QUOTE (Ozi @ Nov 10 2007, 07:59 PM)

It is evident that ancient Indians flew around in these vehicles, all over Asia, to Atlantis presumably; and even, apparently, to South America. Writing found at Mohenjodaro in Pakistan (presumed to be one of the "Seven Rishi Cities of the Rama Empire") and still undeciphered, has also been found in one other place in the world: Easter Island! Writing on Easter Island, called Rongo-Rongo writing
In the Mahavira of Bhavabhuti, a Jain text of the eighth century culled from older texts and traditions, we read:
"An aerial chariot, the Pushpaka, conveys many people to the capital of Ayodhya. The sky is full of stupendous flying-machines, dark as night, but picked out by lights with a yellowish glare"
You see we find it hard to believe that other civilisations before us could be so advanced, look at the egyptians, we can even build the pyramids now and they did. Human hisotry is not as short as evolutionists claim it to be. Man has been here for millions of years, and there is plenty of evidence to suggest this too. My point is this, civilisation come and go, either destroyed by god as some poeple believe or they destroy themselves, like we are heading towards our own destruction etc, through warfare.
The only reason we know of atlantis is thru plato, but hindu scriotures talk about them too. The only reason we know of the Rama empire, is because of their own hindu scriptures. A bit like the bible, its not all true but it does have some valuable hisotrical pointers etc.
Never ever in indian mythology is found any mention of atlantis. never!
Mohenjodaro and Harrappa are of the Indus Valley Civilisation and are of dravidian origin (what i learnt in school history classes). Pashupati , and the mother goddess, the gods of the dravidians were assimilated into the mythology of the indo-aryans came and forced the dravidians down towards southern india. the entire pantheon of gods of the hindus is an amalgam of different gods of different cultires/civilzations. pashupathi is shiva...of the dravidians, vishnu and bhramha are of the dravidians..these three combined together formed the trimurthis or trinities of the hindu faith.
What i am trying to statge is that...ozi states that mohenjodaro was one of the "Seven Rishi Cities of the Rama Empire".
Once i again i stress on the fact that there is nothing called a Rama Empire...its just the creation of some atlantis nut!
Its Mahaviracharita by Bhavabhuti not just Mahavira alone. If you mention Mahavira, people will think of Mahavira, 24th and final Tirthankara of Jainism, a religion in India.
The vimana that you mention in relation to Rama is the Pushpaka Vimana , which was originally the property of
Kubera, the hindu lord of Wealth, which was stolen from him by
Ravana who was his half brother, both being the sons of
VishravaAll other mentions of vimanas in othe rhindu mythological /holy books especially the so-called "Gurkha & his flying chariot" which is harped upon by all ufo and ancient civilization nut websites is complete bogus. I went through the entire mahabharatha searching for the gurkha!!!! to no avail! the book some others tout - the vymanika shastra
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The Vaimanika Shastra ("Science of Aeronautics"[1]; also Vimanika, Vymanika) is a Sanskrit text on aeronautics, discussing construction of vimānas, the "chariots of the gods", mythical self-moving aerial cars in the Sanskrit epics.
The existence of the text was revealed in 1952 by G. R. Josyer, according to whom it is due to one Pandit Subbaraya Shastry, who dictated it in 1918-1923. A Hindi translation was published in 1959, the Sanskrit text with an English translation in 1973. It has 3000 shlokas in 8 chapters and is was attributed by Shastry to Maharishi Bharadvaja,[2] which makes it of purportedly "ancient" origin, and hence it has a certain notability in ancient astronaut theories.
QUOTE (Ozi @ Nov 10 2007, 07:59 PM)

The only reason we know of atlantis is thru plato, but hindu scriotures talk about them too. The only reason we know of the Rama empire, is because of their own hindu scriptures. A bit like the bible, its not all true but it does have some valuable hisotrical pointers etc.
Hindu Scriptures do not talk about Atlantis.
The only thing that somewhat comes closer to this myth of is the myth of
Kumari Kandamwhich again is just myth!!!below is a supposed map of Kumari Kandam

god knows!!
But Ozi...please research your facts before stating them!