used to be but got converted
Punjabis and Sindhus were never actually Hindu, not even in Vedic period. They were considered Mleccha are impure and only partially Hinduized. Punjabis and Sindhis are descendants of Dasyu Aryans (btfo'd by Vedic Aryans). Hinduism is mainly fusion of Puru (centered in Kuru-Panchala), Yadu (centered in Gujarat-Rajasthan-Malwa), Ikshwaku (centred in Kosala-Videga) beliefs, spread later into Dravidian and Indus region
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Retard that back in time Punjabi and Sindhi are the same people they diverge later on in CE. Mleccha means non-Hindus and Hindus under foreign influence or mixed with foreigners. Buddhism was never in entirety an elite religion, but I agree elites had key role in spread snd formation and shaping of Buddhism with contributions, but it's also a fact that most of the Kshatriyas and Brahmins all across India didn't convert this is precisely why Buddhism loses in the longer run, there was a minority among them who were more urbanised and spread Buddhism mainly to the lower and middle castes. And the whole hoax about Buddhism being majority is pure cope, it did spread but a significant portion of Vedic religion also survived in among masses lands closer to Haryana and UP. Neither did businessesmen convert to Buddhism, Jainism was more influential in that aspect. Rig Veda was composed and is completely based in Kuru-Panchala, Punjab comes in it later on when Bharatas defeat Dasyus and expand their dominance, Gangetic were allies of Bharatas and they had friendly relations with Kuru-Panchala. When Kuru-Panchala lost it's power due to invasions and other factors Vedic religion stronghold shifted to Gangetics. Punjabi-Sindhis were originally a non-Vedic Aryan similar to Dardics until getting conquered by Vedics, but even then they didn't adopt Vedic religion as much, only partially. Punjab has always been mentioned as Mleccha land and has negative connotation in Hindu texts as early as Mahabharata (900 BC) due to their lack of religious purity like Kuru-Panchala and Gangetics.I don't care about Sindhis. Talk about Punjabis to me
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The term "maleecha" was a cope invented by Hindus to describe the Sythians & Huns & Greeks who massacred Hindus en masss & ate meat
Buddhism was the religion of the urban elite, businessmen, soldiers, noblemen & kings. The Buddha himself belonged to the warrior/ruling class. Wherever Buddhism went, it wiped out Hinduism. This is why I'm kanging on it. Buddhism achieved what both Islam & Sikhism could not achieve. It did all of this with the pen, not the sword (unlike Islam)
Let's talk about the origins of Hinduism. The earliest Hindu book (Rig Veda) was written & compiled in the north western regions of India/Pakistan, i.e. Punjab. Hinduism would not exist if it were not for Punjabis. Only later did it spread to Gangu lands.
Rigveda | Definition & Facts | Britannica
Rigveda, the oldest of the sacred books of Hinduism, composed in an ancient form of Sanskrit about 1500 BCE in what is now the Punjab region of India and Pakistan. It consists of a collection of 1,028 poems grouped into 10 ‘circles’ (mandalas). Learn more about the Rigveda in this article.
