Francois Voltaire was a prolific writer, rationalist, and philosopher who wrote over 20,000 letters and over 2,000 books and pamphlets.
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"To name Voltaire is to characterize the entire eighteenth century," Victor Hugo writes.
As a result, he is regarded as one of the most important literary figures of the eighteenth century, and he was influenced by Vedic texts:
As a result, he is regarded as one of the most important literary figures of the eighteenth century, and he was influenced by Vedic texts:
"The Vedas were the most valuable gift that the East had ever given to the West."
[โA Critical Examination of the Arya Samaj's Contribution to Indian Educationโ, p. 68]
[โA Critical Examination of the Arya Samaj's Contribution to Indian Educationโ, p. 68]
"I am certain that everything - astronomy, astrology, metempsychosis, and so on โ has passed down to us from the banks of the Ganges."
It's worth noting that Pythagoras traveled from Samos to the Ganges to study geometry at least 2,500 years agoโฆ
But he would not have gone on such a weird expedition if the Brahmins' science had not already earned a long-standing reputation in Europe.โ
But he would not have gone on such a weird expedition if the Brahmins' science had not already earned a long-standing reputation in Europe.โ
Voltaire, Letters on the origin of the sciences and on that of the peoples of Asia (first published Paris, 1777), letter of 15 December 1775.]
Reincarnation is a conceivable concept.
Reincarnation is a conceivable concept.
He thought Christianity was descended from Hinduism. "Our holy Christian religion is totally built upon the ancient religion of Brahma," he wrote to Frederick the Great of Prussia, assuring him..โ [On Hinduism Reviews and Reflections โ By Ram Swarup p. 101-102]
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