What is the creation story in Hinduism?
Before discussing accounts of creation in Hinduism (there are many), it is important to first note that unlike many “western” traditions, the Hindu traditions espouse views of time as cyclical and conceptions of space as infinite and multi-layered. Therefore, because of its cyclical notions of time, Hinduism holds that the world is created many times, over and over again, and not just once and for all. Further, this universe is considered to be just one of many; other universes (and other forms of life), exist on many different planes. Therefore, there are often several creation accounts for each of these different realms. Finally, though there are many creation accounts in Hinduism, unlike the creations stories of the western dualistic traditions (like Christianity, for example), Hindu creation accounts do not generally contain stories of a divine god/goddess creating a mundane/profane world separate from himself/herself. Instead, most Hindu creation accounts articulate a fundamental
Before discussing accounts of creation in Hinduism (there are many), it is important to first note that unlike many “western” traditions, the Hindu traditions espouse views of time as cyclical and conceptions of space as infinite and multi-layered.Therefore, because of its cyclical notions of time, Hinduism holds that the world is created many times, over and over again, and not just once and for all.Further, this universe is considered to be just one of many; other universes (and other forms of life), exist on many different planes.Therefore, there are often several creation accounts for each of these different realms.Finally, though there are many creation accounts in Hinduism, unlike the creations stories of the western dualistic traditions (like Christianity, for example), Hindu creation accounts do not generally contain stories of a divine god/goddess creating a mundane/profane world separate from himself/herself.Instead, most Hindu creation accounts articulate a fundamental nondu
