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I was reading around your response and found this one interesting...Hinduism is definitely not polytheistic, their theology is Monotheistic.
How Many God and Goddess are There in Hindu Religion?
“Hinduism or Sanatan Dharma is the oldest living religion on earth.
However, that’s not the only trait of the Hindu religion.
In fact, there are many things which make Hinduism unique and one of the most widely accepted religions in the world.
Typically, Hindu religion is known for its rich and varied festivals, elaborate rituals, scores of religious texts, religious practices, its concept of life, principles, ideology, and of course for its many Gods.
Hindus are seen worshipping different Gods. Whether it is in the form of Lord Ganesh, Lord Shiva, Lord Vishnu, Lord Krishna, Lord Rama, Lord Hanuman, Goddess Durga, Goddess Lakshmi, Goddess Parvati, Goddess Saraswati, Goddess Kali, and scores of other Gods, and Goddesses.
How many God and Goddess are there in Hindu religion
So, an obvious question that comes to our mind is that “How many God and Goddesses are there in Hindu religion?”
In fact, this question has not only perturbed the Westerners but also many Hindus themselves are not aware of how many God and Goddesses there are in Hinduism.
It’s very astonishing, but the fact remains that there is much confusion about the number of Gods and Goddesses in the Hindu religion.
That said, many Hindus believe that there are 33 Crore Gods and Goddesses in Hinduism. However, none know the names of these 33 Crore Gods or 330 Million Gods in the Hindu religion.”
Accordingly, it appears that Naga Sadhus believe they live out an authentic expression of one god - Shiva while the followers of Hare Krishna have a more “monotheistic” formulation...
“The origin of Hare Krishna, also called Gaudiya Vaishnavism or Chaitanya Vaishnavism, is promoted through the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (or ISKCON). Hare Krishna is a mystical sect of Hinduism. It is usually classified as a monotheistic form of Hinduism, since Hare Krishnas believe that all deities are simply various manifestations of the one god, Vishnu or Krishna. The “monotheism” of Hare Krishna is a little muddled, however, as Sri Krishna has an “eternal consort” named Srimati Radharani; together, Krishna and Radharani comprise the “Divine Couple.”
I found this summary of the Christian view of the Trinity worth considering:-
“One in essence, three in person” is the most concise definition of the doctrine of the Trinity. The Christian faith is not polytheistic, confessing many individual gods, each with its own peculiar divine nature. The Christian faith is not unitarian, confessing that the one divine nature is possessed only by a single person or a single acting subject. Instead, the Christian faith says that three distinct persons are the one divine nature in its entirety. The Father possesses all that makes God who He is; the Son possesses all that makes God who He is; and the Spirit possesses all that makes God who He is. We do not worship three gods, each of whom has his own power, his own intelligence, and so on. Instead, we worship three persons who hold in common the same power, the same intelligence, and so on.“
I think to accurately represent the difference between Christian monotheism and Hindu monotheism you might conclude that the Biblical God - Father, Son and Holy Spirit are “one” as in Echad while the many faceted gods of Hinduism are comprehensible distinct and often oppositional expressions of an incomprehensible whole.
The reason why I bring all this up is that I don’t think that Hinduism has the same concept of sin and righteousness as the Abrahamic religions.
I also don’t picture any “endgame” in cyclical Hinduism where evil is finally conquered and where, as the Bible puts it in Habakkuk 2:14 “For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea.”