Quote#Politics & Power
Hinduism has not been made, but has grown. It is a jungle, not a…
Quote byCharles Eliot · 1862–1931
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Hinduism and Buddhism; an historical sketch.
English (original)
Hinduism has not been made, but has grown. It is a jungle, not a building. It is a living example of a great national paganism such as might have existed in Europe if Christianity had not become the state religion of the Roman Empire, if there had remained an incongruous jumble of old local superstitions, Greek philosophy, and oriental cults such as the worship of Sarapis or Mitras.
— Charles Eliot
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