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What exactly happens at end of Kali Yuga? Will the world be destroyed?
I heard that at the end of the Kali Yuga, the world will be destroyed.
What does this mean?
Will the Earth be destroyed or will the entire Universe be destroyed?
Can someone throw light on this?
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What scriptures describe the fifth state called Turiyatita?
The term "Shaivite" is overused nowadays. For instance, Iyer Brahmins are often called Shaivites, but they are actually followers of Adi Shankaracharya's Smartha sect (which I discuss here ...
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Is there any scripture that tells story about Lord Vishnu and MahaVishnu?
As per the Shiva Purana, there is a main God Shiva who is Nirakara and thereafter his physical manifestation who is known as Shankara. I know that different Hindu texts about different Gods treat ...
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Who are Adi Shakti and Durga?
The many names of the Goddess are Adi Shakti, Shakti, Durga and Devi. Are they the same person?
Here is what I have gathered from numerous sources such as Wikipedia:
Durga, who is known as Parvati, ...
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Why Lord Shiva is depicted as Lord of Time?
Kali Mata was named as Kaali because she is wife of Lord Shiva, who is said to be Lord of time. As He is Lord of time, few avatars or Amsas of Him are named after him such as KaalaBhairava. What is ...
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Why does some devotees clap at Lord Chandikeshwara?
Who is Lord Chandikeswara in Lord Shiva's temples?
Whats the purpose behind clapping in front of him?
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What is Māyā according to Śaṃkara Vedānta? What are its characteristics?
Besides Śaṃkara Vedānta, Kaśmīri Śaivism, which is another monist/advaita school of Hinduism too talks about Māyā. According to it, the basic definition of Māyā is -
मियते अनय इती माया।
Meaning: ...
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What scriptures describe Sadashiva carrying Vishnu in Vishnu's abode of Paramapadam?
As I discuss in this question, the Sri Vaishnava sect (of which I am a member) places great importance on the Divya Desams, the 108 sacred places of Vishnu which are mentioned in the poems of the ...
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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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Who are the beings above Para Shiva recognized by Tirumular?
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 (which I discuss here and here), ...
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What form of Shiva is Shambhu in the Shakta worldview?
Sri Vidya is a Shakta sect which believes that the goddess Lalita Tripurasundari is supreme. Now the Varivasya Rahasya is a work by the 18th-century Sri Vidya philosopher Bhaskararaya explaining the ...
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What does the meaning of "Vishnu" have to do with the word "Prabhu"?
As I discuss in this answer, the Pancharatra Agamas are the foundational texts of Vaishnavism. Similarly, the foundational texts of Shaivism are known as the Shaiva Agamas, aka the Shaiva Tantras. My ...
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as per different sects/philosophies, what was the order of creation/projection for ex: say- nirguna brahman-> aum-> ishwara -> maya-> ..... ->manu [closed]
Each sect have their own beleives about creation/projection.
Can we separately list as per each major/minor philosophies, what was the order of creation/projection of say: "nirguna brahman, aum, ...
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