Hinduism in Five Minutes - Steven W Ramey
35. Are All of the Gods Equal in Ranking, or Do They Have Different Levels of Importance?
Hinduism in Five Minutes - Steven W Ramey
Steven W Ramey [+]
University of Alabama
Steven W. Ramey is a Professor in Religious Studies at the University of Alabama, where he also directs the Asian Studies Program.
Description
People rank the various deities associated with Hinduism in many ways, suggesting that all are the same supreme being, all are equal, or one is supreme over others. This essay considers some of these debates about the relationships between the deities and some of the arguments people use to describe some as more important than others.