A Hindustani God

Agent Smith April 08, 2022 at 09:18 1425 views 4 comments Philosophy of Religion

We're all familiar with the so-called OOO God:

1. Omnibenevolent
2. Omniscient
3. Omnipotent

This is the classical Western notion of Yahweh.

I offer below for comparison a Hindu conception of what a Bhagavan's (God) attributes should be:

1. Ai?varyam (wealth)
2. V?ryam (valour)
3. Jñ?nam (wisdom)
4. Balam (prowess)
5. ?akt? (power)
6. Tejas (splendour)

There's one difference that stands out like a sore thumb: Yahweh's omniscience that's about knowledge and Bhagavan's jñ?nam which is wisdom.

I open the floor for discussion

For details: Svayam Bhagavan

Comments (4)

Wayfarer April 08, 2022 at 09:43 ¶ #679323 0 likes

reference?

Agent Smith April 08, 2022 at 10:14 ¶ #679331 0 likes

Reply to Wayfarer I edited the OP. Added a reference.

180 Proof April 08, 2022 at 10:43 ¶ #679339 0 likes

Quoting Agent Smith

Yahweh's omniscience that's about knowledge and Bhagavan's jñ?nam which is wisdom.

These seem to me just Feuerbachian projections of culturally-relative, anthropic ideals (i.e. imago hominis).

Agent Smith April 08, 2022 at 10:48 ¶ #679340 0 likes

Quoting 180 Proof

These seem to me just Feuerbachian projections of culturally-relative, anthropic ideals (i.e. imago hominum)

That's one way of looking at it. I couldn't figure out why wealth is a divine attribute until I thought of Batman.

Flash: What's your superpower?
Batman: I'm rich!

:smile: