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Does Hinduism forbid sexual intercourse before marriage?
Well, I think the Indian society is very orthodox and can't generally accept things like an unmarried girl walking with or talking to a boy.
So is an unmarried girl or boy having sexual intercourse considered bad? Does Hinduism prohibit doing so?
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Why doesn't Shiva worship anybody where as Vishnu worships him in all his incarnations?
There is a difference between Bhagwata Purana and Shiva Purana:
Bhagwata Purana states that Vishnu is more supreme than Shiva, and from Vishnu, Brahma and by Brahma, Shiva was born. But if that is so, why does Vishnu worship Shiva in all of his…
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Is Jesus an avatar of Lord Vishnu?
I have heard that Jesus is an avatar of Lord Vishnu (or even a reincarnation of Krishna).
Is this true?
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Why are menstruating women (at least in the Brahmin community) asked to be separate from the family for three days?
I am just curious for what religious reasons there might have been. In certain sects of Hinduism, women are asked to not enter the kitchen, eat and sleep separately from the rest of the family, not enter temples, etc. when they are menstruating. One…
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Who are the children of Vishnu and Lakshmi?
Most of us are aware of the children of Shiva and Parvati ⇒ Kartikeya, Ganesh and many others.
I have never come across the children of Vishnu and Lakshmi.
Lastly, I am aware of the avatars of Vishnu and Lakshmi who had children, e.g.
Ram―Sita ⇒…
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Why are temples devoted to Brahma so rare?
It is well-known that temples devoted to Brahma are extremely rare compared to temples devoted to Vishnu and Shiva (or, indeed, any number of other deities, e.g. Murugan, Ganesh, Hanuman, etc.).
Question 1: Why is this?
I am of course familiar…
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Did Ramayana occur 1.6 million years ago?
Many Western scholars and Indian scholars with Western mindset tried to fix the age of Srimad Ramayana, to approximately the 5th to 4th century BC. And, they succeeded to some extent in making people believe in the above fictitious theory.
If we…
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What is the origin of the word "Hindu"?
It is a fact that the term "Hindu" derives from the river "Sindh". But most of Hinduism's tenets and teachings derive from the Vedas. Why wasn't it named after the Vedas, but it's rather given a name derived from a river?
Can anyone shed light on…
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Are there any strong evidence that Hinduism religion is an ancient one?
This question seems a bit off-topic to me even though I am daring to ask because it is a must to know. There are many believes that the present days Ayodhya, Kurukshetra, Ram Sethu and many other places are the same ones depicted in Hindu…
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How were all 100 Kauravas born together?
Gandhari had a boon from Lord Shiva to have 100 sons. Now, it is impossible for a woman to give birth to 100 sons in a single lifetime.
So how were all 100 Kauravas born together?
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Is Moksha a permanent state?
In Bhagavat Geeta (Chapter 9 Verse 7), it is said that the Jeevas are created at the start of Kalpa, and this cycle keeps on repeating for-ever. This implies that the Mukti or Moksha is not a permanent state but a temporary state which lasts for a…
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Is Gautama Buddha an avatar of Lord Vishnu?
Some Hindus believe that the Gautama Buddha is one of the Dashavatara; others replace him with Balarama (and sometimes other figures, but mostly Balarama). Which groups of Hindus believe that the Buddha was one of the principal avatars of Vishnu?
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Why do some Hindus, especially brahmins, not eat onion or garlic?
I have been with some Brahmins, and I was told that along with meat, they are also prohibited from eating onions and garlic.
I can understand the meat prohibition because of cows, but what is the reason for the prohibition on onions and/or garlic?
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Did the Mahabharata and the Ramayana happen in the current Yuga cycle in the current Manvantara?
The Mahabharata war has been given a date of around 3300 BC by back-tracing planetary positions from scriptural references (archeo-astronomy). The Ramayana is speculated to be anywhere between a few generations prior to the Mahabharata to a few…
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In which month of pregnancy does a soul enter a new body (foetus)?
When I was going through this question and this question I found out that after the death of a body, the soul has three choices: heaven, hell and moksha.
It is said that if soul/atma left the body through bramha randra then the person may attain…
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