Earth and moulded him into the shape of a boy. She was taking a bath and asked the boy to guard her‚ unexpectedly‚ Shiva arrived and was outraged by Ganesha claiming to be his son. Shiva called the bhuta ganas who are his demons to fight the boy. Vishnu changed to the form of Maya which is the appearance of phenomena. Ganesha was distracted by her beauty than one of the demons chopped off his head. Parvati ordered that a new head needed to be found‚ an elephant head was the only one available. After
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in turn led them to Vishnu. Lord Vishnu finally dissuaded the giant by granting him what he wished. “Say‚ Gayasura‚ what do you wish?" The giant said: "If you are really satisfied with me‚ render my body purer than all that is and may be conceived as pure’ "Even so be
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recognise God as being present in all things. So God is present in animals as well as human and there is no clear difference between them. In some Hindu stories Ganesha‚ Hanuman‚ Nandi all have a major part to play and there are many others. Also Vishnu came to earth in the form of different animals. So there is a strong link between the human and the animal world. The theory of evolution supports this idea as humans ‘did not appear fully formed to
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there are many religions and ideas that people follow. Mainly‚ Hinduism is the religion that is most practiced. The three Lords that are the highest forms are Vishnu‚ Shiva‚ and Brahma. However‚ there are many avatars of Vishnu. The one that is the most beloved avatar out of all of them is Lord Krishna. He is the eighth incarnation of Vishnu and is adored by his devotees through his stories. He is known as the delightful‚ full of pranks‚ and playful Hindu God‚ which gives appeal to much of the attraction
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Hindu God: Shiva Rebecca Viramontes REL 133 June 2‚ 2015 Trimurti Brahma- God of Creation Vishnu- God of Preservation Shiva- God of destructions and re-creation Shiva Shiva is the God of destruction and recreation. He is responsible for destroying(changing) the world. In Hinduism destruction is not considered a punishment. Rather it is more of a recycling process in which the world can be purified. Shiva is often associated with a ring of fire and has four arms that stand for his powers
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goddesses who represent different aspects of Brahman. The gods and goddesses commonly referred as Deva and Devi respectively. Among the many different deities‚ there exists Holy triad which consists of Brahma (the creator)‚ Shiva (destroyer of worlds) and Vishnu (sustainer). Sometimes these deities can appear in a given representation known as an avatar by a human being here on earth. The avatars often appear to save humans from an impending calamity. The Jain Tirthankara share some similarities with the
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Bhakti means personal devotion to God. It stresses the Union of the individual with God. Bhakti movement originated in South India between the 7th and the 12th centuries A.D. .The Nayanmars‚ who worshipped Siva‚ and the Alwars‚ who worshipped Vishnu‚ preached the idea of Bhakti. They carried their message of love and devotion to various parts of South India through the medium of the local language. They preached among common people. It made some of the followers of the Vedic faith to revive the
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Evolution Deities Aspect Introduction: India has seen the birth of many cults and religions. A lot of factor governs the beginning of these cults. It is common knowledge that many deities in Indian religion were began to worship out of fear. As humans it is soothing for us to believe in a super power which is capable of giving as well as ridding us off our problems. This principle applied for animals too and it became the basis of animal worship in India‚ as all the existing
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Goddess Lakshmi Lakshmi is the consort of lord Vishnu. She is regarded as the goddess of wealth and fortune. The word ’’Lakshmi’’ has been derived from the Sanskrit word Lakshay‚ meaning "aim" or ’’goal’’. Thus the Goddess suggests all the worldly and spiritual success in life. Lakshmi provides material and spiritual wealth‚ luxury‚ fertility‚ fortune‚ purity‚ beauty‚ power‚ generosity and auspiciousness to its devotees. Goddess Lakshmi is visualized as a beautiful golden complexioned lady draped
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The Vedantic View Of Karma All work/Karma to manifest divinity‚ hence these must be pure‚ good‚ honest and sincere. Indian philosophy also teaches to perform every work without having any attachment to result‚ because results do not fall under the jurisdiction of a doer. Such thinking and understanding will change the whole attitude. Now the results will become a PRASAD-gratitude – coming from the God himself. You can now accept the result with open mind without apprehensions-just as you accept
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