Phat writes:
Odd why you would pick one so culturally distant from your upbringing! Here lemme see that link!
I did say it was random.
It wouldn't have been random for those born into the culture that held the belief though. They believed it because that's what they were taught. Exactly like you.
This one appears far less mythological and more plausible than many of the rest.
Only to you Phat, to the Myan your Jesus would be a false god.
Billions of people currently believe in Shiva as the creation god, just as much as you believe in yours and just as much by chance of birth.
Shiva (/iv’/; Sanskrit: [], IAST: iva, ISO: iva, About this soundlisten (helpinfo), lit. 'the auspicious one'), also known as Mahadeva (lit. 'the great god'),[9][10][11] is one of the principal deities of Hinduism. He is the supreme being within Shaivism, one of the major traditions within contemporary Hinduism.[12][13]
Shiva is known as "The Destroyer" within the Trimurti, the Hindu trinity that includes Brahma and Vishnu.[1][14] In Shaivism tradition, Shiva is one of the supreme beings who creates, protects and transforms the universe.[9][10][11] In the Shaktism tradition, the Goddess, or Devi, is described as one of the supreme, yet Shiva is revered along with Vishnu and Brahma. A goddess is stated to be the energy and creative power (Shakti) of each, with Parvati (Sati) the equal complementary partner of Shiva.[15][16] He is one of the five equivalent deities in Panchayatana puja of the Smarta tradition of Hinduism.[12]
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