they are then visited by a god to see if they are worthy of life after death. “Hindus await the coming of the 10th avatar of Vishnu. Moreover‚ the belief in life after death also is prominent in both religions but Hindus believe in 7 reincarnations.” (Celine‚ 2013) This explains that once a Hindu has lived their seven lives they must then at the seventh death wait for Vishnu who will decide if they are granted an afterlife. Oppositely‚ the Jewish believe that there is only one life‚ and once you live
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Agama Shastra and Temple worship [pic] [pic][pic]Buzz up! [pic]ShareThisMar 5 2008 | Views 3773 | Comments (10) Tags: Agama Agama Shastra Temple worship [pic] The Hindu temples are complex institutions. They represent the culmination of social and religious aspirations of a society. Temple is the focal point in the life of a community and often represents its pride‚ identity and unity. It is also the index of the community’s wellbeing. It draws into its fold people from its various
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of Vishnu that without her Vishnu’s power are useless. As she wrote‚ “Lakshmi is the active energy of Vishnu‚ so while Vishnu is creator‚ Lakshmi is creation. While Vishnu supports and sustains the earth‚ Lakshmi is the earth and identifiable with all females on it with the same way that Vishnu is identifiable with all males. Vishnu is speech‚ while Lakshmi is meaning; Vishnu is understanding while Lakshmi is intellect; Lakshmi is the creeping vine‚ Vishnu the tree to which it clings; Vishnu is
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this “God stuff” is in it. Because all living things‚ including humans‚ are part of God‚ they are divine. Therefore‚ basic problems for humankind are not sin but ignorance of our divinity. Hinduism is divided into five different sects: Upanishadic‚ Vishnu‚ Shivaite‚ Populist‚ and the newest Western Hinduism. The Upanishadic
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| Ram Navami (Devanāgarī: राम नवमी)is also known as Sri Rama Navami (IAST SriRām-navamī) is a Hindu festival‚ celebrating the birth of Lord Rama to King Dasharatha and Queen Kausalya of Ayodhya. Ram is the 7th incarnation of the Dashavatara of Vishnu.[1][2][3] Years later Lord Rama was married to Sita on the Shukla). The SreeRama Navami festival falls in the Shukla Paksha on the Navami‚ the ninth day of the month of Chaitra in the Hindu calendar. At some places the festival lasts the whole nine
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Is Hinduism monotheistic‚ or polytheistic? Polytheism is the belief in‚ and worship of more than one god. In monotheism‚ there is belief in and worship of only one god that is a separate entity. I have come to the conclusion that Hinduism is neither‚ but monistic. On a lower level of truth‚ there are many different gods and goddesses that are distinct in Hinduism. However‚ on a higher level of truth‚ Hindu’s believe “you and I and God [are] all one-and-the-same in the end” (Course Reader‚ p. 17)
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(Rosenberg‚ 2006). These cycles are the Maha Yuga‚ which consists of four ages; Kirta Yuga‚ Treta Yuga‚ Dvapara Yuga‚ and Kali Yuga. As the ages go on‚ the world and individuals in that world start to designate. The god Vishnu is in three forms; creator Brahma‚ preserver‚ and protector Vishnu and destroyer of life Shiva-Rudra. Brahma as creator brings forth water‚ fire‚ air‚ wind‚ sky‚ and earth with mountains and trees upon the earth. Then he will create the forms of time‚ as a way of organizing the universe
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all the myths and legends of Hinduism that are widespread unlike the sruti and smrti. In the Hindu religion‚ there are three main gods‚ Brahma‚ Vishnu‚ and Shiva. Brahma is the creator‚ Vishnu is the sustainer‚ and Shiva is the destroyer and regenerator. Brahma’s doings are done and world has already been created so he is not as worshipped‚ while Vishnu and Shiva are often seen with their consorts as there many avatars in the Puranas. These 3 main gods spread out to millions of different avatars
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INTRODUCTION The shrine of the Goddess Kamakhya is situated on the top of the hill called Nilachala on the southern bank of the mighty river Brahmaputra‚ at a distance of 6 km from the heart of the city of Guwahati. The Goddess in the sanctum sanctorum of the shrine is in laconic form and not an anthropomorphic one. In other words‚ there is no icon of the Goddess and thus it is unique in its own standing. Perhaps except the temple of Sambaleswari at Sambalpur in Orissa‚ there is no temple in India
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celebrated on the ekadashi of the month of Kartik (which falls sometime in November). • Varkaris worship Vithoba (also known as Vitthal)‚ the presiding deity of Pandharpur. Vithoba is a form of Krishna‚ an avatar (incarnation) of Vishnu. Because of this association with Vishnu‚ Varkari is a branch of Vaishnavism. • The teachers responsible for establishing and supporting the movement through its history include Dnyaneshwar‚ Namdev‚ Tukaram‚ Chokhamela and Eknath‚ who are accorded the Marathi title of
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