Theos-Talk Archives (April 2002 Message tt00115)

The tradition in India is that every human being is descended from one of 
the 7 Rishi's or Adepts or Prophets.

In all Hindu rituals, one identifies oneselves by citing the traditional 
ancestor. Also, in most arranged marriages, matches are avoided between the 
bride and groom each of whom has the same ancestor. Also the inheritance is 
traced through the male only.

This is the tradition for several centuries.

mkr
At 10:20 AM 4/7/02 -0700, Steve Stubbs wrote:
> That conclusion is a little harder for me to swallow.
> He is saying, in effect, that one of your ancestors
> was Muhammad, no matter who you are, and another of
> your ancestors was Confucius, no matter who you are.
> I am flattered, but the geographical realities seem to
> make this unlikely.