The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (2664 page)
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Vi
va-dev
s
va-devs(Skt., ‘all gods’). In the
g Veda
, all the gods together. But the concept is more subtle than that of a collective polytheism: it expresses the way in which one god can incorporate the powers and characters of all others.
g Veda, all the gods together. But the concept is more subtle than that of a collective polytheism: it expresses the way in which one god can incorporate the powers and characters of all others.
Vi
va Hindu Para
ad
(Indian political group):
va Hindu Paraad(Indian political group):
Vi
vakarman
vakarman(Skt., ‘all-creating’). The Hindu
Vedic
creative power, the personified divine architect of the universe.
Vedic
creative power, the personified divine architect of the universe.
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