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| | Hindu mythology - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | The roots of mythology that evolved from classical Hinduism come from the times of the Vedic civilization, from the ancient Vedic religion and Aryan mythology. | | | Hindu mythology is not only about Gods and men, but classifies a host of different kinds of celestial, ethereal and earthly beings. | | | It is believed that the Hindu mythology dates back to around 7200 BC when the first hymns of the Rigveda were sung praising the elements of nature, namely, the air, the water and the fire. |
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| | Hindu Mythology |
| | Knowledge of Hindu mythology is not a prerequisite. | | | The mythology we are concerned with belongs to the four yugas of this mahayuga. | | | This is not a course on Religion but on Mythology. |
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| | Hinduism |
| | The doctrine of reincarnation or transmigration is a fundamental tenet of Hinduism. | | | Hinduism is not a religion of mere theories. | | | The Vedas are the foundational scriptures of Hinduism. |
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| | The Elephant-Headed God--Ganesha |
| | There are hundereds of gods in Hindu mythology: gods of nature; gods of the arts and the deeds of people; gods who symbolize various aspects of human nature, heroes, and ancestors; and many, many others. | | | Hindu mythology says that we are in the tenth of these cycles now. | | | Yet Hinduism says that the many gods are all symbolic of one universal spirit, which is also called Brahman. |
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| | Hindu Mythology |
| | According to the Dashavataara, Buddha, the ninth avataar was born a Kshyatriya prince. | | | Lord Krishna is one of the most worshipped deities in the Hindu faith. | | | As per Hindu religion, a king performing any ceremonial sacrifice has to appease the brahmins that preside and grant them their wishes. |
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| | The Hindu Pantheon: An Introduction, Illustrated with 19th Century Indian Miniatures from the St. Petersburg Collection ... |
| | Hindu life and belief is rooted in a mythology of gods and goddesses. | | | In this book, a concise introduction outlines the development of Hindu religion and culture in India, while the commentary to each of the paintings introduces the god or goddess depicted. | | | The mythology works at many levels - sometimes combined with local folk beliefs, it provides simple personifications and natural phenomena, teaches moral lessons, explains the creation of the universe - and at a whole different level it offers sophisticated theories of matter, energy, time, and space. |
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| | Glossary of Terms at Kamat's Potpourri |
| | Wife of Lakshman in the Hindu mythology of Ramayan | | | A common name in Indian mythologies; one was a son of Brahma, another as father of Sati (who married Shiva); Daksha means efficient or capable in Sanskrit and used as an "Attention" command in RSS. | | | A king in Hindu mythologies who traded his old age to the youth of his son Puru. |
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| | BBC NEWS South Asia World's first Hindu theme park |
| | It is where the Hindu god Vishnu is said to have left his footprint. | | | "The Hindu religion is well suited to something like this, religions like Islam are not allowed to depict forms but we have many different forms and representations of Gods," he said. | | | The dramatisations of Hindu mythology were broadcast around the world in 60 different languages. |
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| | Introduction to Hindu Mythology |
| | As Buddha, he deceives the enemies of the gods with lies, saying there are no gods, no endless cycle of lives, only peaceful sleep (nirvana), which actually is a distortion of Buddhist teaching. | | | To answer the question "What do Hindus believe about the gods?" one must clarify which time period, as their emphasis on certain gods changed through the centuries. | | | Over one fourth of the Vedic hymns concern Indra, the king of heaven, the storm god who gained prominence by defeating the demon/dragon Vritra who was holding back rain from heaven, having imprisoned the cloud-cattle. |
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| | Hindu Mythology and Religion |
| | Indian mythology and religion is built up of layers of belief, going back to the most primitive animistic belief systems, through various personifications of nature up to metaphysical deities that symbolize an extremely sophisticated cosmology. | | | The mother goddesses continue in later Hindu belief as do demons, and all are worshipped. | | | The Aryan weather god Indra and the fire god Agni seem to be related to the Middle Eastern gods. |
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| | Hindu Mythology |
| | In this section are descriptions of Hindu Mythologies and mythological beings described in the encyclopedia.This new section is being constructed. |
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| | Included is a section on mythology and religion. | | | Richard McLaughlin's Mythology Notes present descriptions of gods, summaries of myths, and some historical material on the mythologies of the Ancient Near East, Persia, Scandinavia, and the Celts. | | | Brandon's Mythology is an overview of Greek mythology. |
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| | The Origins of Evil In Hindu Mythology |
| | She is the author of Asceticism and Sexuality in the Mythology of Siva, Hindu Myths: A Sourcebook Translated from the Sanskrit, and other works. | | | The confrontation of evil in Hindu Mythology 5. | | | The tribal Mythology of the origin of death IX. |
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| | Hindu Mythology |
| | But for the Hindu people, there are three main gods or a triad. | | | Indian belief of creation was when Varuna seems to be the one with the maya and so he created earth, the heavens and the space between them. | | | The Hindu people in turn believe in Vishnu the preserver, and Shiva the destroyer. |
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| | Hindu Mythology |
| | Though the mythology and the philosophy are two distinct features of the religion, the elements intermingle constantly in text after text. | | | For despite being one of the most ancient, it is also paradoxically a living mythology in that it exercises considerable influence over and invities active belief and participation from about a sixth of the world population (i.e.India's population!). | | | we have the chaotic amoral world of mythology with its Devas (Gods) and its Asuras (demons) perpetually at odds with one another with the hapless manusha (man) placed at the centre of it All. |
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| | Scientific Parallels In Hindu Mythology |
| | Hindu mythology speaks of the Dashavatar- the 10 incarnations of Vishnu, a Hindu God. | | | And they would naturally not want to let the knowledge be lost due to mere ignorance on behalf of the people, since Hindus consider knowledge divine and supreme. | | | The ‘Bhaagavata’ is a very well-known text which describes in detail the Hindu God Vishnu and his ten incarnations (Dashavatar- mentioned above- refer example 1). |
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| | The Hindu : Book Review : Hindu mythology |
| | His account of mantras, miracles and methods of propitiating God by hymn-recitations would be of help to the young men and women of the Hindu diaspora spread out in the West, though smacking of populism to a critic. | | | The latter pages, however, take up issues which border on faith, parapsychology, and preternatural phenomena, such as `Brink of death vision', which are, in an honest critic's view, irrelevant, for such a book, they being neither scientifically possible of proving nor ever reproducible as well. | | | While on this job, he has occasion to explain to the modern reader, the chronology of the so-called four Yugas, the 10 incarnations of Vishnu, the Azhvars, the Acharyas and other great spiritual leaders, with a fair degree of accuracy in historicity. |
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| | The Ascent and Decline of Indra in Hindu Mythology |
| | Instead, early Hindu mythology undoubtedly terms Indra, the ruler of storms and rain, as king of the gods and supreme ruler of the heavens. | | | The Ascent and Decline of Indra in Hindu Mythology | | | A study of early Indian mythology, however, reveals that the early Aryan immigrants to South Asia had made a clear and distinctive break from their brethren in Europe in terms of their pantheon. |
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| | Introduction to Hindu Mythology |
| | By one definition, Hindus are the "None of the above" category in India, comprising between 60% and 80% of the population. | | | Unlike most other mythologies and religions, Hinduism has no central authority, no defining creed, and no official pantheon. | | | The Aryans brought Hinduism (from the Vedic Hymns), the caste system, large scale agriculture (as they ceased their nomadic ways), iron tools, and writing (Sanskrit). |
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| | Hindu Mythology |
| | The Puranas (ancient Hindu texts) reveal that king Suratha was one of the worshippers of goddess Durga; he used to worship her image during spring and this spring pooja (ceremonial worship) is known as Basanti Pooja (Basant=Spring). | | | According to Hindu lore - in a time aeons ago, Mahishasura (the Buffalo Demon, Mahis=Buffalo, Asura=Demon), the king of Demons, having been granted a boon by Lord Shiva, began a tyrannical and tormenting reign in swarga (heaven). | | | Kali is the Hindu Goddess of power and in this form, is the only female deity without a consort. |
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| | www.hindu.org - Dharma & Philosophy |
| | Hindu Students Association of McGill University - The HSA in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, is a chapter of the Hindu Students Council (HSC), an international organization promoting understanding of Hindu traditions, customs, culture and heritage. | | | Hinduwebsite.com - Examine the beliefs, practices & scriptures of Hinduism. | | | Hindus in Indonesia - Written in the Indonesian language, not English: Informasi Terkini tentang agma Hindu. |
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| | - Essence Of Hinduism - Hindu Rituals And Myths - (page20) |
| | In fact, mythology is a very useful part of religion, though not an essential part of it. | | | In this sense we speak of the science of mythology and also of comparative mythology. | | | But, as the common people are neither Sanyasins nor philosophers, there is need for mythology as well as ritualism in every organized religion. |
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| | Holi: Hindu Festival of Colors - ReligionFacts |
| | This aspect still plays a significant part in the festival in the form of the colored powders: Holi is a time when man and nature alike throw off the gloom of winter and rejoice in the colors and liveliness of spring. | | | Shiva is known for his meditative nature and his many hours spent in solitude and deep meditation. | | | An alternative account of the basis of the holiday is associated with a legend involving Lord Shiva, one of the major Hindu gods. |
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| | Indian Mythology - Hindu Mythology Articles, Facts @ Indian Divinity.com |
| | Thus emerged the transition of Hindu mythology from Vedic Gods (the Cosmic Trinity) to Puranic Gods (the Hindu Trinity) who took more significant form and entity and have been worshipped in various forms ever since. | | | Indian Mythology dates back to as early as 7200 B.C. when the first hymns of the RIG VEDA was composed. | | | This formed the phase of post-VEDIC gods or the PURANIC GODS who had their seeds and roots in the VEDAS giving rise to the concept of TRIMURTI. |
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| | Mythology Sources |
| | Gurney's work is a solid overview of Hittite history, culture, religion, and mythology. | | | This handful of topically focused articles provides depth in some areas of a wide variety of ancient religions, but often lacks an overall picture as Bonnefoy's work was designed for an encyclopedic format and was reformatted for English translation. | | | Delaney presentes a nice overview of Irish and Welsh mythology and of 'Tristan and Iseult'. |
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| | Indiaclub.com: Mythology of India |
| | This is an authoritative and exhaustive account of the Hindu gods and goddesses commonly worshipped in India, and their origin, and the myths and legends that grew around them. | | | Bringing together the mythologies and religions in a highly readable style, it is a classic reference book on the subject. | | | This is for the first time that India demonology and demon-lores, as found in the Vedic, Buddhist, Jain, Epic and Puranic sources have been presented in their entirely on the basis of original materials by a renowned scholar. |
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| | Hindu Mythology |
| | The entry follows the linear path from the early gods of the Rig Veda, through the epic gods, minor deities and heroes, the mythology of the Puranas, Buddhist and Jain mythology, finally to modern Hinduism. | | | Although most of this resource had a euro-centric focus, the areas addressing Indian mythology are richly discussed. | | | A Dictionary of Hinduism: It's Mythology, Folklore, and Development, 1500 B.C. London: Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1977. |
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| | Hindu and Jain Mythology |
| | Hindu and Jain mythology, and the uses of mythology in ritual culture and | | | An introduction to the basis of today's popular Hinduism: the mythology of the |
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| | SURGERY TIMES |
| | According to Hindu mythology, the creator of the Universe, Lord Brahma, was the first teacher to make a compilation of Ayurvedic texts which he later abridged into eight parts, with medicine (Kayachiktsaya) and surgery (Shalya tantra) as the main subjects. | | | All four Vedas are in the form of shlokas (hymns), verses, incantations and rites, used on appropriate occasions to propitiate the respective deity, depending upon the need of the afflicted. | | | Ancient Indian medicine, in fact Hindu medicine, since Hinduism was the only religion existing those days in India, goes back to 6000 years B.C. or more. |
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| | Agni god of fire and sacrifice: Hindu God Agni |
| | Agni, Hindu God of Fire: In early Hindu mythology, Agni is one of the most important of the Vedic gods. | | | He is the god of fire, and much of his importance comes from the role of fire in sacrifices and rituals. | | | He was so important to the ancient Indians that 200 hymns in the Rig Veda are addressed to him, and eight of its ten books begin with praises dedicated to him. |
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| | This text is a comprehensive introduction to goddess worship within the Hindu religious tradition. | | | That is, the first third of the book is devoted to Vedic deities, and the second to Puranic Deities and the final section includes descriptions of numerous inferior deities including the planets, Rishis and sacred animals. | | | The style of the text tends to offer her interpretation of a specific myth followed by an English translation of a Sanskrit source. |
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| | Hindu Mythology and Scriptures |
| | Sites which are related to Hindu Mythology and Scriptures, and which help to enhance the understanding of the Hindu religon. | | | Dal Sabzi is a weekly mailer to Hindus around the world with thoughts on spiritual aspects of life. | | | Also information on Thai culture and history, Buddhism, Hinduism, and Taoism. |
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| | Indus Valley Civilization, Hindu pantheon , Hindu mythology |
| | According to Hindu mythology, it is believed that the world is supported on eight pairs of elephants who are therefore called Lokpalas. | | | So much so that very soon the Hindu pantheon had a God with an elephant face: the one god loved by all and propitiated before beginning any activity, or even the new day. | | | That is why Queen Maya, mother of Siddhartha, who later became the Buddha, dreamt of a tame white elephant entering her body just before she conceived her child. |
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| | Index of topics at Kamat's Potpourri on the mythology of India. | | | A listing of the major deities in Hindu mythology, appropriately classified, with links to more information on each deity. | | | Main mythological traditions and related visual imagery of Hinduism and Buddhishm in India and Tibet. |
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| | The concept of Time in Hindu Mythology |
| | Brahma in Hindu mythology is referred to as the creator. | | | This cyclical nature of time as believed in Indian mythology refers to time as 'anaadi' or that without a beginning. | | | A thousand catur yugas are said to make up the daylight hours of a single day of Brahma's life. |
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| | Hindu, mythology scholar to give Presidential Lecture |
| | Wendy Doniger, a scholar of Hindu and cross-cultural mythology at the University of Chicago, is scheduled to present the next Presidential Lecture in the Humanities and Arts at 7 p.m. | | | She has written extensively on Hinduism and mythology, particularly in relation to issues of gender and sex. | | | In addition, she has published a number of translations from the Sanskrit and edited (or co-edited) several volumes, including The Critical Study of Sacred Texts (1979), Off with Her Head! |
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| | The Hindu : Comparative mythology |
| | She has quite an impressive record of service in comparative religion and comparative mythology. | | | THE AUTHOR holds a very distinguished chair established to commemorate the services of Miracea Eliade, a great orientalist and scholar in comparative religion and mythology to religious and ethical studies. | | | In the opening chapter, the author says that Indian and Greek mythologies teem with narratives of doubling and bifurcation. |
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| | It is observed throughout India, as well as by devoted Hindus in all parts of the world. | | | Ganesh Chaturthi is one of the most popular of Hindu festivals. | | | He is the presiding Deity of the Muladhara Chakra, the psychic centre in the body in which the Kundalini Shakti resides.God Ganesha represents Om or the Pranava, which is the chief Mantra among the Hindus. |
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| | 21 - is connected to the set of gods along with Indra who was their king and Brahma as an element of Hindu mythology | | | 108 - highly significant number in Hindu and Buddhist Regions; all of the terrestrial yuga cycles are divisible by 108 as well (11.1111, 22.2222, 33.3333, and 44.4444 respectively); 108 comes close to defining one-third of a lunar year | | | 4 - number of planetary-directional gods in Hindu mythology |
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| | Amazon.com: Hindu Mythology : Vedic and Puranic: Books: W.J. Wilkins |
| | The author's objective is to present a full and trustworthy account of the mythology of the Hindus. | | | Vishnu Purina, Hindu Myth, Indian Wisdom, Hindu Pantheon, Hindu Scriptures, Professor Roth, Max Muller, Vedic Age, King of Ayodha, Matsya Purina, King Varuna, Mount Meru, Professor Williams, Professor Wilson | | | Hinduism : A Religion to Live By (Oxford India Paperbacks) by Nirad C. Chaudhuri on page 110 |
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| | Encyclopedia Mythica: Hindu mythology |
| | The beliefs, practices, and socioreligious institutions of the Hindus (originally, the inhabitants of the land of the Indus River). | | | It evolved from Vedism, the religion of the Indo-European peoples who settled in India. | | | Tales and descriptions of Hindu deities as they appear in mythic tales. |
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| | Dance ensemble puts Hindu mythology center stage - PittsburghLIVE.com |
| | Indian dance originated as a religious ritual in the Hindu tradition of India, although some Muslim origins and influences also can be traced. | | | The curriculum consists of 12- to 14-hour days studying movement, yoga, meditation, martial arts, Sanskrit, mythology, poetry, mime and ancient literature. | | | Most dances draw from India's myths and legends, and pay homage to Hindu gods and goddesses as Vishnu, Sita and Krishna. |
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| | Indian Mythology by ApamNapat |
| | Apam Napat is a deity who appears in both Indian and Persian mythologies. | | | The name literally means "son-of-waters", and is referring to a form of Agni, the God of fire. | | | If you liked browsing this site, you might enjoy these sites on Indian Mythology. |
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| | Time travel in hindu mythology |
| | I know that there are many instances of it in Hindu mythology. | | | There are many incidences in Mythology, there are many stories of people being present at 2 places at the same time. | | | Our rich mythology is full of symbolic and evry decorative usage of words which unfortunately every now and then gets misinterpreted in a literal sense. |
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