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10 questions linked to/from Are there Hindu scriptural references for "Simulation hypothesis" or the "theory of simulation"?
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Does every universe has different events?
Many slokas in The S'rîmad Devî Bhâgawatam says that there is an infinite number of universes. Consider the following excerpt for example:
Nârâyana said:-- “O Devarsi! ......... In his every pore ...
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Which Vedic verses describe Indra as Brahman?
Which Vedic verses describe Indra as Brahman? Or as creator of universe or as source of universe or as someone who pervades whole universe?
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Is Lord Bhairava same as Lord Shiva, or are they a little different? Is Bhairava a part incarnation or complete Shiva?
Like there is no difference in Vishnu, Krishna, Raama, NriSimha and other manifestation. But sometime Bhairavanatha appears a little different from Lord Shiva, as if He is a part incarnation of Lord ...
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Where do Vedas state Universe being a projection in space-time?
Vedas state about Cyclic nature of time as discussed in answer here. But are there any statement in Vedas which state about Universe being projected as space-time ?
As a sidenote, Adi Shankaracharya ...
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What is Vigyana Bhairava Tantra?
Can any one explain what does "Vigyan Bhairava Tantra" mean?
What does "Vigyan" i.e Science here refer to?
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Where does Rig Veda states about Cyclical Nature of Creation?
It is a common belief in Hinduism that the nature of creation is cyclic. Continuous creation and destruction happens in certain intervals of time. Most of such ideas are found in Puranas and also in ...
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What scriptures describe Krishna teaching Narada about Maya?
During Krishna's time on earth, one of his greatest devotees was the sage Narada, who was also an incarnation of Vishnu as I discuss here. As I discuss in this answer, Narada was one of the sages who ...
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Help me to find out the verse : "Brahma satyam jagat mithya, jivo brahmaiva naparah"
According to wikipedia, The Famous verse from Vivek Chudamani (विवेकचूडामणि) is:
Brahma satyam jagat mithya, jivo brahmaiva naparah
Translation: Brahman is the only truth, the world is unreal, and ...
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Are there any references to the Brahma Samhita before Chaitanya Mahprabhu?
As I discuss in this question, one of the early movements that was important to the development of Vaishnavism was the ancient Pancharatra movement, whose sacred texts consisted of detailed procedures ...
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What is maya and why is it there?
I have read bhagavad gita where krishna mentions maya to be a illusion and everything in this is world is made of maya. What I don't understand is if everything is made up of maya then why is krishna ...
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