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Are men not allowed to perform any sacrifice or ritual without a wife according to the Vedas?

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Does killing or harming someone in mind intentionally (not in real life) to cope with anxiety and not afraid of them will create bad karmas

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Why did Adi Shankar believe women should not be allowed to study Hindu shastra?

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What special spiritual privileges do Hindu scriptures grant uniquely to women?

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How does karma work?

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If Ādi Śaṅkara composed hymns to Viṣṇu, why does he not qualify as a Śrīvaiṣṇava?

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Figurative Meaning Of Partially Unclothed Deities Of Hinduism

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whose exile was more Challenging Is it Rama or Yudhisthira?

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Do Western scholars and academic syllabi treat Advaita Vedānta as the “default” or “representative” metaphysical system of Hinduism, and if so, why?

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Is Sadāśiva in Śaiva theology a metaphysical principle rather than a narrative deity?

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Brahma Creator, Vishnu Maintainer and Rudra destroyer. Do we find this concept in any Shruti?

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In Hinduism, are crows associated with any other Hindu deities aside from Maa Dhumavati & Shani Dev?

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Is opposition to child marriage scriptural?

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Can anyone cite reference from Mahabharat where Vidura watched Kundali of a woman and predicted she had a secret lover before marriage?

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Where can I find the reference to the Goddess Jagaddhatri?

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Where is this phrase found?

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Do any Non theistic sects in Hindu faith exist which disbelieve a personal or impersonal God but believe in Samsara and Moksha

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Is Vaman Avtar The Only Hindu Deity Who Is Bald

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Can a Bhakt of Bhagwan Vishnu leave his bhakti?

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In the history of Hinduism, who EXACTLY made the rules that women can’t chant mantras from Vedas and do funeral rites etc

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Does Law of Attraction overpower and override Law of Karma?

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You Are Not The Doer & Tu Hi Karta : Isn’t Brahman the Doer & The Witness

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Does Śaṅkara ever treat Viṣṇu as ontologically distinct from other deities or exempt from māyā?

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About vigyan bhairav tantra dharna

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Would Hindu shastra support a woman being the most powerful person in the world, a world leader, like Kamala Harris almost was? [closed]

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Does Beautiful Maa Kali's tongue signify more than drinking up desires, thoughts (Raktbeej) ? Is there higher level Tantric significance to this?

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Are fully Āgamic (Pāñcarātra / Vaikhānasa / Śaiva-Āgama) temples largely in South India today? Why did Agamaic worship decline in North India?

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Do the Tantra shastra say that the Chausath Yogini live in Kashi/Varanasi ? In India, what place are they associated with?

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What is the difference between Vishishtadvaita and Shuddhadvaita?

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Is every leaf on a tree its own jiva?

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Ma Dhumavati & Ma Chinnamasta : Are they Yoginis and MahaVidya Goddesses at the same time?

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For how many days Ramayan was continued

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If a person is destined to be a ghost for many years, then when do they get their karma accounts by YamRaj & ChitraGupt

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Help me identify this Goddess

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Reason for “thirteen years” of Pitris displeasure due to menstrual impurity?

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Is the Bharadwaj gotra of Brahmins same as Balabhadra gotra of kuilta caste of western odisha?

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According to Vaishnava theology, which of the three primary forms of Lord Vishnu is regarded as the source from whom various incarnations manifest?

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In puja is it ok to blow out the incense stick fire and also the diya ? Is that disresepctful to IshtDev or AgniDev in any way?

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Are humans puppets of stars and planets?

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Is Katha Upanishad 2.2.7 and Prashna Upanishad 3.7 authentic and found in older manuscripts?

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Hindu Mantras To Help With Intrusive Thoughts, Unwanted Thoughts

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Human Sacrifice Nar-Bali At Goddess Temples In The Past, Hindu History Of Maa Kali, Maa Kamakhya

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Do Hindu shastra mention anything like the earth ending by nuclear war ? Do any Hinduism texts reference this?

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Vedas say men are not allowed to perform sacrifices without a wife

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In History of Hinduism : Hindu Saints Who Gave Women Knowledge & Freedom ? Who Were Feminist & Pro-Women?

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Why did Parasuram kill the entire Kshatriya race because of one king alone?

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In Narasimha kavacham of Bramhanda purana why Narasimha is described as slayer of Hiranyaksha

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What is the difference between pūjā, naivedya, arcanā and abhiṣeka, especially regarding the offering of flowers and leaves?


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