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14 questions linked to/from According to Bhagvad Gita, Lord Krishna is the ultimate God. So why are there other beliefs in Hinduism?
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How were the Trimurti born?
In Hinduism, there are three supreme gods, Brahma, Vishnu & Mahesh (Shiva). Brahma is the creator, Vishnu is the protector/Preserver, and Shiva (Rudra) is the Destroyer/Regenerater.
But how these ...
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Is Hinduism strictly polytheistic or are the gods considered to be eventually one entity?
In Hinduism we have the "main" three gods, Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva. We also have many, many, more devas, each with his or her own dominion.
Of course, the devas may appear in various avatars, in ...
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Is there any reference that Krishna was connected to Brahman while speaking Gita?
I recently came across a claim that it is not Krishna who spoke Bhagavad Gita, but he was connected to Brahman while speaking Gita. Is there any reference for this?
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Is Vishnu the incarnation of Krishna or the other way around, according to the Geetha?
ISKCON seminars taught me that Krishna was the first form of God and then came Brahma and Vishnu etc.
But I grew up with the knowledge that the trimurthis are the primary Gods of the universe. Hence ...
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Where is Buddhism also considered a Valid Path in Hindu scriptures?
The Philosophy of Buddhism is directly refuted itself in Brahma Sutras. But refutation of Philosophy doesn't mean that the path is not Valid.
For eg. Adi Shankaracharya also refuted the Philosophy ...
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What is the meaning of Bhagavan as per Shiva Purana?
Here is a similar question which asks definition of Bhagavan from Vishnu Purana:
Definition of Bhagavan as per Vishnu Purana
Here I'm asking about definition of Bhagavan as per Shiva Purana. So,...
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Why did Sri Krishna say he was VAJRA among weapons?
While giving discourse to Arjuna, Sri Krishna says that he was VAJRA among weapons.
आयुधानामहं वज्रं धेनूनामस्मि कामधुक्।
प्रजनश्चास्मि कन्दर्पः सर्पाणामस्मि वासुकिः।।10.28।।
Of the ...
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On the nature of Krishna
I want to know whether
Lord Krishna was a realized person but at birth born like us normal creatures (because he says many times that=he was aware of the divine nature of the soul and his previous ...
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Why did Sri Krishna say he is Indra among Devatas?
Sri Krishna, while equating himself with greatest among all living beings and non-living things among various sects, says in Bhagavad Gita as follows:
आदित्यानामहं विष्णुर्ज्योतिषां रविरंशुमान्।
मरी...
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Why is there such a stark contradiction in Vedic hymns and many Puranic stories?
For example, it is shown in this answer- How did Vishnu help Indra in killing Vritra? that indra was defeated and also shamed and also in the last line 'and later Nahusha becoming the new Indra and ...
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Parbrahman was the real author of Bhagvad Gita and Krishna was the mere medium? [duplicate]
There's one section of Mahabharata after the war where Arjun asks Sri Krishna to recite again the knowledge the latter recited during war, and Sri Krishna rebukes him for having weak memory and says I ...
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According to Dvaita philosophy, is Vishnu the only God?
As per my understanding, according to Dvaita theory the desire of every being is to attain Moksha. And the only way to attain Moksha is to attain Vaikuntha Loka. On the whole according to Dvaita ...
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What is the difference between -- "Hypnotism" and "Divya Drushti" granted to Arjuna by Krishna?
Currently, not much information is available about Hypnotism in Hinduism .SE.
Let's draw parallels between Krishna granting Divya Drushti to Arjuna [BG 11.8] and the typical Hypnotism (Vashikarana) ...
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Was Sri Krishna actually “unable” to repeat the Gita,what’s the Vaishnav/Shaiva stance on this? [duplicate]
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=90RFARD8Rfk&list=PLoKnMdfD1SWLFMIDJojhUTHHIuEQ9esAT&index=14
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Above is the basis of my question.If this is actually true,then does it mean Sri Krishna ...
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