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The Hindus believe in many gods and goddesses. At the same time they also believe in the existence on one Supreme God, whom they call variously as Paramatma (Supreme Self), Parameshwar (Supreme Lord), Parampita (Supreme Father). Iswara, Maheswara, Bhagawan, Purusha, Purushottama, Hiranyagarbha and so on.
God is one, but also many. He manifests Himself in innumerable forms and shapes. As Purusha (Universal Male), He enters Prakriti (Nature, Matter or Divine Energy) and brings forth the numerous worlds and beings into existence. He upholds His entire creation with His unlimited powers.
He is both the Known and the Unknown, the Being as well as the Non-Being, Reality as well as Unreality. As the Unknown, He is rarely known and worshiped for difficult and painful is the path for those who choose to worship Him as the Unmanifest (The Bhagavad-Gita XII.6).
He exists in all and all beings exist in him. There is nothing other than Him, and there is nothing that is outside of Him. He is Imperishable, unknowable, immortal, infinite, without a beginning and without an end. All the same when worshipped with intense devotion and unshakeable faith, He responds to the calls of His devotees and comes to their aid and rescue.
All the gods and goddess are His manifestations only. In His female aspect He is Shakti, who as the Divine Universal Mother assists the whole creation to proceed through the process of evolution in Her own mysterious ways.
The concept of monotheism is not new to Hinduism. It is as old as the Vedas themselves. References to One indivisible and mysterious God are found in the Rigveda itself. The concept is the central theme of all the Upanishads in which He is variously referred as Brahman, Iswara, Hiranyagarbha, Asat etc.
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What is the difference between Hinduism and Budduism?
Hinduism believe in many gods and Budduism believes in no god.
How many gods do Hinduism hae in total?
only one Supreme God, is supported by Hinduism. Hinduism believe in Incarnation (avatāra) theory thus many God.
How did Buddhism develop into Hinduism?
it didn't they are two different religions. buddhists do not believe in god, hinduists believe in many gods
What does the Hinduism blieve about god?
The belief of hindus vary. Some believe in one Supreme God, others have three major Gods and a Goddess, most believe in many Gods and Goddesses. There are some, who do not believe in Gods or Goddesses. Some believe that all things are emergent from God. This is the freedom that Hinduism gives to its adherents. Different views are called 'matas' (opinions).
Is Hinduism monotheism?
No. Mono means one. If a religion is monotheistic, the followers believe in only one God. In Hinduism, there are many Gods and Goddesses.
Are Hinduism monothestic or polythestic?
they are polythestic which means they believe in more than one God or in many Gods
Is Hinduism monethistic?
Certainly, Many people believe that Hinduism is Religion of thousands of Gods. But they do not realize that all these god refer to one Supreme God & are direct forms of the Supreme god himself.
Can you worship God in Hinduism?
They have many gods. Hinduism is a polytheistic religion.
How does Hinduism portray god or the gods?
In Hinduism the people portray the God or gods. They believe this life is an illusion , and in this illusion our souls are connected to Brahma, the ultimate reality or the ultimate God. There are many gods Hinduism yes, but Brahma is the all reality. Depending how our souls act in this illusion depends if we are released from reincarnation. If someone attains enlightenment they are released, if they are unable to become good back they go into the reincarnation cycle. It is believed our souls represent the God or Gods in Hinduism
What do Hinduism believers believe?
Hindu beleivers believe in Hinduism, they also believe in many gods, like shiva the god of destroing desses, and they also believe in going to the holy temple "the hinu Mandir" to have anual festivals and prey to the people who died and there divinities.
Hindus believe in many God's numbering into the?
Hinduism is one of the oldest religions, it is believed that there are approximately 330 million gods that they worship.
How does Hinduism differ from many religions that worship many gods?
Hinduism is a religion which many people think has many Gods, but actually all the different gods represent the personality of the main ultimate god. The god is too great to imagine and so all the other gods help to visualise the ultimate god.
