I'm a day new to Hinduism. Does Hinduism teach that your God is the creator of good and evil? The Bible infers this, that God is working everything according to his will. I have a suspicion that Hinduism teaches something similar, though probably describes it in a very different way. If we ar...

Mandana Mishra was a Purva Mimamsa philosopher who became an Advaitin after losing a debate to the Advaita philosopher Adi Shankaracharya. He's often identified with Sureshwaracharya, although that's disputed. Now one of Mandana Mishra's works is the Sphota Siddhi, which seeks to defend Sphotav...

the solar race and lunar race story is popular among all purans the solar race contains lord rama and lunar race on other side lord krishna . Is here someone who can discride the both side story, their kingdoms etc.

Lately, it seems there has been a tendency for some users to group together and compulsively upvote posts that adhere to a certain viewpoint or posts by certain users that uphold this viewpoint or downvote posts that throw shade -either blatantly or subtly- on viewpoints that are in opposition t...

Is there a mantra that addresses all of the Saptarishi. I used to chant "Om Jai Shri Saptarishi Namah". I found out that "Chitrasikhandin" is a word used to refer to the seven sages, so I made up another mantra: Om Jai Shri Chitrasikhandin Namah. Are there anything similar in the texts? I feel t...

Srikantha was a famous Shaivite acharya from South India of the eleventh century who propounded the Shiva Advaita philosophy which is very similar to Ramanujacharya's Vishistadvaita philosophy. Is Srikantha regarded as an incarnation by his followers?

Most Shaivite sects are Advaitin whereas some Shaivites, especially Acharya Srikantha's followers in South India follow Vishistadvaita. Are there any Shaivite sects that are dualistic?

How can a person increase his or her bhakti? Do scriptures give any guidance or advice over this issue?

Alchemy is the study of transmutation of matter, conversion of base metal into gold and development of the elixir of immortality. I have heard that Tantra talks about alchemy and I wish to do some research on this topic. Can anyone recommend me the relevant texts dealing with alchemy?

Dhruva is usually known as a devotee of Lord Vishnu. However, according to some of my relatives, Dhruva was a devotee of Lord Brahma. Do any text portray Dhruva to be a devotee of Lord Brahma?

Which Vedanta philosophy is followed by people belonging to the Varkari sect?

Chandala pritije shreshtha Hari-bhakti paraye Is the above verse present in any scripture?

In Garuda Purana, there is a story of Brahmins appearing before Rama and Sita for food. One of the Brahmins then gets possessed by the late Dasharatha's soul which Sita recognises. Why did Dasharatha possess the Brahmin? Note: I shall add the relevant verses in the question body once I have loca...

Does the rashis have anything to do with multiverses and dimensions. How do stars affect our decisions. Are we preprogrammed to follow a certain action or do we have free will?