Who created God in Hinduism?

Brahma the creator
In the beginning, Brahma sprang from the cosmic golden egg and he then created good and evil and light and dark from his own person. 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 was the first god in Hindu?

Article about Brahma, the first god in the Hindu trimurti. He is regarded as the senior god and his job was creation.
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Where did God come from Hinduism?

For Hindus the universe was created by Brahma, the creator who made the universe out of himself. After Brahma created the world, it is the power of Vishnu which preserves the world and human beings. As part of the cycle of birth, life and death it is Shiva who will ultimately destroy the universe.
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Who created Shiva God?

He was created automatically! He was there when there was nothing and He will remain even after everything is destructed. That is why; he is also loving called as the 'Adi-Dev' which means the 'Oldest God of the Hindu mythology.
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Who is the true God in Hinduism?

Hindus recognise one God, Brahman, the eternal origin who is the cause and foundation of all existence.
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The Hindu Interpretation of Creation | The Story of God



Is Hindu god human?

It is an image of a god, but the god is a human being. “Hinduism is certainly a religion, but it is also a philosophy of life, and all of these deities are, in one form or another, supposed to mirror life itself and your own struggles,” Ms. Sharma said.
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Who is the oldest god?

The Mesha Stele bears the earliest known reference (840 BCE) to the Israelite God Yahweh.
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Is Shiva mentioned in the Bible?

Another Biblical allusion to shiva is found in the Book of Amos (8:10). There, the prophet warns the people that if they do not change their ways, God will “turn your festivals into mourning.” The Talmud in Moed Katan (20a) points out that the festivals of Pesach and Succos are each seven days.
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Was Shiva a half woman?

Ardhanareeshvara is a combination of three words “Ardha,” “Nari,” and “Ishwara” means “half,” “woman,” and “lord,” respectively, which when combined means the lord whose half is a woman. It is believed that the God is Lord Shiva and the woman part is his consort Goddess Parvati or Shakti.
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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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Which religion is the oldest?

Sometimes called the official religion of ancient Persia, Zoroastrianism is one of the world's oldest surviving religions, with teachings older than Buddhism, older than Judaism, and far older than Christianity or Islam. Zoroastrianism is thought to have arisen “in the late second millennium B.C.E.
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Why Brahma has 3 heads?

The trimurti collapses the three gods into a single form with three faces. Each god is in charge of one aspect of creation, with Brahma as creator, Vishnu as preserver, and Shiva as destroyer.
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Who is the strongest god in Hindu?

Supreme God
  • Shiva is the supreme God of Hinduism. ...
  • Regional and family traditions can play a large part in influencing this choice. ...
  • For Vaishnavites, God Vishnu is God Of Supreme, For Shaktas, Goddess Shakti is supreme, For Shaivites, God Shiva is Supreme.
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Why did Jesus worship Shiva?

Christ spent the last phase of his life in the Himalayas. After regaining health, Christ established a 'math' (monastery) at the foothills of the Himalayas, probably in Kashmir. He worshipped Lord Shiva there for three years and achieved 'darshan' of Shiva.
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Where did Jesus go in India?

He (Jesus) spent six years in Puri and Rajgir, near Nalanda, the ancient seat of Hindu learning. Then he went to the Himalayas and spent time in Tibetan monasteries studying Buddhism and through Persia returned to Judea at the age of 29'.
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What religion believes in Shiva?

Many Hindus feel close to Shiva

Hindus most commonly feel close to Shiva (44%). In Hindu temples, Shiva is represented both through his male form as well as a symbol, known as a lingam. In Hindu philosophy, Shiva's role in destruction does not necessarily have a negative connotation.
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What religion was Jesus?

Of course, Jesus was a Jew. He was born of a Jewish mother, in Galilee, a Jewish part of the world. All of his friends, associates, colleagues, disciples, all of them were Jews. He regularly worshipped in Jewish communal worship, what we call synagogues.
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Who is Japan's main god?

The Sun Goddess Amaterasu is considered Shinto's most important kami. Some prominent rocks are worshiped as kami. In contrast to many monotheistic religions, Shinto does not have absolutes.
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Who is the last god in earth?

Kalki (Sanskrit: कल्कि), also called Kalkin or Kalki, is the prophesied tenth and final incarnation of the god Vishnu. He is described to appear in order to end the Kali Yuga, one of the four periods in the endless cycle of existence (Krita) in Vaishnava cosmology.
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Who is first born in Hinduism?

According to the Matsya Purana, sage Manu was the first man (and the first human) created by God.In the above Purana it was mentioned that Lord Brahma created, using his divine powers, the Goddess Shatrupa (as Saraswati was first called) and out of the union of Brahma and Shatrupa was born Manu.
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Who is mother of all gods?

Aditi is said to be the mother of the great god Indra, the mother of kings (Mandala 2. 27) and the mother of gods (Mandala 1. 113.19). In the Vedas, Aditi is Devamata (mother of the celestial gods) as from and in her cosmic matrix all the heavenly bodies were born.
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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 gender is god in Hinduism?

Some Hindu traditions see god as being androgynous, having both female and male aspects. Alternatively a supreme god may be seen to be either male or female while embracing gender henotheism; that is without denying the existence of other gods in either gender. The Shakti tradition conceives of god as a female.
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