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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.

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1 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).

2 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)‏

3 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)‏

4 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

5 What about the goddesses? Devi – represents the feminine divine
Durga, protectress Kali, destroyer of demons Plus about 330 million other deities

6 All these deities are but Manifest forms (attributes
and functions) of the impersonal Brahman

7 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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