| SACRED TEXTS: The Vedas: eternal truth. Sama Veda: verses for
chanting. Yajur Veda: ritual instructions. Atharva Veda:
mystical verse on healing matters (Ayurveda). Epics:
Mahabharata; Bhagavad Gita. |
GODHEAD: Brahma,
Vishnu, Shiva. Single, omnipotent Godhead, divides into many
forms. forces. |
COSMOLOGY: Cyclical, creation of Universe is followed by its
destruction. |
ON TIME:
Endless, universes pass through cycles of creation and
destruction |
ON THE NATURE OF THE SOUL:
Eternal soul, reborn millions of times in
many forms. Ultimately this soul merges with the Universal
Soul. This is Nirvana. |
