Planes of existence, summerland, and spirit guardians. As mentioned earlier, both religions emphasize non violence and compassion towards all living beings, believe in the existence of heavens and hells or higher and lower worlds. The religion of hinduism originated in northern india, near the river indus, about 4000 years ago and is the worlds oldest existing religion. In buddhism, the world is made up of 31 planes of existence that one can be reborn into, separated into 3 realms. Although, there are various gods in the various planes of existence, the underlying reality of all existence, sometimes referred to as brahman or ishvara, is that there is only a oneness. This includes the captivating culture, the myths and the stories from the past which is present in their holy scriptures. The 31 planes of existence by suvanno mahathera describes the ancient buddhist concepts of planes in the context of karma, rebirth, samsara and meditation and realization.
The longer, more complex answer is yes, but not how you would expect. Prayer or worship is considered to be an integral part of the hindu religion. It recognizes the need for different planes of religious expression in a world where men are in different stages of spiritual development. Dharma is central to both, although its meaning and purpose are different. Yet there is evidence to suggest that these are planes of existence with physical boundaries, inhabited by beings. The following are the most sacred holy books in hinduism. Yoga and meditation are also considered as a form of devotional service towards the lord. The essentials of hinduism addresses nearly every question that naturally arises in the mind of a western reader studying hinduism. Each religion believes on different planes the existence of gods or deities, and use similar names. The hindu religion brings us the gift of tolerance that allows for different stages of worship. This book also reveals the existence of deities or devas and devis on divine planes of higher vibratory levels, the rituals and customs in various shakti cults and temples and thoughts on esoteric hinduism.
Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. The chanting of mantras is the most popular form of worship in hinduism. And, while both of these dimensions cross the same four planes, both of these dimensions are separate. Its godcentered approach 1 chapters updated feb 04, 2020 05. You look at buddhism, you look at the four noble truths, and you try to see how you can improve your own life by beginning to notice those things in your life that make you suffer. All these divine abodes are full of sensual pleasures and are fully enjoyed by the. However, all of these texts can be broadly classified as vedas veydthus. Muhammad saw was given the holy quran through divine intervention throughout his lifetime. Gods, continuing to exist on the spiritual plane, enjoying the bliss. They might exist in different planes, at different levels. Whoever knows the mystery of vibrations, he indeed knows all things. They got their present form between 1200200 bce and were introduced to. The energy in the nonphysical universe is much less dense than in a physical universe. An interpretation is that these are the quantum fields other than where we exist.
It is difficult to specify how many such worlds are identified by the scriptures. Buddhas are beyond all these 31 planes of existence after parinibbana. The essence of it all can be summed up in tat tvam asi thou art that. Hinduism part 3 download books, sacred, spiritual texts. Various configurations of energy are where we need to be to explain the difference between a physical and a nonphysical universe. Vibrations are of five different aspects, appearing as the five elements. The vedas are the oldest religious scriptures available to us. Hindu views on the nature of existence hinduism today. The vedas, the best known hindu sacred texts, are some of the earliest religious texts in existence. On a fundamental level, hinduism defines existence as being comprised of three worlds. Nov 05, 2014 the different planes of existence in the universe.
The physical plane, or bhuloka, is the world of gross or material substance in which. Hinduism speaks of the existence of multiple heavens above and hells below. In this universal form of the lord, arjun could see the entire cosmos. An article on life after death, heaven and hell, karma, planes of existence and. While we have the main vedas, upanishads, the mahabharata in several translations we also present newer commentaries, anthologies, and entirely new branches of hinduism. There is a wide spectrum of religious belief within hinduisms four major sects or denomina.
Jun 07, 2008 all hindus know that some books are considered holy by everyone, and not every book written by every author becomes holy. Hinduism is the worlds third most popular religion, with around 750 million followers. Download the bible, the holy quran, the mahabharata, and thousands of free pdf ebooks on buddhism, meditation, etc. The names for these various realms are found under three worlds. One of the oldest known religious texts is the kesh temple hymn of ancient sumer, a set of inscribed clay tablets which scholars typically date around 2600 bce. If you are looking for a single hinduism holy book like the quran or the bible you will be disappointed. Both are intermediary planes of existence in which the atman might exhaust a portion.
He does not have to employ a messenger to fulfil this task. Since 1979 the international magazine hinduism today has been producing a treasury of educational features on all aspects of sanatana dharma. The puranas are holy books of hinduism that date back to gupta empire in ancient india. Hinduism does not insist on uniformity of thought or practice. There are thought to be seven planes of existence, at the very least thirtyone planes of existence in buddhism. The faith in the single creator, the oldest religion, and the one that acknowledges the different planes of existence lokas, and the spiritual hierarchy of gods, being closest to spiritual science. Differences between hinduism and buddhism free essays. Popular hinduism is about worshipping a particular god without denying the existence of others. This is the realm of the material world, beings on this plane have a gross body made up of solid, liquid, gaseous, plasmic and etheric matter. The case of the ancient rishis who are said to be the recipients of the vedas is different.
Jul 15, 2016 here at the hinduism section of, we aim at presenting the original works that lay the foundations of hinduism. However, the puranas are supposed to be complied by muni vyasa. Creation heart of hinduism iskcon educational services. Dec 14, 2011 all planes of existence consist of vibrations, from the finest to the grossest kind. The 31 planes, as described in the suttas, are divided into three types of worlds. Hinduism does not possess a single holy book like bible in christianity and quran in islamic dharma. Feb 07, 2012 the jews, christians and muslims all have books that come from the same god, whereas you have books from different gods. The scriptures of the vedas are meant to guide hindu believers in their daily lives.
However, the holy books in hinduism are the basis on which we have evolved our culture and way of living. According to hindu cosmology, the universe contains 7 upper and 7 lower planes of existence. The epic of gilgamesh from sumer, although only considered by some scholars as a religious text, has origins as early as 2150 bce, and stands as one of the earliest literary works that includes various mythological figures and themes. The holy books of world religions sacred texts in world. In this cosmology, there are seven cosmic planes, three lower, corresponding to relative existence the physical, vital, and mental, and four higher, representing infinite divine reality life divine bk. Unlike in other religions, the hell of hinduism is not ruled by an evil persona, but. The monadic plane hyperplane or continuumuniverse, enclosing and interpenetrating grosser hyperplanes, respectively is the plane in which the monad or holy spirit or oversoul is said to exist.
The planes of existence are different levels, as in ladders, though your time concepts are being misinterpreted. To fulfil the role of an exemplar, god manifests himself in human form. Hinduism is the oldest religion in the world, and hindus refer to it as sanatana dharma, the eternal tradition, or the eternal way, beyond human history. What is the difference between hinduism and budhism. Both believe in the existence of gods or deities on different planes. As stated before, in some upanishads we come across references to mainly four planes of existence namely bhur the earth or the mortal world, bhuva the mid world or celestialworld, suvah the gods world or indras heaven and maha the great world or the world of brahman. Hindu texts mostly mentions the devas in kamma loka. In hinduism, attaining the highest life is a process of removing the bodily distractions from life, allowing. Guided by the founder, satguru sivaya subramuniyaswami, the magazines editors, who are initiated monks of the kauais hindu monastery, collaborated with holy men and women and experts around the world in creating graphically rich guides to virtually. The rigveda is a collection of hymns dedicated to 33 gods especially to indri and agni.
World is the subtle astral or mental plane of existence in which the devas, angels and spirits live. The upanishads are also called as vedantas or the end of the vedas. Theosophy, rosicrucian, thelema, hermeticism, surat shabda yoga, jainism, sufism, hinduism, buddhism, gnosticism, kabbalah, and fourth way. Hinduism is divided into different categories such as brahmanic hindus, vedic hindus, reformed hindus, devotional hindus and more. I think that this book is perfect for north americans who are interested in a solid introduction to hinduism. It is so ancient that nobody knows when started, neither it has a founder. Therefore, most of these places are not the goal of the holy life in the buddhas dispensation. That all gods, all souls and all existence is an emanation from this one source. Hinduism seven higher lokas existence explained ramanis blog. The former are sun filled, inhabited by gods devas, celestial beings, forever immortal souls anityas who would never be subject to mortal life, besides innumerable freed souls muktas who were once bound to the mortal world but liberated by the grace of god or the merit of their actions. Hinduism holy book important books and writings of hinduism. The early buddhist texts nikaya sometimes talk in terms of the thousandfold. What are all the different holy books of all the different. Therefore, what we perceive as birth is nothing but the beginning of an existing souls journey of an earthly life and death is merely the point of completion, for the soul to move on.
So, on a nonphysical plane, you have much more freedom in manipulating energy. Hinduism, has many holy books, but most popular is shreemad bhagavad gita, upanishads and veda. Find the top 100 most popular items in amazon books best sellers. This is the realm of the material world, beings on this plane have a gross body. In hinduism, however, the mode of revelation is not shared by traditional religions. Hinduism is widely practiced in south asia mainly in india and nepal. Both believe in certain spiritual practices like meditation, concentration, cultivation of certain bhavas or states of mind. These are the most ancient religious texts which define truth for hindus. Both religions believe in the concept of karma, the cycle of births and deaths samsara, the transmigration or reincarnation or rebirth of beings or souls according to their previous karma.
Hinduism simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Plane esotericism project gutenberg selfpublishing. May 24, 2014 they might exist in different planes, at different levels. There is something called pramana, authority, which our acharyas have recognised, and as per the acharyas a set of books are considered primary texts, whereas, other books based on these primary books can also be referred to. The soul is immortal and its existence is eternal, albeit on different planes and in different forms or vessels, in case of an earthly or physical existence. The other hindu sacred texts include the puranas, which detail hindu cosmology. Some of the other holy works and books of hinduism are stories and epic poems. Hinduism is a living organism liable to growth and decay, and subject to the laws of nature.
Hinduism download books, sacred, spiritual texts and pdf e. Hinduism views existence as composed of three worlds. While we have the main vedas, upanishads, the mahabharata in several translations we also present newer commentaries, anthologies. The plurality of gods are perceived as divine creations of that one being. The jews, christians and muslims all have books that come from the same god, whereas you have books from different gods. Basic, core beliefs on which the faith of hinduism thrives.
All hindus know that some books are considered holy by everyone, and not every book written by every author becomes holy. Here at the hinduismsection of, we aim at presenting the original works that lay the foundations of hinduism. In hindu cosmology, there are many lokas or worlds, that are identified with both traditional cosmology and states of meditation. More worrying is that there are ten different concepts or theories of the planes of existence. These sacred books began as an oral tradition that was passed down unaltered for thousands of years before it was written on paper. You are now living in your time, and yesterday and tomorrow are all the same, going on now, as with today. For example, the dream dimension and the probability dimension both run through four separate planes of existence. The physical plane, physical word, or physical universe, in emanationist metaphysics taught in neoplatonism, hermeticism, hinduism and theosophy, refers to the visible reality of space and time, energy and matter. Beings in these realms are subject to rebirth after some period of time, except for realms of the nonreturners. If you want to buy any of them you can visit our website mypustak. There are four vedas namely rigveda, yajurveda, samaveda and atharvaveda. Are the various gods and goddesses in hinduism real or beings. Both believe in the existence of several hells and heavens or higher and lower worlds.
He created the gross and the subtle, this world and the other worlds. The vedas and these other works are further divided into two sections. Hinduism is about understanding brahma or existence from within their own atman, roughly soul, whereas buddhism is about finding the anatman or not soul. Holy scripture includes writings of the bab the forerunner, bahaullah the prophet founder, and abdulbaha the son of bahaullah know, thou, that the soul is a sign of god, a heavenly gem whose reality the most learned of men hath failed to grasp, and whose mystery no mind, however acute, can ever. Learn about the buddhist concept of planes of existence. Please read my pots on this filed under astrophysics. The majority of the vedas are considered the shruti, which is translated to that which is hard.
Continuing along the same lines, a planet is a series of 3 interpenetrating spheres of matter from 3 planes physicaletheric, emotional and mentalcausal. Download important scriptures on advaita philosophynon dualism school of. Eternity manifests itself in endless ways on endless planes of existence and from head to toe, arjuna saw the body of lord krishna encompassing 14 different planetary dimensions. The sruti, the divinely inspired holy books of hinduism, were written at different times, in different places, by different people, and for different reasons. Hindu scriptures describe the concept of planets in the solar system circling. The torah was revealed to moses as on the mountain. Hinduism is practised by more than 80% of indias population. The suttas described 31 distinct planes or realms of existence into which beings can be. The essentials of hinduism a comprehensive overview of the. Chapter 3 stated that a galaxy is a series of 49 interpenetrating spheres of matter from all 49 planes, and that a solar system is a series of 7 interpenetrating spheres of matter from 7 planes.
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