Islam has the martyrism does Hinduism have a similar concept? If not why is there anything close? If not that is okay.

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There is a lot of material on the Internet with vastly varying degree of authenticity on this topic. Are there any authors, publications that are most reliable/scientific/trustworthy about history after the Mahabharat war up to the part of Indian history that is well researched/generally accepted...

Main Questions: Why didn't Kṛṣṇa really prevent the Mahābhārata war from taking place? Was the war really worth it? This answer says the war resulted in the death of more than a billion soldiers, horses and elephants on both sides. The numbers maybe inflated but what a great calamity! Isn't it ...

I heard that, after the Mahābhārata war, Yudhiṣṭhira went into depression for having killed so many people. He did not like how the war ended. Then Bhīṣma supposedly advised him to conduct a Rājasūya yāga so that he will meet new kings, forget the bad memories from the war and start a new life. S...

Who among the Pāṇḍavas supported the main Kurukṣetra war and who didn't? What were their reasons for supporting or not-supporting? What about Draupadī? Did she support the war? What were her reasons?

Here's Rāma's attitude towards his own brothers (or should I call them cousins because technically they were not born to the same mother): धर्ममर्थं च कामं च पृथिवीं चापि लक्षण | इच्छामि भवतामर्थे एतत् प्रतिशृणोमि ते || २-९७-५ भ्रातृइणां संग्रहार्थं च सुखार्थं चापि लक्ष्मण | राज्यमप्यहमिच्...

Is there any vashikarna Mantra or similar mantra for increasing love and bond between partner

Today as we know there are millions of Hindu deities (33 crore is what is often referenced). No historical text references to existence of so many gods and goddesses even if we include the Avatars of the trinity - Brahma-Vishnu-Shiva. Does this imply that Hinduism was left to the whims and fancie...

This is what shastras say about the Jamuna river: Shrimad Bhagwat mahapuran, Pancham skandha adhay 16, shlok 16-20: "In Mandarachal, A mango fell from a mango tree into a river changing the river's colour to yellow. Because of this, the river was called Arun. On the downside of the river there ...

Relationship between husband & wife relies on trust. Does Hinduism permit anyone of them to speak lie or hide things in any situation?

Does Jyotisha have elaborate methods to predict death? If so, what is the method? I read in jaimini sutra pertaining to astrology that there is a predictive method for death, but the method is unclear. Also, I do not understand whether it is credible.