We have 12 Adityas of whom one is Vishnu. And 11 Rudras of whom one is Shankara. Are they Vishnu and Shiva counted in Trinity? If not, who are they? Are they related to trinity gods?

According to Vedanta, a single self or jIva is the seat of consciousness. jIva as a single unit, is not further divisible. Buddhism, on the other hand, does not subscribe to the doctrine of a permanent self. And in one of the suttas of Buddhism, the Buddha classifies consciousness into eye-cons...

I'm certain that they do not reincarnate as soon as they die. So where do they stay until they reincarnate?

The question Side effects of Initiation by a Guru?. As per the question above, guru gets bad karma of disciple. What about good karma of disciple? Does guru share good karma and enjoy as well? Logically this must be true.

Essence of Devi Bhagavata Purana: http://www.kamakoti.org/kamakoti/details/devibhagvatpurana2.html Maha Vishnu remote-controlled by Devi Bhagavati: In the Introductory Recitation of Devi Bhagavatam, Sage Suta quoted Narada Maharshi as having confirmed by Lord Vishnu Himself to Lord Brahma th...

Namaskara,I would like to know what are the views on evolution in Hinduism(with vedic reference)

In chapter 8 of Sri Shiva Rahsya, Lord Shiva says- Having been put to sleep at the moment of creation, man begins his worldly life in the form of an inanimate thing made of space, air, fire, water or earth. He abides in that condition for forty-two thousand lifetimes. He then enters a state l...

While Jesus can be traced back to 0AD, Allah to around 700AD,

Can anyone please help me find the English translation for: Om Lakshmi Vigan Shri Kamala Dharigan Svaha I know the overall purpose of the mantra, but cannot find the meanings of several words

TL;DR WHAT TO DO WHEN SCRIPTURES GO AGAINST CONSCIENCE? What to do when Parshara Smriti go against my conscience? How can I treat a chandala (I do not even know what that means, except that it is a low caste) differently from a Vaishya? How are they different? Just because they did bad karma, d...

When one searches for Dharma Shastra, books like manu smriti, and various other smriti comes, but when one searches for dharma sutras, baudhayana sutras and the likes come. What is the difference between them, and which are considered superior.