4,000 Year Old Vishnu Statue Discovered inVietnamBy : sevak3Rating : Disabled

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It is a great irony that the officially atheistic Communist Government of Vietnamexhibits more pride in its ancient Hindu heritage than the ‘Secular’ DemocraticGovernment of India. Explore how via this fascinating article...

The entire history of Hinduism and Vedic culture, as taught is the academic institutions of the world,has been built upon a false construct.The many recent Vedic discoveries from Vietnam are providinga new and sensational view into the authentic history of the world. India’s leading academics and

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governing bodies are silent; and if they do speak of India’s ancient Hindu heritage, it is only to castdoubts and disparage India’s indigenous Vedic culture and Hindu traditions. A recent news report fromVietnam features an exquisite and very ancient sculpture of Lord Vishnu. According to a press release fromthe Communist Party of Vietnam’s Central Committee (CPVCC), the Vishnu sculpture is described as “Vishnustone head from Oc Eo culture, dated back 4,000-3,500 years.” Recently the Government of Vietnam, despiteits official Communist doctrine, has developed many programs and projects highlighting Vietnam’s ancientreligious heritage. Its scholarly and archaeological research and investigations are legitimate and itsconclusions are authoritative. This discovery of a 4,000 to 3,500 year old Vishnu sculpture is truly historic andit sheds new light upon our understanding of the history of not only Hinduism but of the entire world.

Copper form of Vishnu from Oc Eo culture

The fact is - there are no other ‘officially’ recognized Vedic artifacts that have been dated back to such anearly date. This would make Vietnam home to the world’s most ancient Vedic artifact. While there are indeedmany other ancient artifacts that represent the same Deity, they are not presented in the ‘Indic’ tradition andcannot be directly recognized as the Vishnu of the Indic Vaishnava tradition.

The 4000-3500 year old Vietnamese Vishnu sculpture is part of an exhibit featuring some of Vietnam’s mostancient artifacts. It was discovered in the region of Southern Vietnam's Mekong Delta. The Mekong (MaGanga) River is named after the River Ganga of India. The entire region was once the home to severalancient and prosperous Vedic Kingdoms and many intriguing and unique Vedic artifacts have beendiscovered.

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Vishnu stone head from Oc Eo culture, dated back 4,000-3,500 years.

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The Vishnu sculpture was officially presented during the 5th Quang Nam Heritage Festival which opened onJune 21, 2013 in Hoi An City. The exhibition highlights many ancient objects dated from the Dong Son – SaHuynh – Oc Eo eras of Vietnam’s ancient history.

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“Entitled “Dong Son – Sa Huynh – Oc Eo cultures”, the exhibition put on display over 1,000 ancient objectswhich come from across the country and are made from diverse materials, from pottery to copper, includingjewelry and farming tools, from the pre-ancient period belonging to the three cultures.

The significance of this discovery cannot be overestimated. The entire history of Hinduism and Vedic culture,as taught is the academic institutions of the world, has been built upon a false construct. According tomainstream academia, Vedic ‘religion’ or Hinduism did not exist until the alleged ‘Aryans’ invaded India circa1500 BC. An even later date is given to Vaishnavism which is speculated to have been derived from animistSun worship. Yet here we have a highly evolved art form depicting Lord Vishnu in the Far South East regionof Asia dated to somewhere between 2000 BC to 1500 BC.

This completely undermines the entire historic timeline developed by mainstream academia in regards to thedevelopment of both Vedic/Hindu civilization and Indian history.

The region of modern India has always been the epicenter of High Vedic/Hindu Civilization and culture. Noone anywhere has ever suggested the region of modern Vietnam to be the origin of Hindu civilization yet it isin Vietnam that we now have the world’s most ancient example of Indic style Vedic Vaishnava art. Thus itstands to reason that if Vedic Vaishnava art, culture and religion flourished 4000 years ago inprehistoric Vietnam it was undoubtedly flourishing in ancient India as well.

Once again, science and archaeology have confirmed the Vedic conclusion. As the Vedic literature states5000 years ag,o India was home to a highly evolved and advanced civilization. This civilization was centeredon its sacred traditions. The worship of the Supreme Lord Vishnu, Lord Shiva, Lakshmi and Durga waswidespread and in fact spanned the entire globe.

These traditions presented themselves in diverse manners, as seen in modern India, yet among this diversitywas a commonality based upon the authority of the Vedic scriptures and traditions. The recognizably Indicforms of the Vedic traditions spanned the globe from the Philippines to the Middle East and Siberia toAustralia. Yet the same Divinities were worshiped and the same traditions were practiced throughout theworld.

The many recent Vedic discoveries from Vietnam are providing a new and sensational view into the authentichistory of the world. Not only this, it presents a challenge to Modern India and its leadership. India is home tomany startling and amazing artifacts yet they sit ignored and crumbling. In many cases looters and vandalshave destroyed many priceless examples of India’s ancient heritage. India’s leading academics andgoverning bodies are silent and if they do speak of India’s ancient Hindu heritage it is only to cast doubts anddisparage India’s indigenous Vedic culture and Hindu traditions.

Astounding and marvelous ruins and artifacts that would be the pride of any other nation and people are, ingeneral, ignored and forgotten and left to crumble into oblivion. Often they are threatened by the efforts of thevarious Governmental bodies in the name of progress such as the National Highways Authority of India’s(NHAI) recent attempts to destroy a 1000 year old Shiva temple in Tamil Nadu.

It is a great irony that the officially atheistic Communist Government of Vietnam exhibits more pride in itsancient Hindu heritage than the ‘Secular’ Democratic Government of India. The entire South Asian and SEAsian region was once home to many thriving Hindu Kingdoms and civilizations. The Encyclopedia Britannicawrites regarding the Indian influence upon these regions “In the realm of politics, Indian influenceaccompanied the rise of new political entities, which, since they do not readily fall under the Western rubric of“states,” have been called mandalas. The mandala was not so much a territorial unit as a fluid field of powerthat emanated, in concentric circles, from a central court and depended for its continued authority largely onthe court’s ability to balance alliances and to influence the flow of trade and human resources.”

Perhaps today, as India itself is reeling under the onslaught of enforced ‘secularism’ and as Hinduism has

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been relegated to the realm of just one of many religions, (rather than being recognized as the heart and soulof India,) we are fortunate that the former Hindu lands of Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand, Myanmar, Laos andKampuchea are leading the way towards the reclamation of our ancient Vedic heritage.

Dong Son copper drum, dated back some2,000 years.

Copper utensils from Dong Son culture, dated back some 2,500-2,000 years.

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Copper and iron ploughshare from Dong Son culture, dated back some 2,000years

Copper axes from Dong Son culture, dated back some 2,700-2,500 years.

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Pottery from Sa Huynh pottery, dated back some 2,300 years.

A collection of jewelry from Sa Huynhculture, dated back some 2,300 years

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Pottery vase from Oc Eo culture

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