Hindu Gods ad Goddesses

by Allison

To continue the learning series on aspects of other religions, I though I wold today talk about Hindu gods and goddesses. Much of the prejudice in the world today towards Hindus comes from a lack of understanding regarding the gods and goddesses.

In short, Hindus do not worship idols. Their representations of the gods and goddesses can be seen as a Christian’s representation of the cross or the Catholic saints–simply a tool to help with prayer and worship. Also, the Hindu gods and goddesses are not comparable to the Greek gods and goddesses. Although on the surfaces, they may be similar, most Hindus believe all of the gods and goddesses to be a part of the larger Divine being. It’s more like the Holy Trinity.

Here’s a link to more information on the Hindu gods and goddesses.

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Posted in Hinduism on April 6th, 2007

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3 Responses to “Hindu Gods ad Goddesses”

  1. Ed Viswanathan Says:
    May 3rd, 2007 at 11:27 am

    You wrote: ” Much of the prejudice in the world today towards Hindus comes from a lack of understanding regarding the gods and goddesses.”

    What you wrote is very true. Many are ignorant of Hinduism and what does it stand for.

    Hindus worship ONE & ONLY God Brahman which expresses itself in trillions of forms.

    That God has NO FORM or NO NAME [nama-roopa].

    Man cannot comprehend that God which is NAMELESS and FORMLESS, so Hindu scriptures allow people to worship that God in any form and any name they want.

    All worships start with a GOD WITH NAME & FORM. Later when a devotee progress in his/her religious pursuit, they end up with a GOD who has NO NAME or FORM.

    That is what Hindu scriptures teaches the mankind. http://www.amiahindu.com

  2. Allison Says:
    May 4th, 2007 at 10:04 am

    Thanks for continuing the clarification, Ed!

  3. ysunil Says:
    May 15th, 2007 at 7:35 am

    1)durga bhavani has power in his hand what is the power name? 2)durga bhavani creates all things with one power what is the power name? My I.d is sunil_yaramalla@yahoo.co.in password is 123456. so send this two question answers post to this address Y.sunil S/o Y.Bala krishna rao D.no:-2-14-117/15 syamala nagar 7th line gunutr (A.P)south India

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