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Pantheistic view – the entire universe is one divine entity who is simultaneously at one with the universe and who transcends it as well. Monotheistic view – Saguna Brahman is a “personified” form of Brahman because it has 3 traits. These traits are expressed as the Trimurti (three manifestations).
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Two of the most important avatars of Vishnu
Polytheistic View The ten mythical incarnations, or avatars, are the “original” gods of Hinduism; it is estimated that there are now some 300 million gods in the Hindu religion. Each god is said to provide focus on an aspect/attribute of Ishvara – a “path” to understanding. Two of the most important avatars of Vishnu Rama (featured in the Ramayana) Krishna (featured in the Mahabharata) (Each shown with his consort, Sita and Radha, respectively)
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Shiva, god of constructive destruction (the transformer)
Appears as Shiva Nataraj, lord of the dance of creation… and with his wife, Parvati, and son Ganesha (the elephant headed remover of obstacles)
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What about the goddesses? Devi – represents the feminine divine
Saraswati, goddess of wisdom, consort of Brahma Lakshmi, goddess of good fortune, Consort of Vishnu Parvati, divine mother, wife of Shiva
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What about the goddesses? Devi – represents the feminine divine
Durga, protectress Kali, destroyer of demons Plus about 330 million other deities
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All these deities are but Manifest forms (attributes
and functions) of the impersonal Brahman
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And we too are manifest forms of God!
“We are not human beings having spiritual experiences; We are spiritual beings having a human experience!” “That art Thou” Hinduism is about recognizing the all pervasiveness of the divine
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