Hindu

The origin of the oldest world religion, Hinduism can be traced as far back as 10,000 B.C. The key beliefs formulate the basis of Hindu Mythology. Reincarnation and re-creation are recurring themes. After death each soul will be born again into a new living body many times.

The most famous epics of the legends are written in the Sanskrit language. The first is Ramayana which chronicles the life and journeys of Rama. The second epic, Mahabharata is the longest epic ever written and encapsulates the Bhagawat Gita which eventually became the sacred scripture of the Hindu religion.

Hindu Concepts

Hindu Creatures

Hindu Gods

It is said in the Hindu scriptures that there are 33 Crore which is equal to 330 million gods. Today, Hinduism has three major traditions whose followers each have their own supreme deity, Shiva, Vishnu or Shakti. The other gods, Deva and goddesses, Devi are incarnations of the three supreme deities. In Vedic literature (the oldest of the Hindu scriptures), the Devas and Devis represent forces of nature, creativity, morals, supreme knowledge and magical power. The Devas are the light and their counterparts the Asuras represent the darkness. All human beings have both a light and dark natures and the struggles of the gods exist within us.