God and gender in Hinduism
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God and gender in Hinduism
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In Hinduism, there are diverse approaches to conceptualizing God and gender. Many Hindus focus upon impersonal Absolute (Brahman) which is genderless. Other Hindu traditions conceive God as bigender, alternatively as either male or female, while cherishing gender henotheism, that is without denying the existence of other gods in either gender. The Shakta tradition conceives of God as a female. Other Bhakti traditions of Hinduism have both male and female gods. In ancient and medieval Indian myth
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/God_and_gender_in_Hinduism
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2005-12-15T02:29:39Z
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2024-09-06T08:11:29Z
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