Vishnu

Hindu is a pagan religion espoused by the people of India and Nepal, was formed through a long march from the fifth century BC to the present. It is a religion of spiritual and moral values as well as legal and regulatory principles taken several gods, according to related works, for every area of the god, and every act or phenomenon there a God for it. There is no specific founder for Hindu religion and most of their books they don’t know who the authors, the religion as well as the books have…

cultural and religious changes in India. The Hindu belief is that gods or divinities can take many forms, but all form one universal spirit called Brahman. The three most important representations of Brahman are Brahma, the creator of the universe, Vishnu, the preserver of the universe, and Shiva, the destroyer of the universe. The Hindu belief involves reincarnation…

The Merriam-Webster Dictionary’s definition for faith is, “belief in the existence of God [and] strong religious feelings or beliefs.” This strong feeling of faith is experienced by Pi in the novel, The Life of Pi by Yann Martel, and has a huge role in his life. Pi also found a growing interest in different religions. Exploring the beliefs of Hinduism, Christianity, and Islam, Pi began his journey of religion and faith. These two themes followed Pi all the way through this unimaginable adventure…

mouth, thigh, or rib. Interestingly, Saraswati’s origin parallels the story of Athena, born from a forehead, and Eve, born from a rib. The goddess is a part of the trinity which consists of Lakshmi, Parvati, and herself. This trinity assists Brahma, Vishnu, and Mahesh to create and maintain the universe. The goddess…

Professor Ulrich THEO 424 12/21/16 Introduction *** In this paper, I will be discussing the history, beliefs and challenges of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) religious movement and how it presents arising issues to Christianity and Judaism. This is an important topic to address because the ISKCON movement has been gaining more followers all over the world since it started in 1966. This movement now has over 600 temples, 60 farm communities, 50 schools and 90…

For our site visits we decided to do Hinduism and Episcopalians because we felt that they are two different kinds of religions and I had no idea what it really was. My group consisted of myself, Jett, Bill and Joe we decided to go to the Hindu Temple of Southwest Florida and St. Hilarys. The Hindu Temple of Southwest Florida has three main deities which are the focus of the temple. The deities of this temple are Ganesh, Krishna, and Shiva which was very interesting because I was expecting to see…

3. Linga – The Symbol or Phallus The Sanskrit word Linga is the term for the emblem of the Hindu God Shiva. It is the depiction of Shiva in a column or pillar form. It represents the phallus, but at the same time it is the representation of the cosmos and a symbol of fertility, life and regeneration. Linga does not only specific a phallus but it is a word which translates best as a symbol indicating a distinguishing mark, a characteristic of gender or sex. Linga worship is also known as Nirguna…

one which is the most legend is the about the mighty demon, Mahishasura whom obtained the power of eternity from Lord Shiva and misused the power to harass and killed innocent people. Hence, in order to get rid of the demon, the Trinity of Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva joined together their powers and created a divine female warrior named Goddess Durga. Mesmerized by the beauty of Goddess Durga, Mahishasura intended to marry her and agreed to Goddess Durga’s condition to have a battle between them.…

randomly started to kill people in order to win the three lokas (realms). Some of the gods approached the god Shiva and asked for a way to get rid of Mahishasura because of the chaos he produced. Shiva united with two of the other gods, Brahma and Vishnu, to create a female warrior and goddess named Durga. Mahishasura saw the goddess and fell in love. He originally asked Durga for her hand in marriage, but she refused to marry him unless he could fight for her in battle. Mahishasura and Durga…

James Cameron movie, Avatar, struck the audience in a provoking way. The method Cameron made it seem that way was by challenging the protagonist, Jake Sully, to become involved with the Na’vi and do things he did not believe in after he had adapted to the Na’vi culture. Avatar is a case of imperialism, which has happened throughout history in the world. Various times occurred in history, a foreign country has been imperialized for their lands belongings for natives of a country. Countries take…