What Do Hindu's Believe? (3)

What Do Hindu's Believe?:

Hinduism is polytheistic which means believing in or worshiping more than one God.  Hinduism has 330 million deities or demigods, all extensions of the one ultimate reality that is Brahman. Brahman is known as the creator; Brahman is beyond the reach of humans. 

The picture above depicts Brahman in Moksha. 

The term Brahman is used when referring to the essence of all things; the Atman is referred to the ultimate reality of oneself. Hindu's believe that there is a part of Brahman in everybody, this part is called Atman. 

The Upanishads are ancient texts that contain the basics of Hindu teachings, in these teaching Brahman is described as neti, meaning “not this, not that.” What you sense and what your mind can ponder is not Brahman, Brahman is considered superior to humans, beyond our reach and thought.  Instead Brahman makes up what you cannot see, he is not material but pure spirit. The image below is of a page in the Upanishads.

Hindu’s believe in Monism which is believing all reality is one, that everything is interconnected. For example monists believe all rivers, lakes, even droplets of rain share a same common essence, the essence is Brahman. Brahman is the source of the universe.

Brahman is the source of the universe. Brahman is impersonal, never seen or heard. Because Brahman and Atman are out of the human reach, humans still need to have contact with the divine. There are 330 million Gods and Goddess, deities that provide contact. Each deity has their own personal characteristics, the Hindus are free to choose who they worship and are allowed to worship as many deities as they like.


    Images of the most popular deities, you will learn more about them in another page.

What You Should Have Learned:


Hindu's are polytheistic because they believe in more than one God.

Brahman is the creator or absolute reality.  

Brahman and Atman are connected

Atman is the ultimate reality of oneself  

Brahman and Atman are so divine they are out of human reach, 
Therefore there are 330 million deities that provide contact

Hindus are free to worship as many of the deities are they like. 

What is Hinduism and How Did it Begin? (2)

What is Hinduism?

Hinduism is one of the most diverse and complex religions. It is the world's oldest religion and is the third largest in followers with over 950 million followers worldwide. Hinduism is mostly practiced in India and Nepal.

How Hinduism Began:


Hinduism originated in India thousands of years ago. It is hard to say who founded Hinduism because the religion dates back thousands of years and it  has such a remote past that it cannot be traced to any one individual. The first Hindu teachers were called Brahmin, they passed down the Hindu teachings through word of mouth then 4,000 years ago these stories were written down in the sacred text called the Big Veda.  

Some other sacred texts include the Upanishads,

 the Vedas and the Bhagavas-Gita.

What You Should Now Know:

Hinduism is a complex and very old religion

Hinduism does not have a designated founder

The first Hindu teachers were called Brahmin

Sacred texts include The Upanishads, The Red Veda and The Bhagavas-Gita. 

Introduction (1)

Learning a new religion can be tricky, so I have created this interactive blog spot to walk you through the basic and most important factors of the Hindu Religion. All you must do is read each page in the correct order and at the end of each web page there will be a summary of the topic. I hope this blog will give you a better understanding of the Hindu faith, their traditions and goals.

Good luck!