What is the point of reincarnation?
The reincarnation concept is considered in Indian religions as a step that starts each “cycle of aimless drifting, wandering or mundane existence,” but one that is an opportunity to seek spiritual liberation through ethical living and a variety of meditative, yogic (marga), or other spiritual practices.
What religion believes in reincarnation and karma?
Hindu belief
Which religion does not believe in reincarnation?
However, the different eastern religions like Hinduism, Jainism, and Buddhism have differed in their faith on rebirth. Further, the Islam as well as the most dominant religion of the world, Christianity, having its origin in the west, have largely denied reincarnation, though some sub-sects still show interest in it.
Who created Shiva?
| Trimurti | |
|---|---|
| Affiliation | Brahma (Creator) Vishnu (Preserver) Shiva (Destroyer) |
| Abode | Satyaloka abode of Brahma Vaikuntha abode of Vishnu Kailash abode of Shiva |
| Mantra | Om Tridevaya Namah |
| Weapon | Brahmastra and Kamandala (Brahma) Sudarshana and Kaumodaki (Vishnu) Trishula (Shiva) |
How many avatars does Shiva have?
The Linga Purana lists twenty-eight avatars of Shiva. In the Shiva Purana there is a distinctly Saivite version of a traditional avatar myth: Shiva brings forth Virabhadra, one of his terrifying forms, in order to calm Narasimha, an avatar of Vishnu.
How will Kalki avatar look like?
Predictions about birth and arrival In some Vaishnava texts, Kalki is forecasted to appear on a white horse, at the end of Kaliyuga, to end the age of degeneration and to restore virtue and world order. Kalki is described differently in Indian and Buddhist manuscripts.
Who is 9th avatar of Vishnu?
Lists
| Position | Krishna, Buddha (common list) | Balarama, Krishna (Vaishnavites) |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Rama | |
| 8 | Krishna | Balarama |
| 9 | Buddha | Krishna |
| 10 | Kalki (prophesied 10th avatar who ends the Kali Yuga) | |