When two people it is more than the meeting of the Physical body.
It is the meeting of the mind.
It is said in the Rig Veda, ' Let Noble thoughts reach my ears from everywhere'
Amarakosa classifies Seven types of Rishia.Shrutarshi, Kāndarshi, Paramarshi, Maharshi, Rājarshi, Brahmarshi and Devarshi.
Though generally Rishis were Brahmins, there were a number of Kshatriyas or rulers who also achieved the status of Rishi by their Tapas.
One who has seen Mantras (Mantra Drishtaa)
Rishi is one who can see with superior vision what others cannot.
Mantras, the mystically locked sounds are those that express an aspect of Reality.
Some Mantras the Reality itself, Gayatri Mantra.
These Mantras were grasped from the Ether by some people, who follow spiritual discipline.
These were grasped intuitively, 'Seen'
'Rishati jnaanEna samsaarapaaram' -Paninini in Vachaspatikosam.
'one who crosses and reaches the other shore of the Sea of Samsara'
The purpose of Life, according to Hinduism , is to transcend the cycle of Births and Deaths, Samsara.
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