Hindu mythology depending on the age of the three systems, the first is the vedic myths, is the secondThe HinduMyth, and the third is a buddhist mythology, if the vedic myths is to stay in the primitive worship, natural force and then the Hindu mythology has formed a fairly standard system, and then the Buddhism myths on the basis of absorbing the Hindu mythology cosmology to a fairly perfect degree.

The historical evolution of the Hindu mythology prevue

For the formation of Hindu mythology system, academic circles is quite controversial, for convenience, we can be subdivided into the following period:

The Indus civilization period (not) - vedic period - the vedic period after - big epic - purana.When puranas period, the Hindu mythology system already exists, in before, there are many complex and contradictory narrative, especially during the period of the great epic, as a result of the later generations add and modify, original stories and myths have been beyond recognition.For simplicity's sake, don't do here at a deeper level, this paper simply introduced by now the deposit account.

Before the aryans of Hindu mythology, before now because of the difficulty of sites annihilation and text deciphering has only speculation.But what is certain is that the previous Hindu mythology has strong worship of natural color, for later Hindu mythology system has the profound influence, the most obvious example is as the god of the god of reproduction, animal symbol and the bull of shiva, in former Indian mythology has's predecessor, namely the seal on the famous "beast master".

God cattle in India (which/Holy Cow) of Hindu deities

Aryan invasion of Indian and local cultural fusion results, but also has the ancient Eurasian Aryan colour and Indian vedic myths of local color.Veda is the most important classic of Indian civilization, is to record the various religious texts of poetry, legends, philosophy, "vedic" this set includes the rigveda (the book of ode) "Ta woman vedic" (the book of spells) "yajurveda" (the book) and "samaveda" (song), the presence of the vedic system and four vedic interpretation of works "brahmana", the upanishads and the book of the forest.The most ancient vedic is the most important of the vedas and the rig Veda, content is mostly of ode to the gods, now we know the vedic myths system basic is built on the rig Veda records.The myth of the rig Veda system, and the indo-european mythology system there is a obvious contrast and correlation;The main gods in the pantheon of the vedas, big can be compared to find out their Greek or Persian brothers, the most typical is the thor and god.Vedic interpretation of books, has established a "blessed" centered philosophy, and gradually evolved with typical India the myth of color image.

The main gods in the vedic mostly natural gods, such as the sky god emperor osborne, thor indra, the goddess of the dawn ushas, fire jain, water cut floor the and so on, also have the embodiment of the abstract things godhead, such as the creator, anger, and so on, but still occupied the main position of natural gods.In later became a mighty dominated the world three great god, at this time or has not yet been forming, or status is not high;The predecessor was a storm of shiva and lu nai luo, the symbol of abundance and Vishnu just as indra's partner.

Hindu mythology history real turning point in the epic.Refers to the great epic "mahabharata", and the ramayana.The former describes between the two tribesThe war, which account for the deeds of the hero, rama, may reflect actual indo-aryan south into the historical facts.Both epic space, rich in content, especially "mahabharata", through a cut in the form of a large number of Chronicles the Hindu mythology, the composition is complicated, but become a source of many myths.In two mythology, the so-called "protection of the world god" image, and shiva and Vishnu's status is rising sharply, far beyond the old vedic gods, the supremacy of existence.Brahma since the upanishads from abstract philosophical symbol and the main specific out their own gods in the image, thus completely become the god of creation and the father of the world.Former great vedic gods, at this time had fallen to subordinate status, especially indra, although there is still a day emperor, but is no longer invincible hero, nature and personality change.At this point, the man's deeds as well as their hero began to dominate in the account, but on the later was subservient to the embodiment of the gods.

In India's extensive worship Lord krsna god (Lord Krishna) when I was a child

The puranas, Indian myth is already forming, the status of the three gods, particularly Siva and Vishnu the more noble, the mythical religious significance also increasingly obvious.Puranas formed relatively late, at this time of conflict, mostly reflect on the philosophy and sectarian differences.Mainly divided into 18 number "the puranas" and many controversial "a little puranas," ZhuMingZhe has the lotus puranas Vishnu purana, "Lin and puranas" and so on.Content is more complex, but the value of literature, is much less than the two great epics.At this point, the ancient vedic thoroughly become subservient to the three gods, the gods have such as ushas has completely disappeared from the temple, and shiva sect and Vishnu sect has been formed, and the antagonism between dark Lord Krishna (Lord krsna god) as the incarnation of Vishnu's status as a new god has established.Of a period of at this point in the epic new gods were rising, such as Mars and Davis goddess of incarnation.Besides the gods story, a huge wonderful world system have also been completed, especially about the founding stage of narrative and the period and the description of the destruction of the world.

The formation of Hinduism

Hinduism is the traditional religion of India, bound up with Buddhism also, with it in about 2000 BC the aryans into India, which is a primitive worship and witchcraft originated in ancient times.It is generally believed that comes from ancient Indian vedic Hinduism teaches and brahminism, about in the 8th century, India in the history of the famous reformer shang jie ROM absorbed some teachings of Buddhism, and jainism, to reform the brahmans and formed the Hindu.Another saying, Hinduism is around 1500 to 600 b.c., gradually evolved into a vedic religion, and finally develop into the brahmans, namely the Hindu today.

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Three combination is not invariable, vedic myths period of three combination is god in building the, cut by and indra (of course, there are other statements), then with the vedic gods status gradually reduce the content of the three combination began to change.Symbol in vedic times people worship gods such as fengshen cut by the original natural force, fire jain, etc., with thor indra and among them, however, although in the preservation of the data in the literature found a lot of praises to poetry, indra indra did not obtain the status of all the gods, and worshipped as simply because be regarded as the king of heaven (mean he is the one who is more representative of the gods) - does not appear in the vedic myths of true dominance of the great god, and by the age of mythology of Hinduism, understanding of the world have reached a "create - maintenance - destruction - to create" the degree of this kind of philosophical thinking.Created god brahman (Brahma), maintaining the god Vishnu god Shiva, Vishnu and destruction (Shiva) is this kind of idea.

The three Hindu god: Brahma Lord Brahma, Vishnu Lord Vishnu and Shiva Lord Shiva (from left to right)

Creator god brahman (Brahma) identity is to pray for god in the vedic myths and officially named brahman in Hindu mythology, and is directly linked with cosmic will "brahman", generally think that everything in the universe from the brahman, and destruction is back to Brahma, Brahma is the highest personification of will reflect, in Hindu mythology is considered to be the creator of the universe, also known as the "Lord of the world".But, in fact, the admiration of brahman is far less than the other two great god, between the world has been created, brahma natural more people's attention to Vishnu and shiva two forces i.e. maintenance and destruction to the world the race for power on, brahma also because some actions lead to its reputation and believers reduce - and the world, India "is directly related to the storyline.Throughout India, spread over the Temple of Vishnu and shiva, specially to Brahma Temple is only a, that is the Brahma pushkar Temple (Brahma Temple).The mythical brahma for red color, four, four arms, mount for the swan, in is absorbed into the Buddhism became known as the great brahma after the guardian deity.

Vishnu (Vishnu) only in the vedic myths to make measurement is famous for its "three steps" of the world, is not very noble gods, and the status in Hindu mythology is greatly improved, is considered to be owned and brahma peer status, even many sects of Vishnu believers think status in the brahma of Vishnu and shiva, think only of Vishnu is the only true god, and brahma and shiva is a "god" and so on, of course, worship shiva believers will, in turn, think they believe in god is the greatest).In creating a version of the myth of the world: in the beginning of creation, only endlessThe sea, Vishnu lying in the serpent god naga, from his navel zhang is out of one individual plant lotus, lotus blossom when sent out thousands of times in the brilliance of the sun, which was born the brahman, and then brahma created the world, influenced by Hindu buddhist classic journal of dazheng hidden records: "...Flowers, umbilical in chiba golden clever monastery everbright bright as ten thousand photos, some central China knot JiaFu sit, the man have boundless light, called brahman Kings.Brahman Kings had eight children, eight children born of heaven and earth people..."Refers to the matter, so some people think that Vishnu is creation brahma the creator god, so is supposed to have higher than its position.Is famous for its various incarnations of Vishnu, some myths that has one thousand kinds of avatar of Vishnu, and myth says he has infinite incarnation (stunned), but is believed to have ten kinds of avatar of Vishnu: fish (matese), turtle (Kurt horse), gnome (tile rubbing the), wild boar (oaxaca the), lions (the ROM sinha), holding axes (paro Sue rama, rama, rama zhan tuo luo (rama, Krishna, Buddha, the Buddha's first nine avatar) of Vishnu, and base (white), the sixth, seventh and eighth incarnation spawned countless myths, the eighth incarnation Krishna is the embodiment of Vishnu's most famous and most respected, even out of the avatar of Vishnu, from become separate worship;Finally the tenth incarnation, the base is the embodiment of not only in the world, only legend to the moral world when the lowest tenth incarnation, the base will drop, Vishnu will ride a white horse, base with destroy all the hands of the sword (on his incarnation), at this point, Vishnu and shiva the overlap in function.India two epic "mahabharata" and the ramayana and direct incarnations of Vishnu, from a mass of merit for the infinite god psalm, Vishnu is indeed one of the most influential Hindu gods.The mythical for the blue color of skin of Vishnu, four arms, mount is dapeng bird gold wing, in Buddhism, also known as the miao which the day.

(Shiva) is three in the Hindu god Shiva destroy god in combinations (or destroy) god.Is generally believed that the vedic mythical LuTuo ROM (Rudra) is the predecessor of shiva.LuTuo ROM has a dual character, on the one hand, is the most powerful feared god, and on the one hand, and for human and animal medicine, known as "Jalasa - bhesaja" (treatment), then LuTuo ROM have destruction and medicine of the functions of these two aspects, and in Hindu mythology, the great god's image has been further rich.Shiva is widely considered to be destroyed, medicine, music, dance, and the god of the austerities, firm yogi, also known as "lucky" shiva, derived by he Lin ng (Lingga) embodies the hindus worship in awe and admiration of male fertility.One of India's most famous antiquities is dancing the bronze statue of shiva, at that time, shiva foot stepped on a devil, body presents a beautiful s-shaped, body around the flame radiated around toward the spread, although abnormal posture is colorful, but the expression of shiva is very severe, because the dance is the legend of the whole universe to be nothing dawa dance.Siva also owns their terror like - this is a complex and changeful great god, and also produced numerous myths from him.In and think like god and god of war Carl's kaye is the son of god, shiva about why and in what is his elephant head also have different legends, because and the other in order to maintain the dignity of the father and lost the root of ivory, the panda offer like god has many believers in India, his ability to scope is quite widespread, indians and almost no matter what things to prayer.The mythical shiva in five, three eye (when angry shiva from the forehead of the third eye spurts out red-violet fire to do everything), four arms, green throat (legend because the gods mixing milk at the end of the sea serpents that caleb's poison can destroy the world was swallowed by a Siva will become a cyan, added in the process of mixing milk sea produced beauty, auspicious, having lakshmi, the gods want to marry her, and lakshmi finally choose their most beautiful Vishnu, shiva, so desperate to get swallowed poison, while his wife pell buddy throat first to hold the husband didn't let the poison effect, after the shiva is also known as "green throat"), to have a new moon between the brows, mounts are young south di (it is all four-legged animal protector), known as Siva in Buddhism.

- three - goddess of combination

Brahma, Vishnu and shiva spouse accordingly, also known as the goddess of three combinations.

Salas brahma's wife, she is poetry and art, set with a beauty and wisdom of the goddess, legend has it that she is created by brahma, brahma later and love each other and combine, and it's committed incest, brahma paid the price for this lost a head (brahman why lose one head become four there are many kinds of legend, but it was generally supposed that the head is to destroy the shiva) but brahman and salas Ms. Marriage doesn't seem to be so happy, salas she is always not enough respect to brahma that brahma once in a pet has a plan to marry again.

The Hindu goddess of three: rakesh meters Lakshmi, Ms. Pal Parvati, salas Ms. Saraswati

Vishnu's wife lakshmi, in Buddhism is called auspicious days (this name good famous), said she's four major Kings of the north book pop's younger sister, but it was generally supposed that she was sitting on a lotus appear when the churning sea gods, is lucky, wealth, and the goddess of love.Vishnu and lakshmi, feeling is very good, almost every time the avatar of Vishnu come she will save the world with it, when she was alone worship is considered to be the "mother of the world of women with the highest potential.

Shiva's wife is generally considered the great goddess Diana d, but and shiva, the goddess has many member and is considered to be the goddess of all of the strongest and the most complex.Davis, pell, buddy, kali, black mother, durga, durga...Is the title of her, when she was in terrible mother earth appear, their terror that even more than the shiva, she often sent to eliminate some powerful devil, and the name of durga is after she eliminated the devil with the same name.In Hindu mythology, the nerve often will lend her own magic weapon and weapons, with the help of the guardian, the goddess will dominate - but in the world, India article 30, or let her image mainly pell, buddy, "pell buddy" means "from the snow mountain", she is the goddess of snow-capped mountains, is the daughter of the Himalayan mountain xi ma wan.