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What are the avatars of Brahman?
Brahman is absolute. It has no avatars.However, Brahman exists in two forms.1. Saguna Brahman: The state of activity at which we don't feel our body2. Nirguna Brahman: The state of rest at which we don't feel our body.The two are not two avatars of Brahman because in the Brahman state we don't feel end of one activity and beginning of the next activity.
What two important Hindu beliefs are presented in the Vedas?
1. Brahman is the supreme and ideal Hindu god and the aim of every Hindu should be to be to surrender to it. Under less than ideal conditions a Hindu has to worship other gods that originate from Brahman. 2. A Hindu can attain Moksha through Karma and become one with Brahman.
What year is it for Hindus?
It's year 1 for hindus
Does Brahman have a wife?
BRAHMAN:Brahman is made of two components.1. Saguna Brahman/ facilitating force of life: It is the state of activity at which we don't feel our body.2. Nirguna Brahman/ retarding force of life: It is the state of rest at which we don't feel our body.THE GENDER OF BRAHMAN:In all Hindu gods the Saguna component symbolizes god and the Nirguna component, goddess. According to this convention, Saguna Brahman should be male and Nirguna Brahman should be female. However, they are not considered so.Brahman is not a male even though it is considered as the same as Purusha (Manu Smriti 1.11) and Purusha means 'man'.Brahman is the very junction of our beliefs and facts.It is our entire life in one word. In a broad sense, it is the lives of all Hindus in one word.Thus, there is no scope for beliefs and symbols.Thus, Brahman is not a male and it doesn't have a wife.
What do the Hindus identify the word Brahman with?
Brahman is the God to Hindus. Brahman's actual name is Charles. Hindus worship him and lay chocolate down on their mats and offer it up to him. They believe that he likes chocolate, who doesn't? He is different to other Gods because he likes to sing in the shower. Hope this helps:)
How many people are Hindus in Britain?
well there are about 1 million Hindus in Britain
What is the nature of Brahman in Hindu belief?
1. Brahman is known as the suprme Hindu god and as absolute reality However, strictly speaking, it is neither god nor reality. It is the very junction of god and the real world2. A Hindu shouldn't believe in Brahman. He must accept it as an absolute fact.3. Brahman enables us to understand the nature of god.Understanding god would enable us to make god 100% reliable. Thus, Brahman would make us the master of our fate4. While the nature of gods keep changing, the nature of Brahman remains unchanged forever5. It can be real or abstract. Abstract Brahman is layman's Brahman. It is the omnipotent, omnipresent and omniscient supreme Hindu god. However, this Brahman can't be understood6. When we say that 'I am Brahman' (Brihadaranyaka Upanishad 1.4.10) we are referring to the real BrahmanReal Brahman is just as powerful as we are. However, real Brahman can be understood thoroughly7. According to Manu Smriti 1.11 Brahman is same as Purusha. and is both real and unreal. Thus, Brahman is not as abstrct as some Hindus may wish to believe8. Brahman is not a god of a Hindu whose life is devastated completely. A Hindu can come under the command of Brahman if and only if his life is ideal. Brahman would oppose any deterioration of that ideal life9. According to Manu Smriti 1.19, 1.20 and Rigveda 1.10. 90 - 14, Purusha and thus Brahman is made of seven Purushas (Indra, Shakti, Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva, Shani and Yama, in that order - the name of the seven gods is not mentioned in any Hindu scripture and can only be inferred). Thus, all gods spring from Brahman and are manifestations of Brahman10. Though not directly mentioned in scriptures, Brahman is nothing but the isometric component of our skeletal muscular system, acting as a single unit (Unified Skeletal Muscle - USM). That single unit is what we call Purusha.11. Brahman is our skeletal muscular system when its tone is exactly 50%, a state in which we can't feel it. Therefore, Brahman is considered as formless, even though it has the distinct form of our skeletal muscular system.12. Purusha (Rigveda 1.10.90) is a symbolic description of the properties of USM. However, to a casual reader Rigveda 1.10.90 looks like a description of creation of the universe.13. Brahman is absolute and thus, there can't be Shaiva and Vaishnava concepts of Brahman.14. To become one with Brahman we must attain Moksha and for that we have to get rid of our Karma.According to Brahmajnana, Karma is the resistance to our activities and Moksha means getting rid of Karma and making our life 100% efficient and reliable. According to Brahmajnana, we can attain Moksha in this life only.
Is Brahman in the trimurti?
Brahma and Brahman are two different names.The Trimurti consists of Brahma (creator), Vishnu (preserver), and Shiva (destroyer).Brahman is the formless, Absolute Reality. When Brahman is conceived of, is personified, Brahman takes the form of one of the devas, including the Trimurti listed above, or any other form.Thus, Brahman is not precisely in the Trimurti, no.Brahman in the Trimurti:Brahman is made of two opposing elements. They are,1. Saguna Brahman - facilitating force that converts dreams into actions2. Nirguna Brahman - retarding force that abolishes even thinking and thus brings life to a standstill.The Trimurti and all other gods are made of these two elements only.
What is a Brahman symbol look like?
1. Brahman can't be represented by any symbol or object in the real world.This is because Brahman is the very junction of our real and imaginary worlds.2. Brahman is our entire ideal life in a condensed form. It is indivisible. A symbol enables us to do something under a set of very few conditions and thus simplifies life. Since Brahman is indivisible it can't be represented symbolically.
What is the difference between Nirguna and Saguna Brahman in Hinduism?
Sanskrit, Brh - to grow, to expandBrahman is eternal, unchanging, infinite, immanent, and transcendent reality, which is common to all matter, energy, time, space and being.Both Nirguna and Saguna Brahman have these qualities. However, in Nirguna Brahman it is just apparent and in Saguna Brahman it is real.Nirguna Brahman - Brahman without qualitiesSaguna Brahman - Brahman with qualities.To understand Brahman and the two kinds of Brahman we must know the seven basic Hindu gods.The seven basic Hindu gods:1. Dreaming force - Indra2. Illusory force - Shakti3. Voluntary force - Brahma4. Semi voluntary force - Vishnu5. Involuntary force - Shiva6. Status altering force - Shani7. Compulsive force - YamaStrictly speaking, all these gods are a blend of Voluntary force and Involuntary force. We attain Moksha we would have separated Voluntary and Involuntary forces completely and thus there would be just one and only one god i.e. Brahman.Brahman is the supreme Hindu god, who selects the best Basic god for our purpose and, if many gods are required, it controls the interaction among them.Components of the Basic forces:Strictly speaking, all the seven Basic forces have two components.1. Voluntary (Manual) force2. Involuntary (Automatic) force.To understand Brahman we must attain Moksha. In this state we would have just pure voluntary force (Nirguna Brahman) and pure Involuntary force (Saguna Brahman)Nirguna Brahman:It is called Nirguna Brahman because it is a state at which we don't feel anything or think about anything.1. It is static Brahman or Brahman at rest2. It is pure Voluntary force3. There is no time sense4. Though there is absolute ability to change there is nothing that needs change5. This Brahman is just the exact opposite of omnipotent, omnipresent and omniscient Saguna Brahman.Saguna Brahman:This is the Brahman we can feel and think about instinctively.1. This is Brahman at activity.2. It is pure Involuntary force.3. There is absolute time sense and time is eternal4. Though everything keeps changing everything looks eternal because there is just one activity and nothing else to look at it from.5. This Brahman is omnipotent, omnipresent and omniscient.Thus, Nirguna Brahman is the best god to take rest and Saguna Brahman is the best god for activities.
How is brahman different from brahma?
THE SEVEN BASIC HINDU GODSThere are seven basic Hindu gods.They are,1. Indra - god of dreaming2. Shakti - god of illusion3. Brahma - god of creativity4. Vishnu - god of stabilization5. Shiva - god of determination6. Shani - god of status increase7. Yama - god of compulsionThe seven gods merge to form the supreme Hindu god Brahman.Gods in the direction 1-7 favor action and in the direction 7-1 favor thinking.Therefore, Brahman, like Vishnu, is a status quo maintaining god.DIFFERENCES BETWEEN BRAHMA AND BRAHMAN1. Brahma is just one of the seven gods that constitute Brahman2. Brahma has distinctive form. Brahman is formless.3. Brahma is a manual / voluntary god. Brahman is an automatic / involuntary god4. Brahma looks at differences. Brahman looks at similarities.5. Brahma brings about change / creativity. Brahman opposes change.6. Brahma is a transient god / force. Brahman is an eternal god.7. Brahma is masculine. Brahman is neuter.8. Brahma has a counterpart called Saraswati. Brahman exists in Saguna and Nirguna forms.9. Brahma is the god of data. Brahman is the god of knowledge.10. Brahma is the least efficient of the real world gods. Brahman is the most efficient.11. Brahma divides our life into independent activities. Brahman merges them into a single giant activity.12. Brahma is the easiest god to comprehend. Brahman is beyond the comprehension of any human being.13. Brahma is the antagonist of freedom. Brahman gives us unlimited freedom called Moksha.14. Brahma is analog. Brahman is digital.
Do Hindus have more than 1 god?
Yes they do. Hindus believe in multiple gods such as a water god, a family god, etc.
