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Lovely, this concept predates Sikhism and is called Prasad in Hinduism. If you go to many Sikh or Hindu temples they offer free meals.
by amriksohata 2y ago
Lovely, this concept predates Sikhism and is called Prasad in Hinduism. If you go to many Sikh or Hindu temples they offer free meals.
- random654 2y agoWhat does this thread have to do with Hinduism? Always love a shoe-horned hinduism comment. It's my favourite way to spot a hindutva member. Also, no, it doesn't predate. Or at least, there is no such record of it. What are your sources?
- moomoo11 2y agoWhy the hostility? That’s not what I gathered from their comment. And isn’t it a known fact that quite a few religions stemmed from Hinduism, like Jainism and Buddhism? Just like the other 2 Abrahamic faiths stemming from Judaism.
- cwillu 2y agoUpvoted, but please be mindful of the guidelines here: “Be kind. Don't be snarky. Converse curiously; don't cross-examine. Edit out swipes.”
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- amriksohata 2y agowhy the hate? this is what the khalsa extremists were like, many religions have free food to offer
- osrec 2y agoAs a practicing Hindu, even I feel your original comment is inaccurate. There's free food, and then there's langar. The scale, quality and motives are just so different.
- obvious78 2y agoAs non practicing Hindu, you do know know that free food is available in most temples? Example Anna Prasadam in Tirumala serves 70k each day.
- amriksohata 2y agothats not true, visit india, or even in the Uk there are many free food hindu outlets like go dharmic etc
- osrec 2y agoIt is not the same. The Sikh culture almost mandates langar. In Hinduism it's seen as an optional extra.
- amriksohata 2y agowhere does it say optional in hindu scriptures? this is just fake news
- chandureddyvari 2y agoWow. Hate is unwarranted. Tirumala Anna Prasadam is pretty good. quoting from press release “By the normal standards in the present kitchen 12 huge vessels are steamed to produce rice at the rate of five persons for one kg rice. “But we are geared to cook rice for one to two lakh persons during the Srivari Brahmotsavam at the rate of 400 bags of rice per day” https://news.tirumala.org/nitya-annadam-free-meals-for-all-24x7-basis-a-minimum-one-lakh-every-day-over-one-lakh-devotees-to-be-fed-daily-during-brahmotsavam/ https://news.tirumala.org/nitya-annadam-free-meals-for-all-2... more stats here https://www.tirumala.org/SRIVENKATESWARAANNAPRASADAMTRUST.aspx https://www.tirumala.org/SRIVENKATESWARAANNAPRASADAMTRUST.as... Anna prasadam is pretty common thing in Hinduism. Read about Akshayapatra foundation which provides free mid day meals to 1000’s of children every single day! Steve Jobs would walk 7 miles every Sunday to have lunch at Hare Krishna Temple https://x.com/iskconinc/status/1305841447711563776?s=46 https://x.com/iskconinc/status/1305841447711563776?s=46
- osrec 2y agoPrasad is very different to langar. Langar is a full meal, served to anyone who turns up, no questions asked. Prasad is often sweet, given in much smaller quantities (hardly enough to be a full meal), and almost never served hot.
- vishnugupta 2y agoSaying Prasada is similar to and predates Langar is like saying Sony Walkman is similar to and predates iPod. Also temples are extremely diverse and probably less than the 1% of temples offer wholesome meal Prasada similar to Langar while a Gurudwara most certainly will offer Langar.
- amriksohata 2y agoEvery temple iv been to serve foods
- vishnugupta 2y agoWell, what rotten luck of mine!! I have visited a couple of hundreds and I can count exactly 4 that served full meal that's somewhat comparable to that of what's served at Langar. Rest did serve "food" yes but one or two bites.
- atonse 2y agoPrasad, as far as I've seen my whole life (in India and the US), is a single bite of food, rather than being a full meal. And it's usually the result of you having attended a prayer, rather than "we'll feed anyone a full meal" The closest thing Hindus do is the Hare Krishna templates globally that also feed anyone who shows up.