Innehållsförteckning
Hur många hinduer bor det i Indien?
Hinduismen uppstod i Indien för ungefär 3 500 är sedan och representerar idag 80 procent av landets religioner. Det finns 900 miljoner hinduer i världen.
Vad står hinduer för?
Gudar. Enligt hinduismen utgår allt från Gud. Den högsta gudomen är evig och opersonlig. Men den kan också vara en gud som är en person, oftast guden Vishnu, guden Shiva eller Gudinnan.
Var bor de flesta hinduer?
I världen ca 900 miljoner anhängare, de flesta i Indien. Hinduister finns även genom utflyttning i Indonesien, i Afrika (framför allt i södra Afrika), på olika karibiska, melanesiska, mikronmesiska och polynesiska öar, i Nord- och Sydamerika, samt i Europa främst i Storbritannien.
Vilket land har flest hinduer?
I Indien är hinduismen den dominerande religionen, medan muslimerna är den klart största av en rad religiösa minoriteter. På många håll råder spänningar mellan hinduer och muslimer och periodvis flammar våldsamheter upp mellan de två grupperna.
What is the significance of Lord Shiva’s trishula?
Lord Shiva is always depicted as having a Trishula in his hand or by his side. It is the main weapon of Lord Shiva and he kills demons with it. Goddess Durga is also shown to have a Trishula as one of her weapons. Some Hindu sadhus also carry Trishula made up of brass with them for protection as well as a symbol of Lord Shiva.
What is the height of the trishula?
The height of the Trishula depends upon the idol or the user but it is generally 4-5 feet. It is used as a symbol in Buddhism also. Lord Shiva is always depicted as having a Trishula in his hand or by his side. It is the main weapon of Lord Shiva and he kills demons with it. Goddess Durga is also shown to have a Trishula as one of her weapons.
What is the significance of the Trident of Lord Shiva?
Some people have spoken of the trident as a destructive weapon, but it is not so in the case of trident held by Lord Shiva. With the presence of the three main devtaas, the Trishool is the destructor of the physical world which drags the mankind away from the spiritual connection.
What is the difference between shushmana and trisula?
Shushmana, the central one, continues upward to the 7th chakra, or energy center, while the other two end at the brow, there the 6th chakra is located. The trisula’s central point represents Shushmana, and that is why it is longer than the other two, representing ida and pingala.