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	Probert Encyclopaedia: Hindu Mythology (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		In Hindu mythology, Annapurna is a goddess of foodstuff.
		Durga or Doorga is a Hindu deity and consort of Siva.
		In Hindu mythology, Parashurama was the sixth avatar of Vishnu.
	www.probertencyclopaedia.com /D7.HTM (1671 words)

	Hindu deities - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Within Smarta Hinduism, a variety of forms of God are seen as aspects of the one impersonal divine ground, Brahman (not Brahma).
		Other denominations of Hinduism, as described later, don't hold this belief strictly and more closely adhere to a Western perception of what a monotheistic faith is. Additionally, like Judæo-Christian-Islamic religions which believe in angels, Hindus also believe in less powerful entities, such as devas.
		Smartism, a denomination of Hinduism is a monist as well as a monotheist religion that understands different deities as representing various aspects and principles of one supreme entity, Brahman or parabrahman.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hindu_deities (1210 words)

	Trimurti - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In Hinduism, the Trimurti (also called the Hindu trinity) are three aspects of God in His forms as Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva.
		The three phases of life, represented by the Trinity thus culminates into One underlining the fact that the three are in reality one and the same Ishwara.
		Practices in Hindu temples in US, with problems having both Vishnu/Siva temples which portrays to outsiders wrongful perceptions about polytheism when in fact monotheism is practiced.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hindu_trinity (1633 words)

	Shiva - the Ascetic God
		The three parts are believed to represent the Hindu Trinity, with the lower base symbolizing Brahma, the circular or octagonal base representing Vishnu and the upper protruding part representing Shiva which suggests that Shiva also encompasses the three gods comprising the Hindu Trinity.
		Hindu males in India belonging to the caste of Brahamins have to undergo an initiation ceremony where the person has to perform certain rituals and eventually wear a sacred thread on one's body.
		Hindu scriptures describe Shiva as being the dearest of deities, and he is worshipped by Gods and demons alike.
	www.dollsofindia.com /shiva.htm (5768 words)

	Hindu Deities
		Hindus declare that there is only one Supreme Being and He is the God of all religions.
		Hindu religion is often labeled as a religion of 330 million gods.
		According to the Hindu scriptures, living beings are not apart from God, since He lives in each and every one of them in the form of atman (BG 10.39).
	www.koausa.org /Gods (486 words)

	webindia123.com-religion of India-Hinduism-Trinity-Brahma,Vishnu and Siva
		Hindus are divided into three main groups based on the deity they worship.
		The worshippers of Siva are known as Saivas, worshippers of Sakti (consort of Siva) as Saktas and worshippers of Vishnu as Vaishnavas.
		Siva, last deity of the Trinity is responsible for the dissolution of the Universe.
	www.webindia123.com /religion/hinduism/gods/trinity.htm (558 words)

	The Law of the Jungle
		This corresponds to the Christian Trinity in which God created the heavens and the earth, Jesus saves, and the Holy Spirit is referred to as a regenerator (Titus 3:5).
		The inherent polytheism in the Trinity doctrine cannot be explained away with the nonsensical claim that three is one and one is three.
		It is neither authentic to Hinduism nor is Hinduism the source of that portion of the Christian narrative.
	www.infidels.org /library/magazines/tsr/1994/3/3hare94.html (1334 words)

	The most well known Hindu Trinity
		And as for playful lovemaking and dancing, all the Hindu gods defer to Shiva for these activities, because he was an expert in coitus interruptus and he won all the dance contests.
		Hindu classical dance, now performed only by Hindu women, originated in the 108 dance steps by which Shiva brings each new cosmic age into existence.
		The Hindu Goddess (Mahadevi=Great Goddess) is also worshiped as a Trinity in which shakti, the feminine power of the universe, is expressed as Sarasvati, Goddess of Wisdom (=biblical Sophia), Lakshmi, Goddess of Prosperity, and Kali/Durga, Goddess of Judgment.
	www.class.uidaho.edu /ngier/HinduTrinity.htm (523 words)

	Brahma - the Creator Amongst the Hindu Trinity
		The plethora of deistic traditions under the umbrella of the Hindu religion, are united through the concept of the Trimurti or trinity.
		Hindu mythology addresses Brahma –; the omniscient, the source of all that exists, the causation of all forms and events - by various names.
		In spite of being one among the three gods forming the Trinity, worshipping of Brahma worship is not as widespread as worshipping of Shiva or Vishnu.
	www.dollsofindia.com /brahma.htm (3575 words)

	Hinduism - An Overview (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The sages who shaped the Hindu religion merely reiterated the teachings of the Vedas, the Hindu scriptures (most of which is unwritten).
		This idea is expressed in the "Bhagavad Gita" (Hindu scripture), ``Whosoever offers to Me with love a leaf, a flower, a fruit or even water, I appear in person before that devotee of sinless mind and delightfully partake of that article offered by him with love.
		Both teachers therefore corroborated the Hindu premise that the Truth manifests itself as us and we continue to manifest as long as we identify with this illusory world and fall into the trap of desires.
	www.geocities.com /Athens/Forum/9410/hindu1.html (3591 words)

	PetersNet: Robert Fastiggi And Jose Pereira, The Swami From Oxford (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		In Hinduism, the ocher robe stands for the Hindu ascetic, and the sacred symbol om for the essence of the Vedic Scriptures.
		For Devananda, this is a subversion of Hinduism, much as a Hindu's wearing of a Franciscan habit to preach his faith (and adopting the cross as a symbol of that faith) would be a subversion of Christianity.
		Hinduism is a hierarchical religion, and the continuity of its institutions and the authenticity of its symbols depends upon the supervision and vigilance of its hierarchy.
	www.petersnet.net /browse/3427.htm (3110 words)

	Glossary of Hinduism - ReligionFacts.com
		Ganesh has been one of the most popular Hindu gods since medieval times and is claimed by all sects as their own.
		Hindu denomination devoted to the worship of Shiva, which usually tends to be more ascetic than Vaisnavism.
		Hindu denomination devoted to the worship of the goddess or divine female power (Sakti).
	www.religionfacts.com /hinduism/glossary.htm (1313 words)

	Ask the Pundits
		One of the most common ways of understanding the Hindu trinity occurs within a Vedantic/monistic model; certainly insofar as Hindu philosophy has been exported to the contemporary world, this is the most widespread model.
		Hinduism is as fluid on this point as it is on many others since it has never pretended to be a uniform doctrinal system.
		Later personal Hindu: two gods and one goddess; sometimes the goddess is seen as the origin of the gods, as in some Shaktite schools.
	www.karma2grace.org /Webcomponents/FAQ/index.asp?det=43 (1570 words)

	Hindu Trinity (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Hindu Trinity is one of the topics in focus at Global Oneness.
		Hindu Trinity, Mysticism, Mysticism Dictionary, Mysticism Archives, Mystic, Mystic Archives, Mysticism Dictionary - H, Mysticism Glossary - H, Mysticism Terms - H
		The first person of the Hindu Trinity (2), the Creator and first member of the trinity in Hinduism, including Shiva and Vishnu, equivalent to the "Father" of the Christians.
	www.experiencefestival.com /hindu_trinity (608 words)

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		The original source of the Hindu Trinity is Parabrahman or Brahman, as distinct from Brahma, the Logos in Aries as a Demiurge.
		Similarly the aura of the human being is an ellipsoid with one centre in the heart (Leo ruled by the Sun) and another ruled by the head (Moon exalted in Taurus as Verbum or Speech).
		Hence the white horse is a symbol of the energies of the Spiritual Sun in Aquarius (Savitri) as distinct from the Sun in Leo (Polar opposite of Aquarius) which is the Spirit-Atma in man, the microcosm or lower hemisphere of the zodiacal circle.
	members.aol.com /maatmythology/part4.htm (4016 words)

	Gods of Hinduism, the Trinity
		The Hindu Trinity comprises of Brahma, the creator, Vishnu, the preserver and Siva the destroyer.
		Lord Siva is the third god of Hindu trinity.
		Undoubtedly he is one of the most popular and powerful gods of Hinduism and inspires people to indulge in acts of courage, devotion and spiritual wisdom.
	allsaivism.tripod.com /hindutrinity.html (421 words)

	The Hindu Trinity (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The Hindu trinity is of Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva.
		This is much like the Christian trinity of God as the Father, Son and Holy Ghost.
		The trinity represents the Divine in its threefold nature and function.
	hindunet.org:8088 /god/trinity (218 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Despite her terrible form, she is adored still today by certain groups of Hindus, especially in the region of Bengal.
		His importance earns him a place as the third member of the Hindu "trinity" in which he is usually thought of as the god who destroys (recall, Brahma is the Creator and Vishnu the Preserver).
		As the second member of the Hindu "trinity", Vishnu is generally said to be the Preserver or Sustainer of life, especially in his associations with the principles of order, righteousness, and truth (dharma).
	www.maxwell.syr.edu /maxpages/special/ramayana/Pantheon.htm (886 words)

	The Hindu Trinity (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The Hindu trinity in both forms may be called the Brahmanic in distinction from the Buddhistic trinity, but in reality the earlier form is Hindu and popular rather that priestly (Brahmanic) and orthodox.
		The Trimurti or "three form" trinity is, as has been intimated, a later adaptation of Vedic gods of a popular sort to a priestly conception of a creator; primarily it is two thirds phenomenal, one third philosophical.
		The really important trinity of the Hindus is, as every such trinity must be, one not based on local conditions, historical and mythological, but built upon universal truths.
	www.ubfellowship.org /sources/hopkins_oer_xviii.htm (3284 words)

	Hindutva Series : Hindu History - A Search for Our Present in History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		And this is why Hinduism is called a Living Idea, guided by the sum total of human wisdom that is not considered to be embodied in one person, or one book, or one period of human history.
		If Hindu Cosmogony is to be believed, Shiva-Nataraj symbolizes not merely the rhythm of physical force of a dancer; but also the cosmic process of creation, renewal and destruction of life.
		According to the Hindu concept, life was divided into the four stages of Brahmacharya (childhood and celibate youth), Grihasta (householder), Vanaprastha (householder who has begun his quest for spiritual pursuits) and Sanyasin (a person who has given up wordly attachments in search of spiritual quest).
	hindutva.org /culture.html (3491 words)

	About HSC
		It is a part of the continuity to keep the vital force of the Hindu ideals and ideas alive and to live and help society and the people apply these principles according to the age and situation.
		The usage and the appreciation of the Hindu ideas are increasing in the world, especially in the West in the fields of health, management, psychology and sociology.
		Hindu Women Project (HWP): This project creates opportunities for Hindu women around the world to understand their environment, address their concerns and issues and help them to realize their unique potential through discussions, networking and support from various sources.
	www.uiowa.edu /~hsc/about.htm (3034 words)

	How Did the Trinity Doctrine Develop? - Jehovah's Witnesses Official Web Site
		But it did not establish the Trinity, for at that council there was no mention of the holy spirit as the third person of a triune Godhead.
		Trinity, 20th century C.E. The French Nouveau Dictionnaire Universel (New Universal Dictionary) says of Plato's influence: "The Platonic trinity, itself merely a rearrangement of older trinities dating back to earlier peoples, appears to be the rational philosophic trinity of attributes that gave birth to the three hypostases or divine persons taught by the Christian
		The testimony of history is clear: The Trinity teaching is a deviation from the truth, an apostatizing from it.
	www.watchtower.org /library/ti/article_04.htm (2049 words)

	Links between two god-men saviors: Jesus and Krishna
		Jesus Christ by most Christians) and Krishna, the second person of the Hindu trinity, are the same person.
		Criteria for salvation, belief in the Trinity, the inerrancy of the Bible, the inspiration of the authors of the Bible by God, etc. would also have to be rejected.
		Of all the Vishnu avatars he is the most popular, and perhaps of all Hindu gods the one closest to the heart of the masses...Krishna was dark and extremely handsome.
	www.religioustolerance.org /chr_jckr.htm (1783 words)

	Ganesh
		Ganesh 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 son of Parvati (the wife of Shiva, the Destroyer, the most powerful of the Hindu trinity of principal gods).
		The Hindu gods are very much alive and live in temples, snow-capped peaks, in rivers and oceans and in the very hearts and minds of the Hindus.
	www.crystalinks.com /ganesh.html (1604 words)

	Modified Religion by Maitreya (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		In the Hindu trinity, we have the deities Brahma-the Overlord, the spirit and man. Meanwhile, the Christian trinity is composed of God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit.
		Interpreting the Christian trinity in the context of the Hindu trinity, it would be found that it possesses no mystery at all.
		God the Father is God the Supreme but with a little substitution of the Overlord for God the Father's position in the trinity, and man for Jesus Christ would yield the same clear entities like the Hindu trinity.
	www.geocities.com /maitreya_maitreya/page8.html (553 words)

	Trinity (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		A leading theory is that Oppenhimer did select it, and that he did so with reference to the divine Hindu trinity of Brahma (the Creator), Vishnu (the Preserver), and Shiva (the Destroyer).
		The heat of the Trinity explosion melted the sandy soil around the tower to form a glassy crust known as "trinitite".
		Years later, with a view towards making the Trinity site a tourist-accessible national historic site (a plan that has never been carried out), the mildly radioactive crust was bulldozed into heaps and covered with soil.
	nuclearweaponarchive.org /Usa/Tests/Trinity.html (1009 words)

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