Reminder of religion:

Origins of the symbolism of HINDUISM

Reference (certainly false, but close) to its creation is the Scripture reference of Hinduism: The Mahabharata written in the second century AD.

About the nature of God:

Godhead, divided into several forms (Trinity), including:

Brahma the creator
Vishnu stabilizer
Shiva le destructeur Shiva the destroyer

 Prophets:

Several thousands of gurus (teachers who have attained enlightenment through practice and knowledge, able to pass their wisdom)

About Creation:

The creation is a cycle symbolized by the Trinity Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva and to the creation succeeds stabilization before the destruction ...

Time, reincarnation

 - Processing time of life:

This religion has a cyclical vision of time and infinite:

The world goes through various states to the destruction and re-creation.

Hinduism includes in its cyclical vision of time that lives embodied.

Serves to increase as the incarnation of wisdom, knowledge, experience from the Renaissance to the ultimate liberation from the cycle or the individual soul unites with the Supreme Being.

- Reference Book:

The Bhagavad Gita (part of Mahabharata) written about the second century AD.

Is the most popular books of Hindu scripture.

HINDUISM AND THE SYMBOLISM:

Hinduism has a rich symbolic representation, the number (oral active vibration in the first part):

3: in particular, which is the infinite cycle of rebirth, but also represent the yin and yang with the germ of one into the other (the balance in imbalance)

but also in the rich iconography of Hinduism, the multiple representations of gods in their power (several members, symbols of their power and authority, different masks ...). representation should be a comprehensive study devoted to these multiple representations This is not the subject here.

Bibliography interesting

The Bhagavad-Gita

Mahabharata