Is judging a person blindly a sin?
Is judging a person blindly or using poor judgement to judge someone discouraged in Hinduism? Is it a sin? If yes what punishment would be granted for committing such a sin.?
EDIT: Blind judgement may also includeForming an opinion WITHOUT careful thought. And believing such opinion to be completely true or factual without doing any verification or research. For example, if a person say Mr. A accuses Mr. B of committing a certain crime. And if Mr. C blindly believes Mr. A's accusation to be true without asking Mr. A to provide any evidence. Is it sinful on Mr. C's part to blindly believe a person's accusation.
Blindly believing an innocent person to be a culprit might be harmful to the innocent person. For example a person gets falsely accused of rape and most people blindly believe that he is a rapist and start shaming him. This might cause depression or sadness to the innocent person as he doesn't want to be called a rapist. In such a case the people blindly believing him to be a rapist, are those people bound to a sin? I hope you get my point.
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Is judging a person blindly or using poor judgement to judge someone discouraged in Hinduism? Is it a sin? If yes what punishment would be granted for committing such a sin.?
EDIT: Blind judgement may also includeForming an opinion WITHOUT careful thought. And believing such opinion to be completely true or factual without doing any verification or research. For example, if a person say Mr. A accuses Mr. B of committing a certain crime. And if Mr. C blindly believes Mr. A's accusation to be true without asking Mr. A to provide any evidence. Is it sinful on Mr. C's part to blindly believe a person's accusation.
Blindly believing an innocent person to be a culprit might be harmful to the innocent person. For example a person gets falsely accused of rape and most people blindly believe that he is a rapist and start shaming him. This might cause depression or sadness to the innocent person as he doesn't want to be called a rapist. In such a case the people blindly believing him to be a rapist, are those people bound to a sin? I hope you get my point.
karma sin
asked Feb 15 at 12:40
SomannaSomanna
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Question: What really you refer to as a sin? Some heinous crime like murder etc or even day to day actions like cheating, treachery, infidelity etc ?
– Just_Do_It
Feb 15 at 13:52
@Just_Do_It Any kind of worong doing, such as cheating, robbing, murder, harassment, blind judgement etc. I refer to as a sin.
– Somanna
Feb 15 at 13:56
okay got it, thanks for the clarification.
– Just_Do_It
Feb 15 at 14:19
By judging do you mean 1) to form an opinion about (something or someone) after careful thought 2) law : to make an official decision about (a legal case)? Both are very different.
– sv.
Feb 15 at 14:43
@sv. I've edited my question which might answer your question.
– Somanna
Feb 15 at 17:30
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Is judging a person blindly or using poor judgement to judge someone discouraged in Hinduism? Is it a sin? If yes what punishment would be granted for committing such a sin.?
EDIT: Blind judgement may also includeForming an opinion WITHOUT careful thought. And believing such opinion to be completely true or factual without doing any verification or research. For example, if a person say Mr. A accuses Mr. B of committing a certain crime. And if Mr. C blindly believes Mr. A's accusation to be true without asking Mr. A to provide any evidence. Is it sinful on Mr. C's part to blindly believe a person's accusation.
Blindly believing an innocent person to be a culprit might be harmful to the innocent person. For example a person gets falsely accused of rape and most people blindly believe that he is a rapist and start shaming him. This might cause depression or sadness to the innocent person as he doesn't want to be called a rapist. In such a case the people blindly believing him to be a rapist, are those people bound to a sin? I hope you get my point.
karma sin
asked Feb 15 at 12:40
SomannaSomanna
1056
Is judging a person blindly or using poor judgement to judge someone discouraged in Hinduism? Is it a sin? If yes what punishment would be granted for committing such a sin.?
EDIT: Blind judgement may also includeForming an opinion WITHOUT careful thought. And believing such opinion to be completely true or factual without doing any verification or research. For example, if a person say Mr. A accuses Mr. B of committing a certain crime. And if Mr. C blindly believes Mr. A's accusation to be true without asking Mr. A to provide any evidence. Is it sinful on Mr. C's part to blindly believe a person's accusation.
Blindly believing an innocent person to be a culprit might be harmful to the innocent person. For example a person gets falsely accused of rape and most people blindly believe that he is a rapist and start shaming him. This might cause depression or sadness to the innocent person as he doesn't want to be called a rapist. In such a case the people blindly believing him to be a rapist, are those people bound to a sin? I hope you get my point.
karma sin
karma sin
asked Feb 15 at 12:40
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asked Feb 15 at 12:40
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edited Feb 15 at 17:39
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asked Feb 15 at 12:40
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Question: What really you refer to as a sin? Some heinous crime like murder etc or even day to day actions like cheating, treachery, infidelity etc ?
– Just_Do_It
Feb 15 at 13:52
@Just_Do_It Any kind of worong doing, such as cheating, robbing, murder, harassment, blind judgement etc. I refer to as a sin.
– Somanna
Feb 15 at 13:56
okay got it, thanks for the clarification.
– Just_Do_It
Feb 15 at 14:19
By judging do you mean 1) to form an opinion about (something or someone) after careful thought 2) law : to make an official decision about (a legal case)? Both are very different.
– sv.
Feb 15 at 14:43
@sv. I've edited my question which might answer your question.
– Somanna
Feb 15 at 17:30
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Question: What really you refer to as a sin? Some heinous crime like murder etc or even day to day actions like cheating, treachery, infidelity etc ?
– Just_Do_It
Feb 15 at 13:52
@Just_Do_It Any kind of worong doing, such as cheating, robbing, murder, harassment, blind judgement etc. I refer to as a sin.
– Somanna
Feb 15 at 13:56
okay got it, thanks for the clarification.
– Just_Do_It
Feb 15 at 14:19
By judging do you mean 1) to form an opinion about (something or someone) after careful thought 2) law : to make an official decision about (a legal case)? Both are very different.
– sv.
Feb 15 at 14:43
@sv. I've edited my question which might answer your question.
– Somanna
Feb 15 at 17:30
Question: What really you refer to as a sin? Some heinous crime like murder etc or even day to day actions like cheating, treachery, infidelity etc ?
– Just_Do_It
Feb 15 at 13:52
Question: What really you refer to as a sin? Some heinous crime like murder etc or even day to day actions like cheating, treachery, infidelity etc ?
– Just_Do_It
Feb 15 at 13:52
@Just_Do_It Any kind of worong doing, such as cheating, robbing, murder, harassment, blind judgement etc. I refer to as a sin.
– Somanna
Feb 15 at 13:56
@Just_Do_It Any kind of worong doing, such as cheating, robbing, murder, harassment, blind judgement etc. I refer to as a sin.
– Somanna
Feb 15 at 13:56
okay got it, thanks for the clarification.
– Just_Do_It
Feb 15 at 14:19
okay got it, thanks for the clarification.
– Just_Do_It
Feb 15 at 14:19
By judging do you mean 1) to form an opinion about (something or someone) after careful thought 2) law : to make an official decision about (a legal case)? Both are very different.
– sv.
Feb 15 at 14:43
By judging do you mean 1) to form an opinion about (something or someone) after careful thought 2) law : to make an official decision about (a legal case)? Both are very different.
– sv.
Feb 15 at 14:43
@sv. I've edited my question which might answer your question.
– Somanna
Feb 15 at 17:30
@sv. I've edited my question which might answer your question.
– Somanna
Feb 15 at 17:30
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Yes, judging wrongly is a sin or a crime.
In Hinduism, the responsibility of passing judgement (punishing wrong-doers) rests on the king.
For invisible crimes/sins the responsibility, however, rests on Yama the God of Karma and death.
A king maintains a council (parishad) comprised of Brahmins who are well versed in Srutis and the Smritis, to be able to prescribe the most appropriate punishments for a crime.
There are two cases here:
Case 1:
This is the case where a person is actually guilty of committing a crime but does not get punished appropriately by the king and his council.
In this case, the king, the criminal, the judges and the witnesses each share 1/4th of the guilt.
Manu smriti 8.18. One quarter of (the guilt of) an unjust (decision) falls on him who committed (the crime), one quarter on the (false) witness, one
quarter on all the judges, one quarter on the king.
Case 2:
Here some innocent person gets wrongly punished without committing any crime.
In this case the king is held totally responsible.
Manu Smriti 9.249. When a king punishes an innocent (man), his guilt is considered as great as when he sets free a guilty man; but (he acquires) merit
when he punishes (justly
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Yes, judging wrongly is a sin or a crime.
In Hinduism, the responsibility of passing judgement (punishing wrong-doers) rests on the king.
For invisible crimes/sins the responsibility, however, rests on Yama the God of Karma and death.
A king maintains a council (parishad) comprised of Brahmins who are well versed in Srutis and the Smritis, to be able to prescribe the most appropriate punishments for a crime.
There are two cases here:
Case 1:
This is the case where a person is actually guilty of committing a crime but does not get punished appropriately by the king and his council.
In this case, the king, the criminal, the judges and the witnesses each share 1/4th of the guilt.
Manu smriti 8.18. One quarter of (the guilt of) an unjust (decision) falls on him who committed (the crime), one quarter on the (false) witness, one
quarter on all the judges, one quarter on the king.
Case 2:
Here some innocent person gets wrongly punished without committing any crime.
In this case the king is held totally responsible.
Manu Smriti 9.249. When a king punishes an innocent (man), his guilt is considered as great as when he sets free a guilty man; but (he acquires) merit
when he punishes (justly
answered Feb 15 at 13:18
RickrossRickross
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Yes, judging wrongly is a sin or a crime.
In Hinduism, the responsibility of passing judgement (punishing wrong-doers) rests on the king.
For invisible crimes/sins the responsibility, however, rests on Yama the God of Karma and death.
A king maintains a council (parishad) comprised of Brahmins who are well versed in Srutis and the Smritis, to be able to prescribe the most appropriate punishments for a crime.
There are two cases here:
Case 1:
This is the case where a person is actually guilty of committing a crime but does not get punished appropriately by the king and his council.
In this case, the king, the criminal, the judges and the witnesses each share 1/4th of the guilt.
Manu smriti 8.18. One quarter of (the guilt of) an unjust (decision) falls on him who committed (the crime), one quarter on the (false) witness, one
quarter on all the judges, one quarter on the king.
Case 2:
Here some innocent person gets wrongly punished without committing any crime.
In this case the king is held totally responsible.
Manu Smriti 9.249. When a king punishes an innocent (man), his guilt is considered as great as when he sets free a guilty man; but (he acquires) merit
when he punishes (justly
answered Feb 15 at 13:18
RickrossRickross
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Yes, judging wrongly is a sin or a crime.
In Hinduism, the responsibility of passing judgement (punishing wrong-doers) rests on the king.
For invisible crimes/sins the responsibility, however, rests on Yama the God of Karma and death.
A king maintains a council (parishad) comprised of Brahmins who are well versed in Srutis and the Smritis, to be able to prescribe the most appropriate punishments for a crime.
There are two cases here:
Case 1:
This is the case where a person is actually guilty of committing a crime but does not get punished appropriately by the king and his council.
In this case, the king, the criminal, the judges and the witnesses each share 1/4th of the guilt.
Manu smriti 8.18. One quarter of (the guilt of) an unjust (decision) falls on him who committed (the crime), one quarter on the (false) witness, one
quarter on all the judges, one quarter on the king.
Case 2:
Here some innocent person gets wrongly punished without committing any crime.
In this case the king is held totally responsible.
Manu Smriti 9.249. When a king punishes an innocent (man), his guilt is considered as great as when he sets free a guilty man; but (he acquires) merit
when he punishes (justly
answered Feb 15 at 13:18
RickrossRickross
52.2k376186
Yes, judging wrongly is a sin or a crime.
In Hinduism, the responsibility of passing judgement (punishing wrong-doers) rests on the king.
For invisible crimes/sins the responsibility, however, rests on Yama the God of Karma and death.
A king maintains a council (parishad) comprised of Brahmins who are well versed in Srutis and the Smritis, to be able to prescribe the most appropriate punishments for a crime.
There are two cases here:
Case 1:
This is the case where a person is actually guilty of committing a crime but does not get punished appropriately by the king and his council.
In this case, the king, the criminal, the judges and the witnesses each share 1/4th of the guilt.
Manu smriti 8.18. One quarter of (the guilt of) an unjust (decision) falls on him who committed (the crime), one quarter on the (false) witness, one
quarter on all the judges, one quarter on the king.
Case 2:
Here some innocent person gets wrongly punished without committing any crime.
In this case the king is held totally responsible.
Manu Smriti 9.249. When a king punishes an innocent (man), his guilt is considered as great as when he sets free a guilty man; but (he acquires) merit
when he punishes (justly
answered Feb 15 at 13:18
RickrossRickross
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answered Feb 15 at 13:18
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answered Feb 15 at 13:18
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answered Feb 15 at 13:18
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Question: What really you refer to as a sin? Some heinous crime like murder etc or even day to day actions like cheating, treachery, infidelity etc ?
– Just_Do_It
Feb 15 at 13:52
@Just_Do_It Any kind of worong doing, such as cheating, robbing, murder, harassment, blind judgement etc. I refer to as a sin.
– Somanna
Feb 15 at 13:56
okay got it, thanks for the clarification.
– Just_Do_It
Feb 15 at 14:19
By judging do you mean 1) to form an opinion about (something or someone) after careful thought 2) law : to make an official decision about (a legal case)? Both are very different.
– sv.
Feb 15 at 14:43
@sv. I've edited my question which might answer your question.
– Somanna
Feb 15 at 17:30