Hinduism notes no. 4

Two forms of god:

• Personal— God with attributes, like loving and powerful

• Impersonal/transpersonal: God without human-like essence. Some form of universal being.

Hindu concept of god:

• Brahman: unnamed, universal, transcendent essence permeating everything… Monotheistic?

• Hindu gods of all forms… Polytheistic?

Hindu Trinity:

• Brahma — Creator

• Vishnu — Preserver

  • Krishna

  • Rama

  • Buddha

• Shiva — Destroyer

  • Destroys the barrier between illusion and reality

  • Shiva Nataraja

    • Lord of the Dance