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>In ancient India, there was a long-running feud between the Pandavas and the Kauravas. Duryodhana, leader of the Kauravas, planned a huge war to end things for
by richrichie 2y ago
>In ancient India, there was a long-running feud between the Pandavas and the Kauravas. Duryodhana, leader of the Kauravas, planned a huge war to end things forever. Krishna warned that this would lead to the total destruction of both sides and made every effort to forge a peace. Duryodhana refused to listen and launched his war. There were 4 million warriors at the start. After 18 days, all but 11 were dead.
Isn't this mythology? Trying to get a rational explanation for actors' actions feels moot, since they are programmed that way by the author of the story.
A better example is here:
https://youtu.be/DBrAlKilXqM?t=74 https://youtu.be/DBrAlKilXqM?t=74
- sumanthvepa 2y agoYes. It's mythology. But that story is often told to illustrate that Krishna knew that his advice, however good, would not be accepted. Nevertheless, he gave his best advice. It is meant to provide instruction to people who are put in the position of giving advice. A consultant's 'dharma' if you will.
- pelagicAustral 2y agoMy guess is that it is still somewhat relevant since many religions draw their teachings from real-life stories passed down over generations. Maybe the names are wrong, and the numbers inflated, but I've seen this exact same scenario plenty of times in my life. That's why we have expressions like "burn bridges," "sever ties," or "quemar naves" in Spanish, all more or less indicating a point of no return where the outcome could be equally negative for all involved parties.
- kragen 2y agounclear, but it is at least not a very accurate account of what happened: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurukshetra_War#Historicity_and_dating https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurukshetra_War#Historicity_an... but what distinguishes mythology from everyday fiction is how profoundly it conveys truth through untruth