Vishnu

My first days in school started by believing that teacher is god and should be regarded and respected as god. I was taught a Sanskrit verse when I started my school as “Guru Brahma, Guru Vishnu, Guru Devo Maheshwara, Guru Sakshat Parabrahma, Tsmai Shri Guruve…

Lord Shiva: Lord Shiva is a part of Hindu Trinity of Brahma, Vishnu, Mahesh and he is associated with Moksha which means relief from the cycle of birth and death. He is a most powerful god of the Hindu religion. He is also known as the God of mercy and kindness. It is Hindu religious belief that he protects every human being from all evils that are always around us. He blesses his followers with grace, knowledge,and peace. There are many famous names of Lord Shiva like Mahadeva, Pashupati,…

Storytelling: the mythological art of Hinduism in aspects of transmitting and performing devotion Storytelling, as expressed by Johari is a human activity which is “as old as the humanity itself. (P.1)” While mythologies, being the collections of explanatory stories that serves to anchor people’s understanding on both the natural and cultural, tangible and intangible world are shared universally. Hinduism, particularly favors the heavy use of mythological stories as a vehicle that can transmit…

Rama is the human embodiment of Vishnu, one branch of the trinity that makes up one “Supreme God.” The purpose of this character in the Ramayana is to vanquish the evil that has bombarded the world; this book characterizes Rama as “a savior” (Narayan 13). When deciding who to appoint as his successor, King Dasaratha concludes that Rama is the best choice because he surpasses all, being “the embodiment of perfection” (Narayan 14). Evidently, Rama cares deeply for all people, displaying no signs…

after 1st and 2nd century CE. There are several myths concerning their creation. One, in where they are created by Shiva to drink the blood of demon Andhakasura. According to Markandeya Purana, they emerged out of the god’s (Brahma, Shiva, Kartikeya, Vishnu, Varaha, Narasimha and Indra) bodies in order to aid the divine Devi in her fight against the demons Raktabija, Sumbha and Nisumbha. It is also notable that, in Markandeya Purana and Varaha…

and religions corresponds in a way that enable them to share ideas or simply have similar beliefs. The heroes of both epics are thought to possess some selection of the divine character. Rama is referred to as the seventh avatar of the Hindu God Vishnu. He is also known as the greatest Hindu deity. Rama's quest was forced upon by his father's command. His father did not want him to be installed to the throne or reside in the forest for fourteen years. However, Rama’s attitude…

Indian literature assignment Question Q1) Name the two ancient epics written in Sanskrit and who were their authors? In the Bhagvad Gita what does Krishna explain to Arjun? A1) The two ancient epics written in Sanskrit are a) Ramayana b) Mahabharata Ramayana is written by Valmiki, and Mahabharata is written by Vyasa. B) What does Krishna explain to arjuna? Ans b) Bhagavad Gita All through the ages, religions have utilized myths or stories to clarify or guide the human experience. For…

a period of four days, celebrating life, pleasure and goodness all around the world (Subhamoy Das, 2015). There are many reasons why Dipavali is celebrate, which four out of ten reasons are: the birthday of Goddess Lakshmi, the rescued Lakshmi by Vishnu, a special day for the Jains, and the Diwali speech from Pope (Rajhans, S. G. & Das, S., 2014). People decorate their houses with lights and set off firecrackers, a lively way of celebrating…

branches, but it is religious controversies that create the biggest divisions among people. It is written in the book that Hinduism has four major branches: Vaishnavism Shaivism, Shaktism, and Smartism. Vaishnavism is the brach of Hinduism that worships Vishnu as supreme god; Shaivas/Shaivities are people who accept Shiva as supreme god; Shaktas worship goddess Shakti in different forms and Smartas leave the choice of worshipping supreme god to individuals. Similar to caste system, religious…

Hinduism What is religion? Religion is a set of beliefs and experience. There are many religions in the world such as Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Sikhism, Jainism, Buddhism, Judaism, Shinto, Daoism, and Confucianism. Every religion has own beliefs systems and experiences. It is based on the individuals’ belief and experiences. Hindu religion is not like the other religions, which based on one person. There are 330 million gods in Hindu religion. It is founded by the Aryan…