Hinduism question(s)?

Question

In Hinduism, is there more than one God, or separate parts that make up one God? Is Vishnu a God or a division of god? Since Rama was the 7th incarnation of Vishnu and Krishna was the 8th, does that mean there are more of these people? Why aren't they as important? I am just trying to expand my knowledge on other religions, but am having trouble understanding all the stuff.

Answer 1

As per hinduism the God is ONE !!

If you look at hinduism with specs of semitic religions it may look different.

Hindus Do believe in ONE GOD whom they call Brahmm or Turiya or Aum...and they do not make any idol of that God

However, hinduism, unlike other religions believe that the Supreme Consciousness which is spread in Cosmos and beyond...manifests as this universe and is the cause of our life

This One God, manifests as a Trinity of Creator, preserver and destroyer - brahmaa, vishnu, rudra.

Since hinduism allows its followers to worship god in any form some worship god as Father, some as Mother some as Friend even some as Beloved

But all hindus know they are worshipping that One God, in different name or form


Vishnu incarnates to save Dharma and his last incarnation will be Kalki

Krishna was the only incarnation which was perfect. Krishna is treated as Brahmm, the real God of hindus, and has more followers


Many people also worship god as his lower manifestation due to a particular attribute. Like Hanuman is worshipped as a servant of God.


Hinduism allows chosing a manifestation of God as per one's liking.. No forcing of any God on anyone

Answer 2

Namaste,

Brahman is the Supreme Being. Vishnu, Shiva and Brahma are the three "divisions" with three responsibilites. Brahma is the creator, Vishnu is the sustainer/preserver, Shiva is the destroyer. Vishnu has ten avatars. Lord Rama being the 7th, Krishna the 8th and Buddha the 9th. The 10th has yet to come. There are six previous avatars and the only reason they aren't as important is because they weren't human or weren't completely human, and because we tend to be ego driven, we tend to think less of them because they're not completely human..lol.
I am a convert to Hinduism and while I feel a have a good basic grasp on it, perhaps a more knowledgeable Hindu will post and explain it better than I have.

Answer 3

In the Brahma Samhita is stated:
"The light of one candle being communicated to other candles, although it burns separately in them, is the same in its quality. I adore the primeval Lord Govinda who exhibits Himself equally in the same mobile manner in His various manifestations."
"I worship Govinda, the primeval Lord, who manifested Himself personally as Krishna and the different avatäras in the world in the forms of Räma, Nåsimha, Vämana, etc., as His subjective portions."
Krishna is the Source of All Incarnations, bigining from Vishnu.
In the Srimad Bhagavatam is stated in the first canto, Chapter 3, text 28
"All of the above-mentioned incarnations are either plenary portions or portions of the plenary portions of the Lord, but Lord Sri Krishna is the original Personality of Godhead". (SB 1.3.28)
Therefore, Krishna is the original Supreme Personality of Godhead, the Absolute Truth, the source of both the Supersoul and the impersonal Brahman.