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Is Hinduism polytheistic (believing in many gods)?

April 26, 2017believing Gods Hinduism polytheistic

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Is Hinduism polytheistic (believing in many gods)?

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No … and yes. Hinduism teaches that there is one Supreme Being. However, that god can be manifested throughout history as many other individual gods. So, yes Hindus believe in many gods, but they also believe that these gods are aspects of one infinite god. This god cannot be the same God Christians worship, because the God of the Bible rejects being worshiped as anything other than how He has revealed Himself, especially in the Person of Christ. Are Hindus vegetarians? Some are, but it isn’t required by all sects/varieties of Hinduism. How many Hindus are there? According to the World Almanac (2000), there are 800 million Hindus in Asia and 1.3 million in the United States.