What does it mean to say that hinduism has 330 million gods, yet it also

teaches that brahman is atman? do hindus take that number literally?

how does that explain the hindu belief that many paths lead to "god"?

It means that Hinduism is a Polytheistic religion. However, according to Hinduism, every god is a manifestation of the ultimate God, Brahman.

Brahman is Atman means that there is no difference between God and the soul of each person. They do not take this number seriously, they believe that the appearance of many gods is due to the veil of illusion of reality.

Since Hindus believe that every god is a manifestation of the One god, they believe that, in the end, every belief is a path toward the One and only god.

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In Hinduism there is a diversity of beliefs, but basically the Hindus believe that behind the visible universe (maia) - to which they attribute successive cycles of creation and destruction - is the principle that sustains the universe: Brahman, that absolute that - considered through veil of māyā (the illusion) -, it is God (Īsvara) . Leaving the cycle of reincarnations (samsara) and returning to the divine principle constitutes the greatest of all achievements for Hindus.

In the impersonal Hindu current, God is called Brahman. All other beings are His expression, so it is considered the beginning of the universe. This vision can be called monism. It must be distinguished that the impersonal Brahman is the un-personified aspect of God, and it is distinct from Brahma, who is the creator of this universe, but not the "one god." Brahma is a very high incarnate soul that temporarily occupies that position within the material world, but that can fall from its place and be replaced by another soul. Depending on the complexity of each universe, the creative Brahma can have a different number of heads, up to a thousand.

One of the main features of Hinduism is the varied concept of any adorable deity. It recognizes that any person can have a personal conception of Divinity, equally respectable, since God can have all forms, and finally transcends them. Hence the infinity of representations of the Divine. But finally, God is one, although his manifestations are infinite.

in 'popular history' of europe in america it's common to blame the rise of the nazis (and of coursewwii, too) mainly on the treaty of versailles. despite the harshness of the treaty and despite the inflation of 1919-23 germany did benefit from the economic buoyancy of the roaring twenties. in the general election in 1928, the nazis only managed to get 12 (out of about 584) seats in the reichstag. the nazis were widely seen as a laughing-stock led by a funny little man given to yelling and wild gesticulation. of all european countries, none was hit harder than germany by the stockmarket crash of october 1929. germany had borrowed very large sums from american banks, with much of the money repayable either on demand or at short notice. these loans were of course recalled, and bankruptcies in germany rose sharply from the start of 1930 (or earlier). unemployment rose sharply, too. the german constitution of 1919 contained much that was utopian, including the right to paid employment. the realities of the situation made a mockery of the weimar constitution. one of german's great weaknesses at the time was the lack of a broadly based, popular right-wing party comparable to, say, the republicans in the us or the conservatives in britain. the obvious candidate, the german nationalists (the dnvp), had lost its grip and was hopelessly out oftouch with many of its supporters especially in rural areas. germany became increasingly hard to govern.

from about the middle of 1930 onwards the new chancellor, br�ning, had to govern by decree. in the absence of mainstream right-wing party, the nazis - who ruthlessly exploited genuine grievances - suddenly became the largest single party in the reichstag. with the growing effects of the great depression, unemployment reached about 27% (or more) in 1932. acting on bad advice (from the dnvp) hindenburg dismissed brüning in july 1932. in the general election that followed, the nazis won 37% of the seats. the other party that did well was the communist party (kpd) with 14%. fresh elections were held in november 1932: the nazi vote fell slightly, but the communist vote rose to 17%. in the streets of berlin and other major cities violence between left and right and their paramilitary wings grew. by late 1932, the effects of the great depression in germany had passed their peak, but this wasn't obvious at the time. the steady rise in communist vote triggered panic among most of the mainstream parties. after trying various solutions to the political crisis, hindenburg again took very bad advice - again from the dnvp. on the basis of this advice, he appointed hitler reichs chancellor on 30 january 1933 who promised to form a coalition with the german nationalists (dnvp). he did so, but at the same time almost immediately unleashed the sa (stormtroopers) who started a reign of terror within two months germany became a dictatorship, complete with concentration camps. joncey

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