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婆羅門教為一神信仰,主張一切為梵神的生化,唯有神才能救贖,但救贖的對象只限於雅利安血統,並不包括印度本地土著,是一種狹隘的種族宗教。奧義書思潮下的苦行沙門,並不相信吠陀、梵書中記載的神祗及升天信仰,而認為過去所做所為(稱為業),會決定今世的好壞,這是一種「宿業決定」,並且主張任何生命都有「永恆不變的神我」,會依「宿業」而輪迴轉世。苦行沙門的修行重於流浪、獨居,以苦行來「消除宿業」,遠離男女、守持梵行,以守戒、冥想來進入禪定,並觀想神我與宇宙(大梵)合而為一,達到「梵我一如」的永恒境界,此即苦行沙門追尋的解脫。
Born near Udipi in Karnataka, where he spent most of his life, Madhva is believed by his devotees to be the third incarnation or avatāra of Vāyu, the Vedic god of the wind (the first two incarnations being Hanuman and Bhīma).
According to tradition, Madhvacarya is believed to be the third incarnation of Vayu (Mukhyaprana), after Hanuman and Bhima.
Vayu is accorded the status of a deva, an important God in the ancient literature. Lord Hanuman, who is considered to be one of the avatars of Vayudeva, is described as Mukhyaprana.
It [Vedic religion] takes its name from the collections of sacred texts known as the Vedas. Vedism is the oldest stratum of religious activity in India for which there exist written materials. It was one of the major traditions that shaped Hinduism.
It [Vedic religion] takes its name from the collections of sacred texts known as the Vedas. Vedism is the oldest stratum of religious activity in India for which there exist written materials. It was one of the major traditions that shaped Hinduism.
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