Hinduism As A Monotheistic Religion

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In the first place, Hinduism is consider as a monotheistic religion meaning, identically only one Supreme Being (39). To put in another way, Brahma, the creator God in the trimurti of Hinduism was and still is worshipped by the people. Especially when put under the umbrella of this ubiquitous God, refined into a polytheistic type of religion further meaning, belief in many Gods, hence being the opposite of monotheism (39). When/to point out there are three main physical representations/illustrations, trimurti contrary to the Christian God of father, Divine God, God of son and not the least but God the holy ghost. There is Brahma, the creator, svayambhu meaning self-born, Vishnu, the supreme being as Vaishnavism, preserver, protector of the

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