How do the Hindu see reality?
A Hindu views the entire universe as God's and everything in the universe as God.
Hindus believe that each person is intrinsically divine and the purpose of life is to seek and realise the divinity within all of us.
The Hindu belief is totally non-exclusive and accepts all other faiths and religious paths..
How many universes are there according to Hinduism?
Many Hindus believe that there are 14 lokas, or worlds that make up a multiverse.
They believe that there are inhabitants in each of these planetary systems..
What are the 14 worlds in Hinduism?
bhu, bhuvas, svar, mahas, janas, tapas, and satya above and atala, vitala, sutala, rasātala, talātala, mahātala, pātāla and naraka at the bottom..
What is the meaning of Hindu cosmos?
Hindu cosmology is the description of the universe and its states of matter, cycles within time, physical structure, and effects on living entities according to Hindu texts.
Hindu cosmology is also intertwined with the idea of a creator who allows the world to exist and take shape..
- For Hindus the universe was created by Brahma, the creator who made the universe out of himself.
- Origins of Hinduism
Most scholars believe Hinduism started somewhere between 2300 B.C. and 1500 B.C. in the Indus Valley, near modern-day Pakistan.
But many Hindus argue that their faith is timeless and has always existed.
Unlike other religions, Hinduism has no one founder but is instead a fusion of various beliefs.