What is the name of the Hindusim God?

Answer 1

According to Hindu theology, the ultimate divinity is called Paramatma or Parambrahma and the feminine or motherly aspect is called Mahashakti.

The primary deities assigned to maintain the social balance of the universe are, Shiva- the power of destruction, Vishnu-The power of preservation and Brahma-the power of creation.

The secondary level of social administration is the king of the social heaven called Indra who is at the same social level as Greek-Zeus, Christian-Jehovah and Muslim-Allah. Indra is responsible for all the day to day activities of the universe, from the solar system to the food, air and water.

The deity responsible for the seven nether worlds (Hell) is called Yama the lord of righteousness and the judge of good and bad. Yama is known as the collector, judge and punisher of souls in relation to bad deeds.

It is to be noted that those names are actually administrative titles, like supervisor, manager, president and director which can be filled by anyone who so qualifies to administrate that office for the assigned period of that cycle.

A:2

The following is by a non-hindu person and is based on the information he has obtained by reading Hindu religion books and literature. No offence or insult is intended to anyone whosoever. Hindus do believe in God but they believe that there are a number of Gods. To name a few : God Shankara, Gods Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh are also called Trimurti, God or Lord Ganesh (he is worshipped before start of any work), Indra, Varun, are some and are Masculine Gods. There are Femenin Godesses as well: Godess Durga/Kali, Godess Saraswati, and so on. Please note that these are not the entire list but only a few have been named.

All what is said above is based on the popular conceptions esp. based on what could be called as Level 3 Scriptures called the Puranas. Going purely by The Vedas and their studied interpretations God in Hinduism is Formless and Attributeless why strictly speaking Nameless! When one refers to this He[To be precise IT] is referred to as brahman[ब्रह्मन्] or parabrahman[परब्रह्मन्]Even these words are technical terms of the School of Philosophy called Vedanta.

Since essentially God is un-nameable pronouns are used like tat[तत् -THAT] saH[सः= HE] or sA[सा= SHE]. This is so because GOD is neither Male nor Female not Neuter. He/She/It is truly genderless.

The number of Gods referred to above result from the Indescribability of GOD!

Since GOD is just ONE without a SECOND ie. Unique and unparalleled by anything conceivable IT need not have a name. Alternately, IT can have Infinite number of names and forms! It is this "easier" conceptualization of GOD that is the popularly presented face of Hinduism: Many Gods of all shapes, forms, and attributes.

A:3

There is no name for the god in Hinduism. Hinduism believes that god exists in everything and everywhere. He often incarnates as a human being for special purposes. In simple words everything is God in Hinduism.

Bramah

Following The Vedas the highest authoritative Scriptures of Sanatana Dharma(SD) (popularly known as Hinduism), one could relate to God as The One with Attributes[ This is in other words called the Saguna Brahman]. The other word for the Saguna Brahman is paramAtman.

The Vedas approve of relating to "GOD" as Attributeless, Formless, Timeless etc., The term used then is what is called as nirguNa brahman. This one is a very abstract conception hardly having a parallel in any other popular religions of the world. Though Formlessness and not being subject to Time are a part of the descriptions of GOD in other religions still all other religions conceive Him as a somewhat Personal Entity though not in an anthropomorphic sense.

The saguNa brahman conceptualizations of SD are sort of anthropomorphic for popular appeal and more driven by the Puranic Literature.

A:4

Brahman is considered as the god of Hinduism. However, the is a bit complicated.

Brahman is considered as a god because seven gods viz. Indra, Shakti, Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva, Shani and Yama, spring from it, just like the seven colors originate from white light.

It is not exactly a god because,

1. It is made of three pairs of antagonistic gods, with Vishnu in the middle. The antagonistic gods make Brahman oppose change of any kind. Thus, Brahman is not a god of the suffering masses but of the people leading an ideal life, in whom it would oppose any degradation of their perfect life.

Thus, in marked contrast to a god, Brahman neither forgives nor rewards its worshiper and just opposes degradation of perfect life

2. While we can believe in a god we can't believe in Brahman because it is absolute fact.

3. According to Manu Smriti 1. 11, Brahman is both real and unreal, and is same as Purusha.

4. Rigveda 1.10.90-1, says that Purusha has thousand heads (can think about 1000 activities), has thousand eyes (can feel 1000 objects) and has thousand feet (can facilitate 1000 activities). This means that Purusha/ Brahman is symbolic representation of the isometric component of our skeletal muscular system. Thus, unlike any god, Brahman can have real existence.

5. Those who believe that according to Vedas there is just one god viz. Brahman, should know that the word 'gods' is mentioned in the Vedas 3,173 times.

6. Hindu can't believe in Brahman and he can't worship it.

7. A Hindu should believe in god if and only if his life is beyond his control. When his life becomes ideal he should surrender to Brahman. Since Brahman is absolute fact, the Hindu would have become an Atheist. Thus, strictly speaking, Brahman is the very junction of gods and facts.

Thus, Brahman the supreme god of Hinduism, is totally different from god of any religion.

http://www.sanatansociety.org/hindu_gods_and_goddesses.htm

Brahma, Vishnu along with his nine incarnations Matsya, Kacchap, Varah, Nrisimha, Vaman, Parushurama, Rama, Krishna, Buddha, Shiva, and Mother Goddess Durga are the main Gods and Goddess of hinduism. Other Gods include Shiva's sons, Ganesha and Kartikeya, Hanuman, and Goddesses Lakshmi, Parvati, Saraswati, etc.

The main Gods of Hindus are:

Brahma - The Creator

Vishnu - The lord of Maintenance

Shiva - The destroyer

THE HINDU GOD:The name of Hindu god is Brahman.

Brahman is made of seven basic Hindu gods (Manu Smriti 1.19)

They are,

1. Indra

2. Shakti

3. Brahma

4. Vishnu

5. Shiva

6. Shani

7. Yama

Brahman is the Hindu equivalent of god of Monotheistic religions.

Here are the names..

1. Mahabali or Raja Bali

2. Parshuram

3. Hanuman Ji

4. Ashwatthama

5. Vibhishana

6. Ved Vyasa

7. Kripacharya

The main Hindu gods are- Ganesha, Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva

"bagoan "

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There are many Hindu Gods: Vishnu, Shiva, Lakshmi, Saraswati, Ganapati, Murugan are names of a few.

There are about 3hundred thousand Hindu Gods and Godesses.

The main Gods are :

Brahma

Vishnu

shiva

Godesses :

Durga

Lakshmi

Saraswati

There are millions or billions of Hindu Gods so it is impossible to name all of them.

I believe it is Shiva.

That's a very difficult question. Allow me to respond with a quote ...

"Then Vidgdha Sakalya asked him:

'How many gods are there Yajnavalkya?'

He ed, 'as many as are mentioned in the hymn of praise to the Vishve-devas, namely, three hundred and three, and three thousand and three.'

'Yes,' he said, 'but how many gods are there?'

'Thirty-three.'

'Yes, but how many gods are there?'

'Six.'

'Yes, but how many gods are there?'

'Three.'

'Yes, but how many gods are there?'

'Two.'

'Yes, but how many gods are there?'

'One and a half.'

'Yes, but how many gods are there?'

'One.'"

- Brihad-aranyaka Upanishad, III.9,1

As you can see, by definition, there is no comprehensive list of Hindu deities. Also, Hindus believe there is a unifying divine force in the universe that needs no name, but is referred to as brahma.

P.S. That "one and a half" slays me. Love it.

There are many gods (as in abve human)

Of course the clear is Brahma (the creator) and Vishnu (the preserver) and Shiva (The destroyer).....

It's not that simple. Even this firs has a female aspect such as with Vishnu, he has Lakshimi which is the goddess of wealth and Shiva has Pervati but also Pervati has different aspects such as Kali the destroyer with her dance.

The Gods also worship something called Soma which is like ambroisa but is also worshipped as a god. To drink of the Soma is to have all desires in the correct way towards the great Brahman which is the creator and the source of all being. Everyone is Brahman which is the 'I'ness and they are atman (which is the I of the I) and they are the purusha which is the I becoming the I which is unique from all the I.

Confused yeah,

Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva plus a few more is the easy .

Cheers

Geoff

Shiva is the god of life, death, and reproduction.

"I have become Shiva, destroyer of worlds." ~Oppenheimer

there are many hundusim gods. The most important are The Three Supreme Gods just like Zeus, Posiedon,and Hades in the Greek mythology. The Hindu Supreme Gods are Shiva, the god of destruction. Vishnu, The god of preserver. Brahma, the god of living being or creator.

God has many names in Hinduism--Brahman, Vishnu, Shiva, Devi, Krishna--there are many more.

There are millions or billions of different gods in Hinduism. There is no way to be able to name them all.

There are many Hindu gods, so I will only say some.

Krishna is the Supreme Lord, and Visnu is an expansion of him

Radharani is the consort of Krishna, and Laksmi is an expansion of her

Ganesh is the half elephant half human god

Shiva is known as the Destroyer of the universe, and is one of the three

Brahma is known as the Creator of the universe, and is one of the three

Visnu is known as the Maintainer of the universe, and is one of the three

Laksmi is the wife of Visnu, and is the goddess of fortune

Sarasvati is the goddess of wisdom and learning

Durga (Katyayani)

Those are the major gods. I am sorry if I have missed out any.

Outwardly the Puranas depict the Trinity ( Brahma, Vishnu, Maheswara or Siva) as a source of all Godheads.

They differ in the views thus.

Siva Purana glorifies the Lord Siva as the Main God whereas Vishnu Purana glorifies Maha Vishnu as the Main god. In case of Devi Bhagavatham, it the Maha Sakti or Bhavani who is the Creator. Sakti literally means energy. In other Puranas, you find that Maha Ganapathy as the creator. All these may look conflicting, but the essence of these Puranas is that you can chose any deity to worship as a Sadhaka (one who is practicing and traversing in spiritual path) and realize that all deities are the same ONE GOD, the supreme energy.

Hinduism appears to be polytheistic but it establishes the Truth (Satyam) that there is an all-in-ONE God (Generator, Organizer and Destroyer) the formless, colorless, timeless Supersoul, or Paramatma or Paramapurusha, the Omniscient, Omnipresent and Omnipotent.

But, to bestow the physical perception the Paramatma took myriad forms by manifesting as different avatars from time immemorial.

The meaning and essence of all these avatars is same that ONE and only ONE exists in all the creation as a whole but it is perceived as many according to ones own imagination and thinking process.

Answer 2

There are three Gods which are of supreme importance, according to Hindu mythology.

They are: Lord Brahma the Creator, Lord Vishnu the Preserver, & Lord Shiva the Destroyer.
Brahman.

Answer 3

Hinduism has many deities. The name of one deity is Shiva. Shiva is one of the five primary gods and is known as "the Destroyer" and "the Transformer."

Answer 4

There are gods and Godesses: so here is a god: krishna bhagwan

and here is a godess: Khodiyar ma (DR)

Answer 5

There are many names--Brahman, Atman, Vishnu, Krishna, Shiva, Durga, Rama, Kali, Uma, Parvati, Damodara, Govinda, Gopal,....probably much more....

Answer 6

There are so many gods in Hinduism. The main gods may be Vishnu, Shiva, Durga.