KRISHNA - MAAS In Sanskrit, Month is called Mas/Masa 1. Christmas or X-mas is nothing but continuation of Hindu tradition in a different form. Christmas literally means Krishna-Maas or month of Krishna. 2. The X in X-mas or Dec in December refers to number 10. Because if we calculate as per Hindu Calendar which starts in March, December is the10th month. As per English calendar, December is 12th month and hence number 10 in X or Dec does not make any sense. December is root of Dashambar meaning tenth part of sky meaning tenth month of the year. 3. Bell, Book and Candle – the major symbols of Christmas are nothing but reminiscent of Hindu temple where bell is a must, book refers to holy book and candle is equivalent of Deepak or light of Yajna. Bell is derived from Sanskrit word Bal meaning strength. Bell is used in temples to provide strength to prayers. 4. The ancient Vedic custom of applying ash or sandalwood paste to the body is still retained by Christianity in the observance of Ash Wednesday. The so-called “All Soul’s Day” is an exact translation of the Vedic observance of Sarva Pitri Amavasya, the day fixed by tradition for the worship of all deceased ancestors. ***** Pope derives from PaapaH meaning remover of or absolver from Sin. Vatican derives from Vatika which means a hermitage. In Vedic tradition, sages used to live in hermitages.(Ashrama-Vatica or Dharma-Vatica or Ananda-Vatica.) Priest and Abbot derive from Purohit and Bhat respectively, both signifying Vedic priests. Pontiff is a corruption of the Sanskrit term puntah. Saint obviously is offshoot of Sant. Apostle is Sanskrit Aap-Sthal signifying one who proceeds from place to place [for preaching] SOURCE - --------- 1. World Vedic Heritage Vol 1,2 – PN Oak 2. Christianity is Krishna Neeti – PN Oak (Publisher: Hindi Sahitya Sadan, N Delhi, India ***** The term “vestry” in referring to the room in churches in which holy clothes are kept comes from the Sanskrit word vestra, meaning clothes. Even the word “psalm” with a silent “P” comes from the Sanskrit word sam or sama which means holy and serious sacred songs, hymns or chants, as found in the Sama-veda. Other Christian links with Sanskrit words can be found in the name Bethlehem, which is the English mispronunciation of the Sanskrit Vatsaldham, which means “the home (town) of the darling child.” The Sanskrit term Nandarath is linguistically connected with Nazareth. Nandarath means Nanda’s chariot, and King Nanda was the guardian at whose village he nurtured Lord Krishna (sometimes pronounced as Chrisn, and later Christ in some regions).
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