HISTORY
ANCIENT INDIA
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Brahman
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Dharma
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Sanskrit
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Guru
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Detailed explanation-1: -monotheism: The belief in the existence of a single god. In Hinduism, god is one, but also many. This one ultimate reality, whether you refer to it as The Brahman, the Divine, or the Real, can be perceived in and through an infinite number of names and forms.
Detailed explanation-2: -For Hindus, Brahman is God or the Supreme Being. Brahman is beyond human understanding. However, Hindus try to explain Brahman through understanding the Hindu scriptures . There are various interpretations, but the main descriptions of Brahman are Nirguna and Saguna .
Detailed explanation-3: -In verses considered as the most ancient, the Vedic idea of Brahman is the “power immanent in the sound, words, verses and formulas of Vedas". However, states Gonda, the verses suggest that this ancient meaning was never the only meaning, and the concept evolved and expanded in ancient India.
Detailed explanation-4: -Hinduism has monotheistic (one God) as well as polytheistic (many Gods) elements: the one Ultimate Reality or Supreme Being (Brahman) also exists simultaneously in the deities of the Creator (Brahma), the Sustainer (Vishnu) and the Destroyer (Shiva).
Detailed explanation-5: -In Hinduism, Brahman connotes the highest Universal Principle, the Ultimate Reality in the universe.