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Hindus ask for a disclaimer with James Cameron's 'Avatar' | Hindus have urged James Cameron to attach a disclaimer in the starting and end of his upcoming film 'Avatar' explaining that it has no relationship with Hinduism or its concepts. Acclaimed Hindu statesman
Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, said that "avatar" was one of
the central themes of Hinduism and insensitive handling of faith traditions sometimes
resulted in pillaging serious spiritual doctrines and revered symbols and hurting
the devotees. Zed, who is president of Universal Society of Hinduism, explains
that "Avatar", a Sanskrit term, means descent or incarnation. Hinduism is shaped
by its traditional belief in the incarnation of Vishnu (the Preserver in Hindu
trinity) into ten forms to establish dharma (divine law), which include Matsya,
Kurma, Varaha, Narasimha, Vamana, Parasurama, Rama, Krishna , Buddha, Kalki (believed
to come at the end of present Kaliyuga). Hindus believe that without such intervention,
the entire created universe would have gone into decline. Many devotees also regard
their respective Gurus as incarnations of the Divine. Budgeted around 230 million
dollars, 'Avatar', an upcoming digital 3-D science fiction feature film, is directed
and written by Canada born three Oscars winning James Francis Cameron, 55, of
highest-grossing and 11 Oscars carrying 'Titanic' fame. In it, a band of humans,
two centuries in the future, are pitted in a heroic battle against a distant planet's
indigenous population. It is due to be released in France-Egypt-Belgium on December
16 and USA on December 18 next. |
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