There 's something about this island-state that appalls religious extremists , hindus and muslims alike .
在这个岛屿国家里有着令宗教极端分子、印度教徒、和穆斯林等害怕的东西。
Hindus revere cows and slaughtering them is illegal in most of india .
信仰印度教的人尊敬牛并且认为屠杀牛是犯法的。
Buddhists , jains and hindus usually avoid eating any kind of meat .
佛教、耆那教和印度教的信徒们通常避免吃任何肉。
Among hindus , at least , this may be largely because homosexuality is considered a threat to family life .
在印度教信徒中,至少,这很大程度上是因为同性恋被看做是家庭生活的威胁。
Many intelligent young hindus became converted .
很多有才智的年轻印度人转变了信仰。
The hindus did produce some primitive mathematics .
印度人的确也创造出一些原始数学。
Many hindus consider cow urine to have medicinal properties and it is often drunk in religious festivals .
许多印度教徒认为牛尿有药用价值,因此它往往是用于宗教节日的饮品。
The hindus have this idea of karma .
印度人有因果报应这个信念。
Ramakrishna thus gave educated hindus a basis on which they could justify the less rational aspects of their religion to a consciousness increasingly influenced by western values .