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23 questions linked to/from Whose commentaries on the Vedas and Upanishads are most followed?
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How did the Vedas in Hinduism come into existence?
Who wrote the Vedas and why?
How did the Vedas exist since their inception?
Where can we read the Vedas?
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What percentage of Hindus belong to a sect that subscribes to the Vedanta school?
Indian schools of philosophy are traditionally divided into two categories, Astika and Nastika. Astika schools accept the authority of the Vedas as divinely revealed truth (shruti), whereas Nastika ...
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Which is oldest known sacred place of Hindus?
Which is oldest known sacred place of Hindus?
I have found several temples & sacred places of the Hindu religion to be told as many thousand years old. Which of them is oldest known such temple ...
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How come the Vedas describe mostly the Vamana avatara of Vishnu?
The Vedas are the eternal truths of God, Apaurusheya and constant throughout Time. Therefore they must contain all knowledge of all time. But (at least if you go through the other questions) you find ...
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How applicable is the phrase "I am God" to Hinduism?
"I am God" if a human said it, truly believing it, that is. I know there are concepts like those of Brahman and Paramatma which indicate a unity of divinity, as well as the Sanskrit phrase "Tat twam ...
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Why was Lord Rama exiled for 14 years in the Ramayana? Why not 13 or 15?
We know Lord Rama was exiled for 14 years by obeying his father's command in the Ramayana.
Why was Lord Rama exiled for exactly 14 years? Why not more or less than 14 years?
Same as in Mahabharata, ...
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Why is Lord Vishnu referred to as Upendra in the Vedas?
"Upendra" means friend or helper of Lord Indra.
However, in Puranic stories the same is reversed.
But we consider Vedas as higher pramanam than Puranas.
Why do the Vedas describe Lord Vishnu as ...
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Does Adi Shankaracharya equate Brahman with the causal body in his Brahma Sutra Bhashya?
As I discuss in this answer, by far the most popular school of Hindu philosophy is the Vedanta school, which bases its tenets on the doctrines laid out in the Brahma Sutras, a work by the sage Vyasa ...
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Which Shaivite sect believes God is the operator of the Universe but not the source?
As I discuss in this question, by far the most popular school of Hindu philosophy is the Vedanta school, which bases its tenets on the doctrines laid out in the Brahma Sutras, a work by the sage Vyasa ...
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What was Madhvacharya's argument against the Shaktas?
As I discuss in this question, by far the most popular school of Hindu philosophy is the Vedanta school, which bases its tenets on the doctrines laid out in the Brahma Sutras, a work by the sage Vyasa ...
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Do any commentators of Brahmasūtras other than Ādi Śaṅkarācārya disagree with both Pañcarātra and Śaiva Āgamas?
As I discuss in this question, by far the most popular school of Hindu philosophy is the Vedānta school, which bases its tenets on the doctrines laid out in the Brahma Sūtras, a work by the sage Vyāsa ...
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What Chandogya Upanishad verse is the sevenfold discipline of Bhakti Yoga related to?
As I discuss in this question, by far the most popular school of Hindu philosophy is the Vedanta school, which bases its tenets on the doctrines laid out in the Brahma Sutras, a work by the sage Vyasa ...
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Do any commentaries on the Brahma Sutras say that animal sacrifice is immoral?
As I discuss in this question, by far the most popular school of Hindu philosophy is the Vedanta school, which bases its tenets on the doctrines laid out in the Brahma Sutras, a work by the sage Vyasa ...
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How does Purva Mimamsa explain mentions of human beings in the eternal Vedas?
As I discuss in this question, by far the most popular school of Hindu philosophy is the Vedanta school, which bases its tenets on the doctrines laid out in the Brahma Sutras, a work by the sage Vyasa ...
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Why do some Shaiva Siddhantins believe the Shwetashwatara Upanishad contradicts the Brahma Sutras?
The term "Shaivite" is overused nowadays. For instance, Iyer Brahmins are often called Shaivites, but they're actually followers of Adi Shankaracharya's Smartha sect (as I discuss here and ...
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