The Jews were in contact with the Indians even much before the birth of Jesus Christ and the word Abraham appears to be a derivative of the Sanskrit word "Brahmam" which means the First Father of the mankind (Prajapita).
The reality of this contact with India is shown in the Zohar, a compilation of ancient Jewish mystical traditions and the major text of the Jewish Kabbalah. It contains the following incident regarding the knowledge of an illumined Rabbi concerning the religion of India and the Vedic religious rite known as the Sandhya, which is an offering of prayers at dawn and sunset for enlightenment.
"Rabbi Yose and Rabbi Hiyya were walking on the road. While they were walking, night fell; they sat down. While they were sitting, morning began to shine; they rose and walked on. Rabbi Hiyya said, 'See, the face of the East, how it shines! Now all the children of the East [in India], who dwell in the mountains of light [the Himalayas], are bowing down to this light, which shines on behalf of the sun before it comes forth, and they are worshiping it....Now you might say: 'This worship is in vain!' but since ancient, primordial days they have discovered wisdom through it."
There has been no research on this count due to the fact that each race is proud of the fact that they have a separate growth and origin. But the fact is that the mankind has grown from one origin. To start with, it was one family.
2007-12-13 23:27:09
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answered by ? 7
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If anything, Indian culture is the exact opposite of Judaism. They have nothing in common, aside from both being extremely ancient religions.
2007-12-13 23:14:04
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answered by Anonymous
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None!
Aryans and Aramaics (Semitians) are two different identities.
2007-12-13 23:31:49
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answered by aslam09221 6
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