The Positive Background of Hindu Sociology c14.s1.1

c14.s1.1

The *Aitareya Brāhmaṇa* (VII, 15) philosophy of *charaiveti* (march on) should appear to have continued unhampered even in the epoch of Moslem intercourse with the Hindus. The tenacity of Hindu positivism made itself felt in Islamic circles. And if there were no converts to formal Hinduism among the Mussalmans there were at any rate signs of spiritual assimilation by them of the gifts of Hindu culture. The impact of Hindu arts and sciences on the Mussalmans was considerable.