In Hindu Sanatana Dharma theology, as per the divine revelations i. e. the Vedas, Brahm / Parabrahma is the one unchanging, infinite, immanent, and transcendent reality which is the Divine Ground of all things in this Universe.

Vaishnava theology has been a subject of study for many devotees, philosophers and scholars in India for centuries, and in recent decades also has been taken on by a number of academic institutions in Europe, such as the Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies and Bhaktivedanta College.

Negative theology also figures in the Buddhist and Hindu polemics.

The quote: " Hindu theology is consistent with monotheism, though it contains seeds of polytheism and idolatry " ~ H. T. Coolebrooke, sums up the general Hindu beliefs about polytheism.

In Hindu theology, gandharvas act as messengers between the gods and humans.

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Within monotheistic Hinduism, it is the love felt by the worshipper towards the personal God, a concept expressed in Hindu theology as Iṣṭa-devatā ( also as Svayam Bhagavan in Gaudiya Vaishnavism ).

Ultimately, however, the Universal Spirit, the Param-atman, the Brahman ( not to be confused with brahmin, a social class / caste ), or Bhagvan reigns supreme, as one divine entity, in Hindu theology.

Today, in all Hindu art and all over India and Nepal, ' om ' can be seen virtually everywhere, a common sign for Hinduism and its philosophy and theology.

In Hindu theology, it has been expounded in several puranas and epics like Mahabharata and Ramayana that there exist seven long lived personalities, in the Hindu pantheon.

There also exist significant similarities in Christian and Hindu theology, most notably in that both religions present a trinitarian view of God.

Ashrams have been a powerful symbol throughout Hindu history and theology.

According to medieval Hindu theology, its origin is found in one of the most popular medieval puranas, the Bhagavata Purana.

According to Hindu Vaishnava theology the stories concerning the gopis are said to exemplify Suddha-bhakti which is described as ' the highest form of unconditional love for God ' ( Krishna ).

" Lord Rama " is referred as the god and described as an Avatar ( incarnation ) of Lord Vishnu according to the Hindu theology and tradition.

According to Romila Thapar " If we do not take Hindu theology in account the first historical description of the city dates back recently to the 7th century, when the Chinese pilgrim Xuan Zang observed there were 20 Buddhist temples with 3000 monks at Ayodhya, amongst a large Hindu population.

There also exist notable similarities in Christian and Hindu theology, most notably in that both religions present a trinitarian view of God.

However, there also exist significant similarities in Christian and Hindu theology, most notably in that both religions present a trinitarian view of God.

In Hindu theology and epic Ramayana, Panchavati was the place in the forest of Dandakaranya ( Danda Kingdom ), where Rama built his home along with his wife Sita and brother Lakshman during their exile period.

According to Hindu theology, it is believed to be the place where a few drops of ' amrut ' fell while the kalash was carried to the devatas.

Although the exposition of Hindu doctrines to European audiences had already been attempted in piecemeal fashion at that time by many orientalists, Guénon ’ s Introduction to the Study of the Hindu Doctrines advanced its subject in a uniquely insightful manner, by referring to the concepts of metaphysics and Tradition in their most general sense, which Guénon precisely defined, along with the necessary distinctions and definitions of seemingly unambiguous terms such as religion, tradition, exoterism, esoterism and theology.

Again, India has imposed formidable barriers against the entrance of additional missionaries, and fanatical Hindu parties are expected to seek further action against Christians once the influence making for tolerance due to Nehru and his followers is gone.

The name in the Hindu zodiac is likewise kumbha " water-pitcher ", showing that the zodiac reached India via Greek intermediaries.

Also known as Lokāyata, it is a system of Hindu philosophy that assumes various forms of philosophical skepticism and religious indifference. It is named after its founder, Cārvāka, author of the Bārhaspatya-sūtras.

One consequence of the Hindu and Spiritist beliefs is that our current lives are both afterlife and a beforelife.

A person is merged with the God or ultimate power when he discharges only & only good Karmas in last birth and the same is called as " Moksha " or " Nirvana ", which is the ultimate goal of a true Hindu.

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

Likewise a popular Hindu ritual form of worship of North Malabar in Kerala, India is the Tabuh Rah blood offering to Theyyam gods, despite being forbidden in the Vedic philosophy of sattvic Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism, Theyyam deities are propitiated through the cock sacrifice where the religious cockfight is a religious exercise of offering blood to the Theyyam gods.

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It is a popular Buddhist and Hindu name, but popular also among Muslims in Indonesia.

For example, the Hindu deity of Ganesh is represented as having the head of the elephant, thereby symbolizing that the fruit of righteous worships is abundance

Hindu astrology is oriented toward predicting one's fate or destiny.

In Hindu astrology the equinox occurs when the Sun is 6 degrees in Pisces.

Sri Lankan astrology is largely based on Hindu astrology with some modifications to bring it in line with Buddhist teachings.

It is a pilgrimage centre for the shrine of the Sufi Saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti and is also the base for visiting Pushkar ( 11 km ), an ancient Hindu pilgrimage city, famous for the temple of Brahma.

Adhāī Din Kā Jhonpdā, a Vaishnava Hindu temple built in 1153 and converted into a mosque by Quṭbuddīn Aybak in 1193, is situated on the lower slope of Tārāgarh hill.

Unlike in Hindu and Jain sources, in ancient Buddhist texts ahimsa ( or its Pāli cognate ) is not used as a technical term.

The question of moral duties towards animals and of negative karma incurred from violence against them is discussed in detail in some Hindu scriptures and religious lawbooks.

It is also reflected in the Manusmṛti ( 5. 27 – 44 ), a particularly renowned traditional Hindu lawbook ( Dharmaśāstra ).

Theosophy is a nonsectarian organization based on Buddhist and Hindu teachings, and it promotes the view of the world as an interconnected whole and the unity and brotherhood of humankind " without distinction of race, creed, sex, caste or color ".

In Hindu philosophy, it is union with the Brahman ( Supreme Being ).

Buddhists do not worship Brahma ( a Hindu deity ) or " Deva " ( an ancient South Asian term for a deity, today meaning either a Hindi translation of the English " God "/ Latin " Deus " concept Christian Indians tend to use the term " Parameshvara " or " Supreme Creator God " for the Christian God the Father or a synonym for the ancient South Asian concept of Brahman ).

In Hindu mythology the whole universe is the dance of the Supreme Dancer, Nataraja, a name for Lord Shiva, the Hindu ascetic yogi and divine purveyor of destruction of evil.

In a judgment delivered in 1995, the Supreme Court of India ruled that " Ordinarily, Hindutva is understood as a way of life or a state of mind and is not to be equated with or understood as religious Hindu fundamentalism ... it is a fallacy and an error of law to proceed on the assumption ... that the use of words Hindutva or Hinduism per se depicts an attitude hostile to all persons practising any religion other than the Hindu religion ...

In Hindu ( Vedic ) tradition, Shesha ( in IAST transliteration, Devanagari: श े ष ) or Sheshanaag ( Shesha the Naga ) ( in IAST transliteration, Devanagari: श े षन ा ग ) or Adishesha ( in IAST transliteration, Devanagari: आद ि श े ष ) is the king of all nagas, one of the primal beings of creation, and according to the Bhagavata Purana, an Avatar of the Supreme God known as Narayana.

It literally means what penance Yashoda had undertaken in her previous birth to be bestowed upon with the powers to punish, love, and care for the Supreme Lord Vishnu ( Lord Satyanarayana also known as Emperor of Gods in Hindu Scriptures ).

That ' He ' is formless is known to every Hindu but idol worship is one of the several ingredients of Bhakti to enable mortal beings of different backgrounds and limitations to approach and experience Him the one Supreme Being.

From a Hindu point of view, the whole Universe is being brought into existence as the manifestation of the dance of the Supreme Dancer, Nataraja.

From a Hindu point of view, the whole Universe is being brought into existence as the manifestation of the dance of the Supreme Dancer, Nataraja.

He identifies the main difference between profane and sacred knowledge: the former ignores the notion of realization (" moksha " or " delivrance " in the Hindu doctrines ), while the latter provides effective means for realizing the Supreme Principle ( through initiation, mantra or dhikr recitation, orthodox spiritual lineages ).

* Pakistan has different electorates for Muslims and non-Muslims, and also two chief justices of Supreme Court of Pakistan were Hindu and Christian.

Throughout Hindu and Vedic texts there are many descriptions of saints, demigods, and even the Supreme Lord transcending gender norms and manifesting multiple combinations of sex and gender.

Also known as Shankaranarayana (" Shankara " is Shiva, and " Narayana " is Vishnu ), Harihara is thus worshipped by both Vaishnavites and Shaivities as a form of the Supreme God, as well as being a figure of worship for other Hindu traditions in general.

In 2000 India's Supreme Court dismissed Oak's petition to declare that a Hindu king had built the Taj Mahal and reprimanded him for bringing the action, saying he had a " bee in his bonnet " about the Taj.

The Supreme Court of India had a law officer styled the Pundit of the Supreme Court, who advised the English judges on points of Hindu law.

From at least the early 19th century, a Pundit of the Supreme Court in Colonial India was an officer of the judiciary who advised British judges on questions of Hindu law.

While in Hindu texts some of these gods and goddesses are considered embodiments of the Supreme Being, the Buddhist view is that all gods and goddesses were bound to samsara.

* Brahman, Hindu concept of The Supreme Reality

Madhav Sadashiv Golwalkar ( Mādhav Sadāśiv Gōḷavalakar ) ( February 19, 1906 – June 5, 1973 ), popularly known as Param Pujaniya Guruji, was the second " Sarsanghchalak " ( Supreme Chief ) of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and was a famous Hindu Nationalist leader of India.

Tripurasundarĩ (" Beautiful ( Goddess ) of the Three Cities ") or Mahã-Tripurasundarĩ (" Great Beautiful ( Goddess ) of the Three Cities "), also called Ṣoḍaśĩ (" Sixteen "), Lalitã (" She Who Plays ") and Rãjarãjeśvarĩ (" Queen of Queens, Supreme Ruler "), is one of the group of ten goddesses of Hindu belief, collectively called Mahavidyas.

Goddess Shakti is an aspect of the Supreme Being Goddess Adi parashakti, the mother of the trimurti, the holy trinity in Hindu mythology.