There are many examples in Greek, Norse, and Hindu mythology.

Zimmer does not explicitly describe the cyclical conception of time as itself " mythical " per se, although he notes that this conception " underl Hindu mythology ".

** Mahābhārata, ascribed to Vyasa ( Hindu mythology )

** Ramayana, ascribed to Valmiki ( Hindu mythology )

These include the epic battle of Mahabharata at Kurukshetra mentioned in the Hindu mythology ( including the recital of the Bhagavad Gita by Krishna ), and the three battles of Panipat.

However, the form itself is reputed to have been one of the gifts bestowed on man by the gods of Hindu mythology.

* King Kuru ( Hindu mythology ), the imputed ancestral king of Indo-Aryan Kuru tribe

* Hindu mythology

The final stage is Samādhi — Union with the All, it is considered to be the utmost level of awareness that one could possibly achieve, according to Hindu mythology, one of their main three deities, Shiva, had mastered this and thus was bestowed upon with stupendous power and control.

* Vahana, also called a mount, an animal or mythical entity closely associated with a particular deity in Hindu mythology

* Nandi a bull that serves Lord Shiva in Hindu mythology.

The Hindu tradition describes the sacred Nine Pearls which were first documented in the Garuda Purana, one of the books of the Hindu mythology.

* Hindu mythology

According to the Hindu mythology, a land bridge existed between the Indian mainland and Sri Lanka.

In South Asia, the formation is known as Rama's Bridge, as, according to Hindu mythology, it was constructed during the rule of Rama.

The name of the river Danube is believed to be Celtic in origin, and Celtic river deities are usually female ; Hindu mythology has a goddess called Danu, who may be an Indo-European parallel.

Ancient folk tales and myths sometimes involved something akin to travelling forward in time ; for example, in Hindu mythology, the Mahabharata mentions the story of the King Revaita, who travels to heaven to meet the creator Brahma and is shocked to learn that many ages have passed when he returns to Earth.

Category: Locations in Hindu mythology

In Hindu mythology, Vega is called Abhijit.

The walls of the temple are covered with an endless variety of depictions from Hindu mythology, animals, birds and Shilabalikas or dancing figures.

In an interview included with the audio book editions of his novels, author Robert Jordan has stated that his bestselling fantasy series The Wheel of Time borrows the titular concept from Hindu mythology.

It was the venue of many events in Hindu mythology.

The Garuda ( Sanskrit: गर ु ड, " eagle ") is a large mythical bird or bird-like creature that appears in both Hindu and Buddhist mythology.

Hindu and Egyptian mythology frequently feature in 19th century magical texts.

It needs to be clarified whether the ideal is union or link with ' Waheguru ' ( God ) or merger in God ( Hindu belief ).

* There are some Hindu groups which may be considered animist.

The numeral system came to be known to both the Persian mathematician Al-Khwarizmi, whose book On the Calculation with Hindu Numerals written about 825 in Arabic, and the Arab mathematician Al-Kindi, who wrote four volumes, " On the Use of the Indian Numerals " ( Ketab fi Isti ' mal al -' Adad al-Hindi ) about 830.

In his autobiography, he says that the only religious ideas that appealed to him were those to be found in Hindu philosophical thought.

Thus, in the Hindu schools, if a claim was made that could not be substantiated by appeal to the textual canon, it would be considered as ridiculous as a claim that the sky was green and, conversely, a claim which could not be substantiated via conventional means might still be justified through textual reference, differentiating this from the epistemology of modern science.

Hindu religious texts contain account of saints and hermits practicing what would be called inedia, breatharianism or Sustenance through Light in modern terms.

A basis can be found in Hindu teachings both for permitting and forbidding the death penalty.

" are considered mere speculation and are thought to be aimed at disrupting Hindu nationalist groups such as the Shiv Sena, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and others.

The Buddhist tradition deems it to be the footprint of the Buddha, in Hindu tradition that of Shiva and in Muslim and Christian tradition that of Adam.

The Cārvākas maintained that the Hindu scriptures are false, that the priests are liars, and that there is no afterlife, and that pleasure should be the aim of living.

Sitting on many trade and migration routes, Afghanistan may be called the ' Central Asian roundabout ' since routes converge from the Middle East, from the Indus Valley through the passes over the Hindu Kush, from the Far East via the Tarim Basin, and from the adjacent Eurasian Steppe.

Ronald Inden writes that by 8th century BCE symbols of Hindu gods replaced Buddha " replaced the Buddha at the imperial centre and pinnacle of the cosmo-political system, the image or symbol of the Hindu god comes to be housed in a monumental temple and given increasingly elaborate imperial-style puja worship ".

Whether to insert an intercalary month in a given year may be determined using regular cycles such as the 19-year Metonic cycle ( Hebrew calendar and in the determination of Easter ) or using calculations of lunar phases ( Hindu lunisolar and Chinese calendars ).

The cartridges had to be bit open, so this upset the Hindu and Muslim soldiers.

" In the same Census of 1901, in the Kashmir Valley, the total population was recorded to be 1, 157, 394, of which the Muslim population was 1, 083, 766, or 93. 6 % and the Hindu population 60, 641.

Hindu writers, theologians, and philosophers have distinguished nine forms of bhakti, which can be found in the Bhagavata Purana and works by Tulsidas.

During this period, Gandhi claimed to be a " highly orthodox Hindu " and in January 1921 during a speech at a temple in Vadtal, he spoke of the relevance of non-cooperation to Hindu Dharma, " At this holy place, I declare, if you want to protect your ' Hindu Dharma ', non-cooperation is first as well as the last lesson you must learn up.

Hinduism cannot be said to be purely polytheistic, as all great Hindu religious leaders have repeatedly stressed that while God's forms are many and the ways to communicate with him are many, God is one.