who is the supreme god in hinduism?
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Lord SHIVA is the supreme
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Sanatan Dharma means Eternal Dharma. Hinduism is collectively all religious philosophies born in India. They are inter related even if highly diverse. Buddhism, Jaininsm, Sikhism , all are branches or sects of Hinduism. \n\n Hinduism never rejects any older theory about God , only modifies it and incorporate newer ideas. So you ger mother goddess worship, Annimism to Upanishads , Buddhism to Krishna worshippers. You will find even Hindu Atheist.\n\nThats why it was called Sanatan Dharma.\n\n"Hindu " word literally meant Indian. The name was given by persians. and original word was Sindhu but they had no "s" sound or something. Then it reached Greece and Greeks turned the word in "Ind" and added customeary "ia" to it and the word India came into existence.\n\nSo Indian and Hindu were synonums till Semetic religions like Islam entered India.\nregarding flameslivewire post: \n\nWell you should not learn Hinduism from Islamic sites. We know there is no mohammad in Vedas and Hinduism does not forbid Iconworship. It says it is first step towards meditation. \n\nYes, we believe in one god that is formless , yet we also believe god is in ever one and everywhere. Only non Hindus confuse it with polythiesm. even uneducated Hindu villager will tell you there is only one god. \n\nMuslims use symbols too moon, kaba , black stone situated there and Kuran and number 786, so does christians. Cross is very much a symbol.\n\nWe are just honest enough to accept we need symbols to worship god.
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ALLAH the one and only god
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Ganesh\n\nGanesh is the Hindu elephant-headed god, Ganesha (or Ganesh) is known (by various names in different parts of India and on different occasions) as the Remover of Obstacles, the god of domestic harmony and of success. He is the most beloved and revered of all the Hindu gods, and is always invoked first in any Hindu ceremony or festival. He is the son of Parvati (the wife of Shiva, the Destroyer, the most powerful of the Hindu trinity of principal gods). There are many stories about how Ganesha got his elephant head, and about his exploits and antics. He was created as an ordinary boy, but was decapitated in battle. Shiva's emissaries were sent into the forest and told to get the head of the first animal they found and to fit that head onto the boy's neck. They found a little elephant, and it worked!
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Your perception of God is your own.\n\nAs a Hindu I believe that there is one God, but that God is so vast and large that we each individually experience and approach God differently (thus lots of different religions). That all will discover the same ultimate truth in any religion because it dwells within our inner self (and every religion ultimately takes the practictioner to look within). Thus all religions are valid paths. "Truth is one, though humanity calls it by different names." Rig Veda\nAs a Hindu I believe that God always listens to us regardless of what name we call God by that whatever form we meditate upon God, God will always come to us. "What I am is utterly beyond your minds ability to fully comprehend, thus call me by whatever name and worship me and meditate upon me in whatever form. I promise that by whatever name you call upon me I shall hear you and by whatever form you worship me I shall come to you." Tripura Rahasya. \nUltimate God is beyond name and form, and yet manifested the entire cosmos into existences and thereby took form, too. \nHindus believe that when one dies our consciousness projects the experience we will have. Thus, when we die it is our consciousness that creates the temporary heaven we go to. If we have expected heaven to be a place where we gather with our ancestors...then our consciousness will project a heaven with our ancestors and God will take on the form of ancestors to be with us. If we expect a heaven with, say, Jesus, then our consciousness will project a heaven and God will take the form of Jesus. Heaven is just temporary and our karma (actions) and desires will lead us back to samsara (the cycle of birth, death, rebirth) and we will reincarnate. The ultimate goal of a Hindu is moksha or liberation of samsara and union with God completely. They often use the example of an ocean. The water evaporates and forms clouds, the clouds get so heavy that eventually the water falls in the form of rain. The rain forms streams and the streams come together and form rivers. The rivers ultimately merge back into the ocean. God is the ocean and we are the droplets of water. The rivers and streams are just religions and paths back to God.\n\nAnd that is what I believe, as a Hindu.
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KRISHNA: Said by the Vedas to be God, the Supreme Person, who is the origin of all other incarnations of the Godhead such as Vishnu and Nârâyana. The Bhagavata Purâna contains extensive descriptions of his qualities and activities. He spoke the Bhagavad Gîtâ to Arjuna at the beginning of the Kurukshetra war.\n\n\nWe are all His children.
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Exalted be Allah, the True King. There is no god but He, the Lord of the Glorious Throne
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Hinduism is a way of life rather than a religion. We do not believe that our way is the only way to God. Even within our religion there are many different paths to becoming one with God. That is the ultimate goal for a Hindu to achieve liberation from the chain of reincarnation. The soul must be cleansed through the course of, in many cases, many lifetimes before it is rid of worldliness and can join the ultimate reality, what is known as Brahman, or God. There are many ways to becoming closer to God. You can do so through rituals or simply by being a good person. Krishna tells us that no matter what God we pray to, we are ultimately praying to him. God is both male and female, appears in many forms, is called by many names, and is everything. Hinduism is the world's oldest religion, and still continues today because we do not force a particular way of living on anyone. You are a Hindu if you are born one or if you choose to be. You do not have to follow any one ritual or any one set of rules to be Hindu. \n\nHope that helped at least a little. Contact me if you have questions.
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Hinduism is a complex religion that believes in many forms of one god.  They do not even consider themselves a religion, but a Dharma, which is something far greater.  The true name for Hinduism is Sanatana Dharma.  They worship numerous gods, but the main ones (called the Trimurti, similar to Christianity's Trinity) are Brahma the Creator(who created the world), Vishnu the Preserver/Protector (who protects and is currently Hinduism's most popular god and Shiva the Destroyer (who wil end the world when the time comes, for now he destroys evils.)  Hinduism believes in reincarnation.  You begin as a more lowly life form and work yourself up to being a human through good deeds (known as Karma, which is sort of a point system ith God.)  Once you achieve Moksha, which is utmost goodness and connection with God, you are granted eternal heaven.  Hinduism is far more complex than all this.  I suggest you do more research, it's an incredibly interesting religion.
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Hindu Beliefs\nThe beliefs of hindu thought are wide and varied, and have been expounded upon by saints and writers throughout the centuries. Some of the salient elements of hindu beliefs are presented below (from an article in Hinduism Today, April 1993). The two articles Duty to masses and Why we differ, also provide tremendous insights into hindu beliefs. Enjoy! \nOn Creation: \nThe universe exists in endless cycles of creation, preservation and destruction. There is no absolute end to the world. \nOn The True God: \nThere is but one true and absolute Self, Supreme Being. God is pure Love. \nOn Paths to God: \nMan is free to choose his form of worship, for all paths lead ultimately to God. Sin is only of the mind; Soul is pure. \nOn Man's Plight: \nMan's suffering is but his soul's immaturity. He is on a progressive path which leads from ignorance to knowledge, from death to immortality. \nOn Evil: \nThere is no intrinsic evil. All is good. All is God. \nOn Virtue and Salvation: \nVirtuous conduct and light belief are the foundation of religious life. Liberation requires knowledge and personal attainment. \nOn Doctrines: \nDoctrines tend to be subtle, complex and even paradoxical. Freedom to worship and to believe in a variety of ways is predominant. \nOn Enlightenment: \nThe goals of enlightenment and liberation are to be found in this life, within man himself. \nOn Sainthood: \nThe path to saintliness is through self-discipline, purification, concentration, and contemplation. Value is placed on ascetic ideals, individual sadhana, and yoga. \nOn Worship: \nWorship is individualistic, highly ritualistic and meditative, centering around the temple and home shrine all days of the week
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hinduism
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Hindus believe in a variety of things, such that it is hard to classify Hindu beliefs.  But in general, Hindus believe that there is one God, but that this One God has made Himself/Herself known in many ways, through various forms and names.\nGod is believed to be in all things, although not the same as material objects.  He is IN all, but he is not ALL.  (so it's not really pantheism).\n\nSince God is in all, this is why many Hindus believe that God can be worshiped by means of murtis, or images.  God is present within the image, though not the same as the image itself.\n\nHindus believe in reincarnation, and that salvation from the cycle of rebirths (samsara) is possible.  There are many paths to salvation in Hinduism.  There is the path of knowledge, where one learns the scriptures and the philosophy as a means to breaking free from the constraints of human existence.  There is the path of devotion, which is just living a life of devotion to God, where one considers God as his close companion and friend.\nThere is a path of work, where one offers all his actions to God.  He does what is right, works hard, and is not himself attached to the results.  In other words, he does not work just to gain money or prestige, but only for the sake of following God.\nThere are also methods such as meditation, and yoga and other spiritual practices.
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Here's a list I compiled from memory of Hindu Gods/Goddesses compared to Greek Gods/Goddesses. I'm a mythology fanatic, but unfortunately I'm not nearly as familiar with as many Hindu deities as I am with others (Greek, Roman, Norse, Egyptian, etc).\n\nBrahma or Vishnu or Shiva<--supreme god--> Zeus\nKama <--Gods of (erotic) love and desire--> Eros\nAgni <---Gods of fire--> Hephaestus\nKali <--Goddesss' symbolizing the life, death and rebirth cycles--> Persephone\nIndra <--Supreme ruler of the Gods; gods of thunder, the sky and weather; wielded a lightning bolt--> Zeus\nIndra <--Gods of war--> Ares\nSkanda/Karttikeya <---Gods of war--> Ares\nSurya <--Gods of the sun--> Helios\nSavitar/Savitr <--Gods of the sun--> Helios\nLakshmi <--Goddess' of love and beauty--> Aphrodite\nRati <--Goddess' of love, passion, fertility and sexuality--> Aphrodite\nYama <--Gods of the dead--> Hades\nBanka-Mundi <--Goddess' of hunting-->Artemis\nDyaus <--Gods of Sky--> Uranus\nDyaus <--Gods of sky--> Zeus\nDyaus <--overthrown by their sons-->Cronus\nVaruna/Baruna <--Gods of water/the sea--> Poseidon\nVayu <--Gods of wind--> Aeolos/Aeolus\nUshas <--Goddess' of dawn--> Eos\nRatri <--Goddess' of night--> Nyx\nDevi <--mother goddess'/divine mothers-->Gaia/Gaea\n\nI'm sure I could add more if I took the time to think about them...
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Atman is the individual soul and Brahman is the universal soul. all atmans are part of brahman. in every atman, brahman is present.\n\nthe seers of india had seen this truth millennias and had handed it down the ages through vedas, puranas, samhitas, aranyakas, upanishads etc. whateve way one choses, everything leads to god. brahman does not discriminate - good & bad, living & inert everything belongs to him. all paths lead to him.\n\nthose who seek him will have the happiness of knowing him during their life time.
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If you're talking about Hindus then they worship one God, but worship Him through many different "aspects"\n\nBrahma, Vishnu and Shiva (Creator, Preserver and Destroyer) - the Hindu Trinity - 3 aspects of God. \n\nTheir female counterparts - Saraswati, Lakshmi and Parvati\n\nThe avataras (incarnations) of Vishnu.\n\nThere are not "2,000 Gods" or any such stupid number.  Anyone who thinks that should educate themselves.  They simply have several different "names" or faces for God\n\nSame as one person might be "Son", "Uncle", "Husband", "Brother", "Dad", "Grandad", "Nephew", "John", "Boss", "Your Royal Highness" etc depending on who is speaking to him. \n\nIts the same person, he just has a different identity to each person in his life.  Same with God and Hindus.
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I agree with ya man. That is the question of all questions. If God is truely the supreme being, then why?
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hindus believe everything is god,\nmuslims believe everythin is God's\nso the difference is ('s)