foundation of all existence. The Hindu triumvirate is three gods that are responsible for the conception‚ conservation‚ and extermination of the world and are an extension of Brahman. Brahma is the main god of the Hindu triumvirate. Theses gods are Brahma‚ Vishnu‚ and Shiva. Brahma is known as the Creator and is responsible for creating all life in the world. Brahma is the least devoted god of the trinity‚ having only two temples dedicated to him. Brahma is said to have four heads‚ four arms‚ and is bearded
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UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL‚ HOWARD COLLEGE School of Classical Civilizations Student Number: 208504832 Student Name: Nahishta Singh Course name: Classical Civilizations 201 Mythology Assignment: 1 Question: Describe the creation myth of any traditional ethnicity or culture of your choice‚ ancient or modern. How‚ according to this culture‚ did the world
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was very popular because he protected the word from evil and maintained the balance in the world. Vishnu comes to earth in avatars. An avatar is the form of a god on earth. He uses these avatars to protect the earth (Crashcourse‚ 2017). In Hindu religion‚ Vishnu has come to earth nine times‚ but the Hindus predict that he will come once more near the end of the earth (BBC‚ 2009). Because Vishnu had a job that called for him to be constantly working‚ he was highly respected in Hindu religion especially
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the "cradle of spirituality" and "the mother of all religions‚" The Centre to Hinduism is the God Brahman. He is the universal soul which is found in everything. Brahman is worshipped in a variety of forms‚ including Vishnu‚ Krishna‚ Rama‚ Shiva and several others. Hinduism does not have any founder. Hindus believe that life is a cycle of birth‚ death‚ and rebirth. Hindus believe that every action has an effect and there is a cause for everything. This is called the
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Deepavali or Diwali (Sanskrit: दीपावली‚ Tamil: தீபாவளி‚ Nepali: दीपावली तिहार‚ Hindi: दिवाली‚ Gujarati: દિવાળી‚ Marathi: दिवाळी‚ Kannada: ದೀಪಾವಳಿ‚Konkaniधाकली दिवाळी‚ Malayalam: ദീപാവലി‚ Oriya: ଦୀପାବଳୀ‚ Punjabi: ਦਿਵਾਲੀ‚ Telugu: దీపావళి) (also spelt Devali in certain regions) ‚ popularly known as the "festival of lights‚" is a five-day Hindu festival[3] which starts on Dhanteras‚ celebrated on the thirteenth lunar day of Krishna paksha (dark fortnight) of the Hindu calendar month Ashwin and ends on Bhaubeej
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conceive God as Impersonal (without attributes/form) whereas common people with attributes‚ i.e. they can think of God as being Personal. Concerning the Personal aspect of God‚ Hinduism believes in the Hindu Trinity where we have Brahma as the Creator‚ Vishnu as the preserver and Shiva as the Destroyer. Since Vishnu’s function is to preserve. Whenever the existence of the world is threatened by evil forces‚ He incarnates on earth in human or non-human form to re-establish the balance between righteousness
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Students came from as far away as China to study at Gupta universities! Gupta Religion • Bhagavad-Gita was written during this time only. Buddhism declined. • Bhagavatism centered around worshipping Vishnu or Bhagvat. • • Idol worship became a common feature. • Vishnu temple at Deogarh‚ a small temple near Sanchi and a brick temple at Bhitragaon (near Kanpur) belong to the Gupta architecture. Gupta Art • Samudragupta is represented on his coins playing the lute (vina)
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spread to the north during the late medieval ages when north India was underIslamic rule. Unlike in the south‚ where devotion was centered on both Shiva and Vishnu (in all his forms)‚ the northern devotional movement was centered on Rama and Krishna‚ both of whom are believed to be incarnations of Vishnu. Despite this‚ the sects of Shiva or of Vishnu did not go into decline. In fact‚ for all of its history‚ the Bhakti movement co-existed peacefully with the other movements in Hinduism. It was initially
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Kevin Lo Professor Godfrey Religion 0811 10 September 2015 The Bhagavad-Gita Translation In the Bhagavad-Gita‚ Vishnu presents three qualities of nature that are bind within a person’s inner self‚ atman‚ which are sattva‚ rajas‚ and tamas. In the Bhagavad-Gita translated by Barabara Stoler Miller‚ she translated in the fourteenth teaching‚ verse five‚ that sattva‚ rajas‚ and tamas were lucidity‚ passion‚ and dark inertia respectively. The first quality of nature‚ sattva‚ is portrayed as the good
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avatar of the Hindu god Vishnu‚ is a boar. There are multiple representations of Varaha‚ ranging from a full-body boar to a man’s body with a boar’s head. The representations of Varaha are usually depicted as freestanding sculptures made of sandstone. Those that are depicted with a human body usually have four arms‚ similar to Ganesh. Varaha‚ the boar‚ is actually the third of ten reincarnations of the god Vishnu‚ prior incarnations being a fish and a turtle. Vishnu became a boar as a demon
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