Are the same divine beings part of more than one religion?

[prasad1]

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It is an interesting concept. It does not delve into the origin or age of the story. The divine being might have originated independently or adapted from one religion to another.

There are examples of divine beings in other religions which have close resemblances to some in the Hindu pantheon, leading one to consider if the division of religions we see in our world is of our own making and not the reality of the higher worlds.

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[sravna]

Divinity can only be one though considered different by humans. It is a matter of subjectivity though mapping one divine being to another in a different religion.

 

[renuka]

I had a discussion with a Buddhist monk some time ago who told me

1) Panini the grammarian was a Buddhist.
So I asked the monk..then why is the sutra written by Panini called Maheswara Sutraani, the monk replied because Shiva is a Boddhisattva.

Then he also told me Ganesha is a Boddhisattva.

So I told him well, I dont think the deities have a religion...they are like websites in the Akasha which you can log in..if a Hindu logs into Shiva website, he considers Shiva as Mahadeva and certainly views Shiva through Hindu lenses.

Likewise if a Buddhist logs into Shiva webpage..then the buddhist considers Shiva a Boddhisattva and viewed through Buddhist lenses.

The monk didnt agree with me.
He felt Shiva and Ganesha are buddhist Boddhisattvas.

Honestly I wonder does it matter to God or deities what we think of them?

 

[Lotusinsanskrit]

Post in thread 'Equivalence of oneness and infinity'

Oct 3, 2021

On personal note after reading all your threads are you by any chance devotee of Vikraman Swamy of Nanganallur because it has come to my mind by seeing your I'd photo and name. And now this oneness reminds me of a song sung by him
That is
God is one one God is one
Rama there Rama here
God is one God is one

God is one one God is one
Krishna there Krishna here
God is one God is one

God is one one God is one
Jesus there jesus here
God is one God is one

God is one one God is one
Allah there Allah here
God is one God is one

(Also only yesterday I watched a video by someone proving...

• Lotusinsanskrit

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[sravna]

Post in thread 'Equivalence of oneness and infinity'

Oct 3, 2021

On personal note after reading all your threads are you by any chance devotee of Vikraman Swamy of Nanganallur because it has come to my mind by seeing your I'd photo and name. And now this oneness reminds me of a song sung by him
That is
God is one one God is one
Rama there Rama here
God is one God is one

God is one one God is one
Krishna there Krishna here
God is one God is one

God is one one God is one
Jesus there jesus here
God is one God is one

God is one one God is one
Allah there Allah here
God is one God is one

(Also only yesterday I watched a video by someone proving...

• Lotusinsanskrit

• 

Very beautiful and logical theme madam. BTW frankly I do not know Vikramam Swamy but definitely fully resonate with the above idea.

 

[prasad1]

I had a discussion with a Buddhist monk some time ago who told me

1) Panini the grammarian was a Buddhist.
So I asked the monk..then why is the sutra written by Panini called Maheswara Sutraani, the monk replied because Shiva is a Boddhisattva.

Then he also told me Ganesha is a Boddhisattva.

So I told him well, I dont think the deities have a religion...they are like websites in the Akasha which you can log in..if a Hindu logs into Shiva website, he considers Shiva as Mahadeva and certainly views Shiva through Hindu lenses.

Likewise if a Buddhist logs into Shiva webpage..then the buddhist considers Shiva a Boddhisattva and viewed through Buddhist lenses.

The monk didnt agree with me.
He felt Shiva and Ganesha are buddhist Boddhisattvas.

Honestly I wonder does it matter to God or deities what we think of them?

Oh, it is feel good message. It is not reality. Try peaching it in Jeddah or Vatican, and see how much traction you get. It would not even fly in Iyengar bastion.

 

[renuka]

Oh, it is feel good message. It is not reality. Try peaching it in Jeddah or Vatican, and see how much traction you get. It would not even fly in Iyengar bastion.

So far in my life, no christian or muslim has claimed Hindu deities are their deities.
For Muslims they say there is only one God and only Allah is God.
The polite ones just stop at that.
The ones who are mininons of a certain preacher from India who is happily living here calls any form of deity worship as polytheism.


Most Christians I have met either talk about the Holy Trinity or some just talk about Jesus and some aggressive ones who are trying to convert you say deities of other religions. are non divine beings.

So far I have not met any Muslim or Christian who hijacks Hindu Gods/deities and say they are Boddhisattva or Malaika( Angels).

So there will be nothing to preach in Jeddah or Vatican.