Essays Tagged: "Vishnu"
Hinduism and It's Gods
Brahma being at the head of it all is, Siva (God of the cosmic dance, or Shiva the Destroyer), and Vishnu. (The preserver, or the God of Love) Siva is said to be the leader to those who have no place ... iva rides on the bull Nandi, and so holy is he that even his mount has become a God.' (Carlyon, 137)Vishnu is depicted to have dark blue skin, dressed in yellow, and is consort to Lakshmi. In some tal ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith > Hinduism
Hinduism
and qualities and hence impersonal, it may also be conceived of as a personal high God, usually as Vishnu (Visnu) or Siva. This fundamental belief in and the essentially religious search for ultimate ... s individual in India ends up with a Bhagavan.Although those Hindus who particularly worship either Vishnu or Shiva generally consider one or the other as their 'favorite god' and as the Lord and Brah ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith > Hinduism
The Hinduism,legends and customs
father and somebody else's husband, but being at the same time one single person. The gods Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva represent the Hindu trinity.Lord Brahma is the Generator, the creator of earth and ... umans. Even being the generator of all things, he isn't worshiped becausehe married his sister.Lord Vishnu, the most worshiped one, is the Operator. He is one that makes all the rules of the society, ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith > Hinduism
Myths in human culture.
nteresting tome, to see the importance and signifigance of the governing divine power known asVishnu.The divine power in The Creation, Death and Rebirth of the Universe is Vishnuwho takes sev ... irth of the Universe is Vishnuwho takes several forms throughout the Creation to Rebirth cycle. Vishnu plays animportant role as he is the one to set up the world for humans to inhabit. As he i ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith
Information about Lord Vishnu.
Lord Vishnu's saga begins with Lord Shiva. Shiva was so infuriated by man's wickedness that he transforme ... hairave, started his destructive rampage, he ripped out the hearts of humans and drank their blood. Vishnu came to the help of humanity, he asked Bhairave to stop slaughtering. Bhairava's response was ... mmon fact that Bhairave's bowl would never be full enough for his liking. In response to this, Lord Vishnu said, "Let me give you all the blood you need. You don't have to bleed mankind." Vishnu struc ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > Asian History
The Life of A Pi by Yann Martel
which at a time made him hopeless and at a time made him to ask different Gods / faith for example Vishnu (Hindu God), Muhammad ( Islamic Prophet) and Jesus ( Christians God).Some of the evidences of ... 6, use of similes especially when he compares his fright to that of Sage Markandya who fell out of Vishnu's mouth while Vishnu was sleeping. Although Richard Parker scared him to death Pi later said ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American
The Indian Caste System: A first person narrative.
rty for Hindu law forbids it.Every morning before work I go to the local temple and pay respects to Vishnu, the preserver. I pray for an hour and then go to work. Everyone I know is Hindu, both lower ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > World History
An essay on Hinduism and Buddhism religions together.
how to act to others. Their gods are Brahma, which is the creator of all, Shiva the destroyer, and Vishnu the preserver of life. They also believe in reincarnation which is were they die and come bac ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith > Hinduism
Religions of the World: Brief description of aspects of Hinduism, Buddhism, and Islam.
simultaneously visualized as a triad: Brahma the Creator, who is continuing to create new realities;Vishnu, (Krishna) the Preserver, who preserves these new creations. Whenever dharma (rder, righteous ... serves these new creations. Whenever dharma (rder, righteousness, religion, and law) is threatened, Vishnu is said to travel from heaven to earth in one of ten incarnations. Shiva is responsible for d ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith > Hinduism
An essay debating the topic of, "Does Arjuna have a free choice"
e text takes the form of a dialogue between Arjuna, a warrior prince and Krishna, an incarnation of Vishnu who is an aspect of the Supreme Being or God. Throughout it, Krishna tries to persuade Arjuna ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith
Hinduismen
a visade mindre respekt för den vediska periodens naturgudar och dyrkade istället gudarna Vishnu och Shiva.Under den här tiden skapades två episka skrifter Mahabharata och Ramayan ... ssa bilder bär han de heliga Vedaböckerna istället för vad som tidigare angetts.Vishnu-överguden och uppehållarenVishnu avbildas med himmelsblå hy.Precis som himme ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith > Hinduism
Vishnu and the Ten Incarnations
Vishnu is one of the most intriguing and important gods in the Hindu religion. He is the second god ... ortant gods in the Hindu religion. He is the second god in the Trimurti, or Hindu Triad, of Brahma, Vishnu, and Siva. While Brahma and Siva play the roles of creator and destroyer, respectively, Vishn ... al position within the Triad because this is what is most important to worshippers. "The concept of Vishnu being the preserver of the world came relatively late in Hinduism. Presumably it sprang from ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith
Four aspects of Shiva.
se. Procreation is also metaphor for all forms of creativity. Traditionally, Brahma is the Creator, Vishnu, the Preserver and Shiva, the Destroyer, but within the cult of each, the one God is believed ... Shiva, the Destroyer, but within the cult of each, the one God is believed to be omnipotent. While Vishnu has the power to destroy evil, Shiva, the destroyer can create. The linga then , is not a mer ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith
The questions were given as a study guide for my Hinduism test. The answers cover the basics of the religion.
ty underlying everything in the universe, from which everything comes and to which it returns. Lord Vishnu's preserving, protecting powers have been manifested to the world in a variety of forms, call ... uman-animal combined form, possessing great and sometimes supernatural powers. All these Avatars of Vishnu appeared in the world either to correct some great evil or to effect some great good on earth ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith > Hinduism
Krishna And The Bhagavad-Gita.
Krishna is the eighth avatar of Vishnu and is thought my most Hindus to be the supreme god. In the epic poem Bhagavad-Gita Arjuna, a ... Arjuna is still not convinced so Krishnu finally reveals his true self to him which is the form of Vishnu the eternal Brahman. Arjuna responds that the revelation that his charioteer is actually the ... eternal Brahman. Arjuna responds that the revelation that his charioteer is actually the great god Vishnu is like the light of a thousand suns in the sky. As Arjuna looks at him, he sees the entire u ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith > Hinduism
Hinduism and Islam: differences and similarities
, creator of the universe. Brahman "unfolds" into the Trimurti, the holy trinity made up of Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva. Brahma is the creator, Vishnu the great preserver, and Shiva the destroyer but al ... is much like ancient Greek and Roman religions. The god Brahma is the creator of the world. The god Vishnu who preserves the world through his many incarnations. The god Shiva will destroy the world w ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith > Hinduism
Current Events
ought very highly of in Nepal and other countries as well. He was even named an incarnation of Lord Vishnu. After his death, many showed their love for the monarchy with signs or banners, and they yel ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology > Psychological Theories & Authors
Indian culture
worships different forms of Brahman. The most important gods include Brahma, who created the world, Vishnu, who keeps the world safe, and Shiva, who will destroy the world in the future. Brahma is not ... aced into three main groups according to which forms of Brahman they worship. One group who worship Vishnu and his incarnations, another who worship Shiva and those who worship the Mother Goddess, Sha ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith
Hinduism Paper
on a belief that all Gods are but one God. Hindus believe in Brahman. Brahman is made up of Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva; the Creator, the Preserver, and the Destroyer respectively. The other common aspec ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith > Hinduism
Hinduism Paper
ibutes (YGoY, 2005).The deities that are most worshiped are Shakthi, also known as Devi, Shiua, and Vishnu. Hindu people seek awareness from God, Brahman, and look for the blessings from different God ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith > Hinduism