Eight Deities Of Hinduism

Eight things that I found interesting in learning about Hinduism is their deities, Reincarnation, Samsara, their four goals, Philosophical Hinduism, Devotional Hinduism, their trinity, and Puja. The first thing I found interesting was the deities in Hinduism. They worship about 330 million gods through different paths (margas), disciplines (yogas), and philosophies (darshanas). While they worship so many gods, most Hindus pay homage to Ganesha, the god of good luck. Their other deities appear as powerful kings, starving ascetics, brave monkeys, graceful dancers, flute players, and impersonal stones. It was mentioned that Hindus switch out what gods they worship often, based on their needs at the current time. As a Christian, that seems odd
The first goal is Kama, which is sensual pleasure. The fourth is Artha, which is wealth and power. The third is Dharma, which is duty. The fourth is Maksha, which was described previously as the spiritual liberation from Samsara. These four goals, in this order, are what Hindu’s believe we seek throughout life. Logically, it makes sense. During our younger, hormonal years, we seek sensual pleasure. During our working years, we seek wealth and power. When we eventually have families, we seek duty to take care of them. When they get older, they seek spiritual liberation as their life comes to an
This form of Hinduism can be practiced by both men and women. Unlike Philosophical Hinduism, it is expressed in vernacular poems, rather than in Sanskrit. They also see the body as a temple rather than a prison. If I had to choose one that I agree with more, I would say it would Devotional Hinduism. That is because I agree more with our bodies being a temple than our bodies being a prison.
The seventh thing I found interesting is their “trinity”. They claim their trinity is Brahma (creator), Vishnu (sustainer), and Shiva (destroyer). Their New trinity consists of Shiva, Vishnu, and Mahadeva (great goddess). I do not understand how they claim to have a trinity, which is three in one, and their gods seem to be three separate entities. It especially does not make sense to me because they are able to switch out was gods are a part of their