h u m a nit y ni n e ti m e s s o f a r. H e will m a k e hi s t e nt h a n d ti n al vi sit at t h e e n d of t hi s c y cl e of hi st o r y. E a c h ti m e Vi s h n u h a s vi sit e d h e h a s h a d a diff e r e nt b ei n g, c all e d a n a v a t a r ( m e a ni n g ‘ o n e w h o d e s c e n d s’). T w o of Vi s h n u’ s b e st -l o v e d a v at a r s a r e R a m a a n d K ri s h n a .
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B. N a m e t h e t hr e e m ost i m p ort a nt Hi n d u g o ds.
Ex pl ai n t h e Hi n d u b eli ef a b o ut Br a h m a n. Yo ur a ns w er s h o ul d c ov er t h e f oll o wi n g p oi nts: ( a) W h et her or n ot Br a h m a n is a p er s o n. ( b) Th e diff er e nt w ays i n w hic h Br a h m a n ex pr ess es its elf. W h at is a n at m a n ? W h at is s a ms ar a ? W h at is m o ks h a ? W h at is d h ar m a ? W h at is k a r m a ?
I N T H E Z O N E W h at m ust a Hi n d u d o t o esc a p e fr o m s a ms ar a ? E x pl o r e T h e c a st e s y st e m
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