Questions tagged [creation]
For the question that deals with creation or manifestation of Universe.
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Does any Hindu Philosophical School explicitly advocate for the cyclical nature of creation?
I know in the Puranas, the cyclical nature of the universe (repeated creation and destruction) is described. However, I am wondering whether any orthodox Hindu philosophical school explicitly supports ...
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Why are there contrasting creation stories in Hinduism?
I have so far read two contrasting creation stories in Hindu mythology. One was in the book Shakti Mantras by Thomas Ashley-Farrand, where Sri Brahma, seated on a lotus, grew out of Sri Narayana's ...
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Where does the primal desire come from which animates Pradhana?
In reading an overview of Hindu Cosmology, I see info about Pradhana:
Pradhana, which has no consciousness or will to act on its own, is initially agitated by a primal desire to create. The different ...
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Which god/goddess is associated with creative thinking and writing
Is there any particular god or goddess who could be worshipped for creative thinking and writing other than matha saraswati?
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explain with reference to bhagavat geeta "why humans feel "I"
With reference to chapter 7 sloka 6 and the commentary offerred by sri T.N.Sethumadhavan at esomskruthi.com (a) the three divinly components viz para, apara prakruthis and the soul are ...
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What all things change after each Manvantara?
Like I know that the names of Manu changes. So does the name of Indra and the Saptarishis. What other things/names change ?
And are all events of each kalpa identical to each other ?
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How were women created by the Cosmic Man?
How were woman created by the Brahma or Cosmic man ?
Women must have been created separately from men .
What is the story of their creation ?
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Who were Brahma's Manasputras? How many of them were there?
According to Hindu Puranas, in the beginning, Mahavishnu created Brahma. Then, Brahma created his Manasputras.
How many Manasputras were there? Who were they? Please give direct reference from Puranas....
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Are the next and previous universes same or identical?
We know that time is cyclic in Hinduism[Time in Hinduism] and universes are created and destroyed every time.
So, are the new and old universes identical in every way?
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Is there any text that describes creation stories in chronological order?
It creates lot of confusion when incarnation has the same name. For example, Laxmi was daugther of Khyati and also emerged from Samudra manthana; Daksha was son of Brahma and later became son of ...
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What were the different theories of origin of Universe as per Matsya and Kurma Puranas?
How was the Universe created according to Matsya and Kurma Puranas?
Each Purana had it's own theory for origin of Universe.
(Please cite references from the Puranas)
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Why does the Universe exist?
If I am Brahman as Shankara states:
I am other than name, form and action.
My nature is ever free!
I am Self, the supreme unconditioned Brahman.
I am pure Awareness, always non-dual.
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Why do Atma and Parmatma split if they are one after all?
As per Advaita philosophy, the ultimate goal of an Atma is to merge into its source, the Parmatma just like drops of water merge into the ocean but my question is how and why do Atma and Parmatma ...
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Creation according to Shaivism
Where can I find a detail description of creation of the universe where Shiv is unexpressed and Shakti is the dynamic expression of the universe we experience?
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Hindu timeline versus evolution theory [closed]
Hindu timeline says that the universe is created and destroyed in a cyclic way (for 84 times) and each cycle consists of 4 phases, namely, Satya-yuga, Treta-yuga, Dwapara-yuga and Kali-yuga. It is ...
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How are Yakshinis of very beautiful bodies while Yakshasa are dwarfish?
How are Yakshinis of very beautiful bodies while Yakshasa are dwarfish?
Yakshasa sometimes are depicted as formidable warriors. Are the formidable warriors' bodies of the Yakshasa their true bodies?
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Why god choose earth for life, why not others?
I want to know that why god choose earth for life and why not other planet. He is god after all and could have choose to create organism which can sustain as life in other planets the. Why only earth ...
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How was Sun created as per Vedas? Anyway to reconcile the different creation accounts?
Different Vedas seem to make different claims about how the Sun was created:
Breath of god
Atharva Veda 19.27.7 “With vital breath the Gods produced the Sun whose face turn every way.”
Eye of Brahma/...
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Who is the real creator of heaven and earth as per the Vedas?
In different hymns Vedas talk about different creators of heaven and earth. How to reconcile these differences? Who is the real creator?
Indra
Rig Veda 8.36.4 “Creator of the heaven, creator of the ...
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If purusha, prakriti and parmeshwar are eternal, did god not create them?
Once a Christian asked me this question that the Vedic deities did not create anything, because Hindu scriptures say that purusha(soul) and prakriti (matter) are eternal like god.
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How did this world got manifested as per Vedas? [duplicate]
According to Puranas, the world is created/manifested as per respective supreme deities. Also different sects have different philosophies. But my question is, how did this universe manifested as per ...
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Is world an output of imagination?
Is world is just an output of imagination? and all the people (family, friends) are an output of imagination and not real?
If yes, how it happens, when and why this imagination occurs.
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What is the necessity for a karmic loop?
My understanding is that prarabdha karma affects the current janma, and the current janma's positive and negative karma cumulatively gets added to that prarabdha and the cycle continues ad infinitum, ...
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Does each universe has different Veda?
It is said that from Brahman uncountable universes are emanated. Every Multiverse has different Brahma. Something like following image. My question is do these multiverses have same Veda or different?
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Who is responsible for the creation of Earth, Lord Shiva or Adhishakti?
Who is responsible for the creation of Earth, Lord Shiva or Adhishakti?
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Why has God created material system/universe?
Was He not satisfied with His Transcendental worlds?
Why He manifested (tranformed into gross and subtle components) His illusionary material potency "maya", somewhat a punishment based system of ...
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Shiva and Brahma's severed head
I came across this video on youtube, which mentions Shiva's dance after severing Brahma's fifth head and being explained the nature of what was created; can this story be found in any scripture? ...
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How was the Moon created according to Veda/Puranas/Upanishads?
There are many questions and answers about creation of the Universe on the stackexchange. However, I am interested in finding out how and when the Moon was created. Please share also the relevant ...
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In Which Upanishad Can I Find The Story of the Creation of the Universe by Brahman?
I only know a very basic narrative of the Brahman mythology - Brahman splits itself into Trimurti (Brahma, Shiva, Vishnu) and Trimurti give rise to countless other forms and consciousness.
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Does Moksha Dharma Parva contain this alleged quotation from it?
In an answer to the question
How were the Trimurthi born?
The following material is quoted:
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As Krishna says in the Shanti Parva of the Mahabharata, "The ancestors of civilization, and entities ...
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Is the EXACT same creation repeated in every Kalpa? [duplicate]
It is said that Brahma creates the world from his past impression.
Does that mean everything is repeated again? Will I be asking his same question again in the next Kalpa?
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How do Rakshasas look? Physical appearance of Rakshasas?
What are the various physical appearances of Rakshasas?
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Beyond the manifestation of Time
I recently came to the conclusion that there might exist something beyond time.
The way I argued was that according to Hindu Cosmology the universe is created and annihilated several times.
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Hiranyagarbha and Nirguna Brahman
Hiranyagarbha is the home of all creation, Brahman , Nirguna Brahman and Sarguna Brahman are all within and without Hiranyagarbha. Is Hiranyagarbha the home of Satcitananda?
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Where is Hiranyagarbha?
The keshetra of the Anandaful , Beautiful Golden Womb - Golden Egg known as Hiranyagarbha the seed of all is located where ? Is it
Beyond Nirguna Brahman or is it within Sarguna Brahman?
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What are the herbs that arose three ages before the gods?
Rig Veda Book 10 Hymn 97 is dedicated to the herbs and I am sharing a part of it here:
HERBS that sprang up in time of old, three ages earlier than the Gods,—
Of these, whose hue is brown, ...
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Did Brahman split into multiple souls?
Here's a verse from Chandogya Upanishad , chapter six.
"It (Being or Brahman) thought: ‘May I be many; may I grow forth."
My question is, when Brahman, the supreme cosmic spirit , wished to ...
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Are all human beings capable of self-control?
I have been trying to find an answer to this according to the Hindu holy texts, but I cannot find reference to this in the Gita.
Are all human beings capable of self-control or are there human beings ...
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Where does Vishwamitra's parallel creation of constellations of stars and galaxies exist?
From my answer to a previous question, it was pointed out that Vishwamitra himself attempted to create a parallel world in addition to Brahma's, in which to transport Trisanku in his mortal body.
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Which scripture says Shiva first created Brahma-Vishnu and delegated rest of the creation to them? [duplicate]
I watched a serial that narrates how Shiva created Vishnu and Brahma to create and save Earth and all the souls. I have not read this in any of the scriptures but could someone point me to the source ...
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Why did god create humans according to hinduism? [duplicate]
What the reason god thought, for creating humans. I mean here was no requirement for god to create humans. God could have created just microrganism plants and few animals.
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Are Gods present in Materialistic form?
Are the Gods created after the Supreme consciousness created the Universe present in Materialistic forms? Ex. Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva, Saraswati, Lakshmi, Parvati, Indra, etc.
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A question about kāla [closed]
kāla is a sanskrit Homonym word with two completely different meanings, one being time (concept of time) another one being anything related to black color, black, dark, darkness.
I was recently ...
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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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Where from human came first?
I asked a Pundit about how the universe is created and where from human came first. While he was describing as mentioned in Vedas, he said that human are created from different parts of the body of ...
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Is there any Texts in Hinduism that mentions the existence of different universes(multiverse)? [duplicate]
Modern Science is now reaching the conclusion that multiverse,i.e many universes existing in parallel with each other,is possible thanks to various fields such as String Theory and Quantum Physics.
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What is the association between earth and the fire element?
In vedic times, Boomi is known as 'Prithvi' and was mother to 'Agni'. [Wikipedia]
Also, some texts refer that Boomi is also mother to planet Mars (Angaraka) who is fiery in nature. [Wikipedia]
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Is Vishwamitra also a creator of a new Universe like Brahma?
I have heard that Vishwamitra began creating different things. He created Sun, Moon, Stars, oceans, Rivers etc. As the result of his creations, every natural thing became double in number. one that ...
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What's the purpose of creation of the universe? [duplicate]
According to Hinduism -
1.What's the purpose of creation of the universe?
Why god created humans? What's the purpose?
Why did he create humans to be highly intelligent and animals not so much?
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what are the smallest and the largest unit of measurement of time used in vedic calculation and universe creation?
What are the smallest and the largest unit of measurement of time used in vedic calculation and universe creation and what are other time units used and list of all conversation from smallest to ...
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