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Why don't we see Lord Shiva living on Kailash if he really exists?
In olden times it was said that Mahadev lived on Kailash mountain, which was difficult to climb thousands of years ago. But in modern times, people are able to climb mount Kailash and no traces of Mahadev is found. Also no trace of Lord Shiva is…
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Why Krishna took life of Barbarika before Mahabharata
I am wondering why Krishna took life of Barbarika as guru-dakshina from Barbarika as he was assumed to be the most strong contender in the Mahabharata about whom everyone was worried with his undefeated power of 3 arrows that he was having.…
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Do characters in the same Brahmavidya always have the same caste?
As I discuss in the this answer, by far the most popular school of Hindu philosophy is the Vedanta school, which bases its tenets on the doctrines laid out in the Brahma Sutras, a work by the sage Vyasa which summarizes and systematizes the…
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Do scriptures indicate that Draupadi regretted not allowing Karna to participate in her svayaṁvara?
Some versions of the Mahabharata depict an incident where Draupadi gets to know that Karna is Kunti-putra and she regrets not allowing Karna to participate in her svayaṁvara.
Is this event mentioned in any scripture?
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Why did Vishnu's Sudarshana Chakra incarnate as Parashurama's enemy Kartavirya Arjuna?
Most people only know about Kartavirya Arjuna as the thousand-armed king who was the villain of the story of Vishnu's incarnation Parashurama. Kartavirya Arjuna stole the divine cow Kamadhenu from Parashurama's father Jamadagni, so Parashurama cut…
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What is Ganga Devi's marital status?
Was Ganga Devi married to someone?
Is she a wife of Lord Shiva, because he adorns Ganga Devi on his head which could mean that she is Shiva's wife?
I've also heard that Bhishma Pitamaha from Mahābhārata is the son of Ganga but unfortunately I've…
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Who wrote or composed (put together) the Puranas?
I want to know who has written our Puranas? Where in our scriptures, is it mentioned about the author? Are the Puranas created and composed ('put together out of existing material') by the same person(s)?
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Why Vishnu agrees to stay at Lakshmi's place after marriage?
Lord Vishnu is married to Lakhsmiji . After marriage he preferred to stay with goddess Lakshmiji in the Sea . The Sea is considered as Father of Lakshmiji.
So what made lord Vishnu stay in the sea?
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Any short mantra causing spontaneous visible physical change?
Is there any short Mantra that shows its effect so that one can feel the visible change?
What I mean is by chanting the mantra, some visible physical change has to happen immediately (not so much time taking).
If there is no such mantra, my doubt is…
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Did Adi Shankaracharya lose a debate against the Buddhist philosopher Vasubandhu?
This website, of dubious reliability, claims that Adi Shankaracharya lost in a debate against the Buddhist philosopher Vasubandhu:
Towards the end of his short life, defeated in debate by the Buddhist Mahapandita Vasubandhu, Adi Shankaracharya was…
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After Dhritarashtra, why was Yudhishthira and not Duryodhana considered the next in line to be the king?
Duryodhana was the son of a king and should be made the next king but still generally all people consider Yudhishthira to be the righteous owner of the throne. Why should Yudhishthira be the crown prince when Pandu and his wives had already left…
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Which Alwars mention the gods whom they're incarnations of?
The Alwars (also spelled Azhwars) are a group of 12 ancient Vaishnava saints who lived in Tamil Nadu and are famous for their poetry in praise of Vishnu. The collection of their 4000 poems, known as the Nalayira Divya Prabhandam, is considered by…
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Where can I find a guru?
I'm still converting to Hinduism from Christianity and I'm needing more than a little help. Where I'm from, it would be a miracle to find another Hindu, much less a guru. I need to know where I can find one for free who can help me.
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What is the duty of Indra? What is Indraloka?
What is the duty of Indra given by God & what is in Indraloka that all rakhshasas and asuras want to win Indraloka? Do they get any power if they win Indraloka or is there anything like whoever wins Indraloka also rule Prithviloka?
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How did sages Ekata, Dwita, and Trita help the gods in a calamity in the Treta Yuga?
As I discuss in this answer, one of the early movements that was important in the development of Vaishnavism was the ancient Pancharatra movement, whose sacred texts consist of detailed procedures to worship the sage Narayana, an ancient incarnation…
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