A n overview of B.R. Ambedkar’s Riddles in Hinduism , a critical examination of the internal contradictions found within Hindu scriptures and traditions. The concept of Hindu identity is characterized by a "religious chaos" that makes it nearly impossible for a practitioner to define their faith through a single unifying creed. Unlike other major religions with definite founders or singular scriptures, Hinduism shelters a complex congeries of monotheists, polytheists, and even those who worship tutelary deities of rocks and streams. A central pillar of this system is the authority of the Vedas , which the Brahmins declared to be infallible and Apaurusheya , asserting they were not created by man. To establish this, they utilized the logic of the Purva Mimansa , arguing that since sound is eternal and words are made of sound, the Vedas must be eternal and uncreated by any personal agency, whether human or divine. However, this supremacy was a historical shift; early Dh...