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Riddle No. 13 The Riddle of the Ahimsa . . 108
Riddle No. 14 From Ahimsa back to Himsa . . 113
Riddle No. 15 How did the Brahmins Wed an Ahimsak God to a 117 Bloodthirsty Goddess?
Appendix I The Riddle of the Vedas . . 128
Appendix II The Riddle of the Vedanta . . 151
Appendix III The Riddle of the Trimurti . . 161
Appendix IV Smarth Dharma and Tantrik Dharma . . 176
Appendix V The Infallibility of the Vedas . . 183
PART II—Social
Riddle No. 16 The Four Varnas—Are the Brahmins sure of 189 their origin?
Riddle No. 17 The Four Ashramas—The Why and How 205 about them.
Riddle No. 18 Manu’s madness or the Brahmanic explana- 215 tion of the origin of the mixed castes.
Riddle No. 19 The change from Paternity to Maternity. 226 What did the Brahmins wish to gain by it?
Riddle No. 20 Kali Varjya or the Brahmanic art of suspending the operation of Sin without calling it Sin.
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Appendix I The Riddle of the Varnashram Dharma . . 236
Appendix II Compulsory Matrimony . . 262
PART III—Political
Riddle No. 21 The Theory of Manvantara . . 275
Riddle No 22 Brahma is not Dharma. What good is Brahma? 281
Riddle No 23 Kali yuga—Why have the Brahmins made it un- 288 ending?
Riddle No 24 The Riddle of the Kali yuga . . 307
Appendix I The Riddle of Rama and Krishna . . 323