Which God is bigger in Hinduism?

The Vishnu purana establishes Lord Vishnu as the greatest.
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Who is the biggest god of Hinduism?

Indra also called Śakra, the supreme god, is the first of the 33, followed by Agni.
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Who is big in 3 gods of Hinduism?

Shiva is the more powerful deity and so he is depicted with four arms and is the taller figure. In his hands he holds his weapon, the trident, a small deer and a fruit.
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Who is the largest god?

The tallest statue of Shiva in India. Largest and tallest bust in the world, made up of 500 tonnes of steel. Height of 112 ft symbolically denotes that Adiyogi gave 112 ways to explore the human system. It is the tallest statue of Basavanna in the world.
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Who is supreme Vishnu or Shiva?

One of the supreme Hindu deities of Trimurti, Lord Vishnu is the supreme God of Vaishnavism. The other two supreme deities are Lord Shiva, as the Destroyer and Lord Brahma, as the Creator. Lord Vishnu is known as “the Preserver or the Protector of the Universe” within the Hindu Trinity of divinity.
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Vishnu, Shiva, Brahma - Vedic Explanation About Who Came First



Who can defeat Shiva?

Ifrit is the perfect summon to use against Shiva because Ifrit's attacks exploit Shiva's weaknesses. While Ifrit will attack Shiva automatically, you and your party can use your own ATB Points to make Ifrit use more powerful fire attacks against the ice queen.
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Who came first Shiva or Vishnu?

Lord Shiva

While many purans believe that God Brahma and God Vishnu were born from God Shiva, there is no hardcore evidence to prove the same.
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Who is stronger Vishnu or Shiva?

In Hindu scriptures, there are 18 puranas – each dedicated to a particular name for God – and each establishing that name as supreme. The Shiva purana establishes Lord Shiva as the greatest. The Vishnu purana establishes Lord Vishnu as the greatest. The Shrimad Bhagvad Purana establishes Lord Krishna as the greatest.
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Who is World's Strongest god?

Trimurti is considered to be the most powerful god as he is a combination of Brahma [The Creator], Vishnu [The Preserver] & Shiva [The Destroyer].
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What is the highest god called?

Elyon (Hebrew: עֶלְיוֹן‎ ʿElyōn) is an epithet of the God of the Israelites in the Hebrew Bible. ʾĒl ʿElyōn is usually rendered in English as "God Most High", and similarly in the Septuagint as ὁ Θεός ὁ ὕψιστος ("God the highest").
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Who is the first god in Hinduism?

Brahma is the first god in the Hindu triumvirate, or trimurti. The triumvirate consists of three gods who are responsible for the creation, upkeep and destruction of the world. The other two gods are Vishnu and Shiva. Vishnu is the preserver of the universe, while Shiva's role is to destroy it in order to re-create.
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Who can defeat Lord Vishnu?

If there is anyone in this or any other universe who can defeat Lord Vishnu is Lord Shiva. In fact, there is a story in the Shiva Purana which states that Lord Shiva defeated Lord Vishnu and killed his sons.
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Who created the god?

We ask, "If all things have a creator, then who created God?" Actually, only created things have a creator, so it's improper to lump God with his creation. God has revealed himself to us in the Bible as having always existed. Atheists counter that there is no reason to assume the universe was created.
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Who is the handsome god?

But no one is acknowledged universally as being handsome, except Lord Krishna. He is described as Bhuvana Sundara, the most handsome One in the whole universe, said Adur Asuri Madhavachari in a discourse.
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Who is the higher power in Hinduism?

The majority of Hindus believe in one supreme god (The Brahman). Everything is a part of and a manifestation of Brahman, the ultimate reality; however, Brahman's qualities and powers may be represented by a great diversity of gods/deities all of which emanate from The Brahman.
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Are there only 33 gods in Hinduism?

The Samhitas, which are the oldest layer of text in Vedas, enumerate 33 devas, either 11 each for the three worlds, or as 12 Adityas, 11 Rudras, 8 Vasus, and 2 Ashvins in the Brahmanas layer of Vedic texts.
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Who is stronger Zeus or Shiva?

Zeus despite of being gods of God he could be defeated by Aires and he could also be defeated by the god of war KRATOS. Above all he had a form despite he absorbed whole universe. Despite shiva was defeated once by his wife who was his manifestation so it could not be counted and was invincible and undefeated.
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Who is the oldest religion?

The word Hindu is an exonym, and while Hinduism has been called the oldest religion in the world, many practitioners refer to their religion as Sanātana Dharma (Sanskrit: सनातन धर्म, lit.
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Who created all Hindu gods?

Brahma the creator

He also created the four types: gods, demons, ancestors and men, the first of whom was Manu. Brahma then made all the other living creatures upon the earth.
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Who defeated Lord Krishna?

Kalayavana (Sanskrit: कालयवन, romanized: Kālayavana, lit. 'black Greek') is a king in Hinduism. He is stated to have invaded Mathura with an army of 30 million yavanas (barbarians) against Krishna.
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Who can defeat Hanuman?

Kalanemi (Sanskrit: कालनेमि, romanized: Kālanemi) is a rakshasa mentioned in various adaptations of the Hindu epic Ramayana. He is the son of Maricha, who was tasked by Ravana, the epic's main antagonist to kill Hanuman.
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Can Lord Shiva defeat Krishna?

In a fair fight, no one or nothing can defeat Lord Shiva. But that is not to say that he cannot be conquered. There have been many devotees of Shiva who have conquered him with their love and devotion. Foremost, among them was Lord Krishna.
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Is Jesus and Krishna same?

Hindus believe that Jesus, like Lord Krishna, is just another avatar of the Divine, who came down to show humanity in the righteous way of life. This is another point where Krishna resembles Christ, a figure who is both "fully human and fully divine."
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What religion was Lord Shiva?

Shiva is one of the main deities of Hinduism. His name is also spelled Śiwa or Śiva.
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Was Shiva male or female?

Shiva and Vishnu

In Vaishnavism and Shaivism, God, Vishnu or Shiva respectively, is personified as male.
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