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Lila (Hinduism) Lila (Sanskrit: लीला līlā) or leela (/ ˈliːlə /) can be loosely translated as "divine play". The concept of lila asserts that creation, instead of being an objective for achieving any purpose, is rather an outcome of the playful nature of the divine. As the divine is perfect, it could have no want fullfilled ...
Rigveda 1.164.46 Transl: Klaus Klostermaier Henotheism was the term used by scholars such as Max Müller to describe the theology of Vedic religion. Müller noted that the hymns of the Rigveda, the oldest scripture of Hinduism, mention many deities, but praises them successively as the "one ultimate, supreme God" (called saccidānanda in some traditions), alternatively as "one supreme Goddess ...
The word also implies "to overcome, to remove, to bring down, to cross something". [3] In Hindu traditions, the "crossing or coming down" is symbolism, states Daniel Bassuk, of the divine descent from "eternity into the temporal realm, from unconditioned to the conditioned, from infinitude to finitude". [5]
The word is a cognate with Latin deus ("god") and Greek Zeus. In the earliest Vedic literature , all supernatural beings are called Devas [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] and Asuras . [ 6 ] [ 7 ] The concepts and legends evolved in ancient Indian literature , and by the late Vedic period , benevolent supernatural beings are referred to as Deva-Asuras .
Hinduism has been variously defined as a religion, a religious tradition, a set of religious beliefs, and "a way of life". [57][note 1] From a Western lexical standpoint, Hinduism, like other faiths, is appropriately referred to as a religion. In India, the term dharma is preferred, which is broader than the Western term "religion".
Bhagavan. The word Bhagavan (Sanskrit: भगवान्, romanized: Bhagavān; Pali: Bhagavā), also spelt as Bhagwan (sometimes translated in English as "Lord", "God"), an epithet within Indian religions used to denote figures of religious worship. In Hinduism it is used to signify a deity or an avatar, particularly for Krishna and Vishnu in ...
The Trimurti are the most prominent deities of contemporary Hinduism. This consists of Brahma - the Creator, Vishnu - the Preserver, and Shiva - the Destroyer. Their feminine counterparts are Saraswati - the wife of Brahma, Lakshmi - the wife of Vishnu, and Parvati (or Durga) - the wife of Shiva. Statue of Brahma.
v. t. e. Ishvara (Sanskrit: ईश्वर, romanized:Īśvara) is a concept in Hinduism, with a wide range of meanings that depend on the era and the school of Hinduism. [ 1 ][ 2 ] In ancient texts of Hindu philosophy, depending on the context, Ishvara can mean supreme Self, ruler, lord, king, queen or husband. [ 1 ]