Let's Talk About Shiva

[JustGeorge]

This picture has made me ready for the day.

I hope its a good one.

Om Namah Shivaya!

 

[Jimmy]

Does the word Brahma mean genderless?

 

[JustGeorge]

Does the word Brahma mean genderless?

This is Brahma:



He is a Hindu creation deity.

He is gendered; male.

You may be thinking of Brahman. This is a more complicated version of divinity, and is said to be genderless.

 

[Vinayaka]

Does the word Brahma mean genderless?

No, it doesn't. But all Hindu gods, at not that much depth, are indeed genderless. In my view, the anthropomorphic versions are attempts at representing certain energy flows of the universe.

 

[Jimmy]

This is Brahma:

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He is a Hindu creation deity.

He is gendered; male.

You may be thinking of Brahman. This is a more complicated version of divinity, and is said to be genderless.

Yes Brahman I meant

 

[SalixIncendium]

Does the word Brahma mean genderless?

This is Brahma:

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He is a Hindu creation deity.

He is gendered; male.

You may be thinking of Brahman. This is a more complicated version of divinity, and is said to be genderless.

Yes Brahman I meant

Brahman doesn't mean genderless. Nirguna Brahman (Brahman without qualities/attributes) is genderless. Brahman manifests as deities (Saguna Brahman) and appears to have gender.

Śiva is Saguna Brahman.

 

[firedragon]

Looking over the religious threads, a fair amount of them are about Jesus or Christianity.

It seems unbalanced.

Let's talk about Shiva for awhile instead.

What do you know about him that feels relevant? What would you like to know about him? What's a favorite story about him? (Or other related questions or comments.)

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Interesting topic. Can't wait to read through the thread. Thanks.

 

[Jimmy]

Brahman doesn't mean genderless. Nirguna Brahman (Brahman without qualities/attributes) is genderless. Brahman manifests as deities (Saguna Brahman) and appears to have gender.

Śiva is Saguna Brahman.

So saguna is a creator and nirguna is beyond that. Gotcha @SalixIncendium

 

[SalixIncendium]

Do saguna is a creator and nirvana is beyond that. Gotcha

Nirvana is a Buddhist term. Liberation in Hinduism is moksha. Similar concepts, but not the same.

 

[Jimmy]

Nirvana is a Buddhist term. Liberation in Hinduism is moksha. Similar concepts, but not the same.

Oh that was a typo. I edited it

 

[SalixIncendium]

Oh that was a typo. I edited it

Got it. My keyboard often changes nirguna to nirvana when I'm typing.

 

[Sargonski]

I like the story where he lops off Ganeshas head.

More common than one might think among the Gods. Chopping some God up to create the world ... chopping some God up to create humans. Now we are talking about the real history of the Gods.

 

[Shadow Wolf]

More common than one might think among the Gods. Chopping some God up to create the world ... chopping some God up to create humans. Now we are talking about the real history of the Gods.

In this case it see it as how very human everyone in the story is. It's an entertaining story (Hindu does have many of them), and minus the divine powers and abilities it's definitely things we can see humans doing.

 

[firedragon]

So saguna is a creator and nirguna is beyond that. Gotcha @SalixIncendium

Please advise me. How did you come to that understanding?

 

[JustGeorge]

Please advise me. How did you come to that understanding?

I think you may have meant to quote @King Phenomenon

 

[firedragon]

I think you may have meant to quote @King Phenomenon

Okay

 

[SalixIncendium]

Please advise me. How did you come to that understanding?

Who are you talking to? Which understanding? You quoted the OP and inserted text from another member that was paraphrasing what yet another member said.

 

[firedragon]

Who are you talking to? Which understanding?

The post I responded to. Thanks.

 

[JerusalemBull]

interesting

 

[JerusalemBull]

interesting