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Do people inherit characters from their past life?
Are the characters of human influenced by his/her past life? or is it only because of present life? Is it mentioned in any Puranas/Vedas?
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Are the followers of Vaikhanasa Agama considered as Sri Vaishnavas?
Sri Venkateswara temple at Tirumala follows Vaikhanasa Agama. Can it be considered a Sri Vaishnava temple?
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Is the Manusmriti written to favor a particular Varṇa?
Critics say the Manusmriti is pro-Brahmin, and written by casteist Brahmins by favoring a particular section of society and thereby oppressing Shudras, women, and other lower castes.
Edit Note: While Varṇa and class are often associated in general…
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What is the location of this verse from Skanda Purana?
Madhvacharya in 52nd verse of his sarvasastra tattparya nirnaya which is the first chapter of Mahabharata Tattparya Nirnaya quotes the following verse from Skanda Purana
skAnde.apyuktaM shivenaiva shhaNmukhAyaiva sAdaram shivashAstre.api
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Is everything in the universe conscious according to Hinduism?
In Devi Bhagavatam and some other scriptures of Hinduism, it is explicitly mentioned that (almost) every thing in the universe has a related god/goddesses. Here, every thing includes living things, non living things, habits, thoughts, sounds etc.,…
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Did Vyasa himself name the chapters and Skandas of puranas/itihasas?
Each and every purana and itihasa has some number of parvas /skandas. Further there are many chapters inside every skanda. Did Vyasa himself name each Skanda and each chapter or it is done by later commentators? Did he give verse numbers as well…
user16618
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Why can Tulsi leaves only be picked on certain days?
I've heard that it is not allowed to pick the leaves of a Tulsi plant on certain days such as Dwadasi among others. This is why Acharyas advise against using store-bought Tulsi in offerings.
Which specific days are these, and why is it not allowed…
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Why we do not keep Tulsi on Prasada offered to lord Ganpati?
Generally we keep leaves of Tulsi over Prasāda( SACRAMENT) we offer to Gods. But recently in Ganesh Festival our priest while doing pooja told us that "Tulsi is not offered to Lord ganesha, it is offered to Lord Vishnu" on this I asked reason, then …
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How many different Chandas are there in the Vedas?
Explain briefly about Chandas and Abhimanya Devthas.
Like for Gaythri mantra its Gaythri Chands, Savitha Devaatha Rshi is Vishwa Mitra
One Chandas how many letters one should refer or add for missing letters in Chandas while doing Yagnya
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What do we gain from chanting the names of Lord Shiva?
There are various scriptures enumerate the results one can obtain by chanting the name of Lord Shiva and it is believed that Lord Shiva is pleased very easily as compared to Lord Vishnu and Lord Brahma, if remembered by heart. Apart from a summary…
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How many wives did Ravana have?
Is Mandodari the only wife of Ravana? Or did he have other wives too?
If he had more than one wife, then why is only Mandodari famous? In which scripture(s) are others mentioned?
What are the names of all the wives of Ravana?
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What is the significance of Akshata in rituals?
Akshata (unbroken rice) is used in all Hindu rituals. What is the significance of Akshata in rituals?
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"Cows are sacred" & at the same time "It's only a sinful soul which gets born as an animal" - How to deal with this apparent contradiction?
On one hand we have the cows considered as the most sacred in the scriptures. All deities, pilgrimages, Rishis are said to be found in it's body.
Giving it pain is considered as an offence. Killing it even a bigger offence. The five products…
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Which is the earliest reference to Upavedas?
We know that there are four Upavedas associated with four Vedas (Rig, Sama, Yajur and Atharva). While reading some encyclopedias, I found that core things are not clear or there are different opinions.
First of all among the name of four Upavedas,…
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Is there any provision for 'Divorce' in Hindusm?
By law and court system a marriage can be ended with legal divorce. Islam says if they say Talaq three times then the marriage is over. Like Islam, does Hinduism allow divorce for a married couple?
Moreover, some people say that with a marriage, a…
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