Question for Hindus...?

Question

In religion class a kid said(that looked into Hinduism) that Jesus is significant in your religion...

Can you elaborate how? He said that some hindus believe that Jesus was a messanger of the shining father(I know there is a hindu word for it but I can't remember)...

Is that true? Is Jesus significant in Hinduism, or atleast some sects of it?

Answer 1

I'm atheist, but I think I can answer your question.

It depends on the specific interpretation of Hinduism one follows. Many Hindus believe that all prophets are divine, even those who aren't obviously Hindu prophets.

In Hinduism, Jesus could be considered an avatar of a God (I'm not sure which one) and therefore could still be important.

The idea behind this is that (according to many branches of Hinduism) Hindus and Christians worship the same deity, they just take different paths to get there.

Answer 2

This is definitely true, however some self-centered Hindus who don't know anything about the religion other than they believe in God will deny. Jesus is considered by Hindus to be a divine incarnation of God as an avatar. Literally the great prophets of Hinduism include Babaji, Jesus, Buddha, Bagwan sai and so forth. Some of those names many don't know, but Jesus, definitely one of the greats. His purpose in Hinduism, at least part of it, was to work out the Karma of the world in which he lived in. Hence, all of that suffering that he experienced. Suffering decreases karma, all types.

Answer 3

Jesus, Mohammed, Abraham, Moses are ALL foreigners according to Hinduism and they have no merit whatsoever. They are not even recognised, let alone being significant. The only prophets that are revered in Hinduism are Ram, Krishna, Sai Baba (the old one of the 17th century and not the faker), Buddha, Mahaveer, the ten Sikh Gurus. These are Hindu holy figures and NOT jesus.

Answer 4

To some Vaisnavas (devotees of Vishnu), Jesus is considered one of the avatars (physical incarnations) - along with Krishna and Buddha among others. That is a direct connection that may bring some Hindusm to be devotees of Jesus as well the Hindu deities.

That being said, generally speaking (for it's extremely difficult to speak in universals when talking of a tradition as vast and varied as Hinduism) Hinduism is an extremely open and tolerant religion that encourages people to find spiritual inspiration in any source that appeals to them - even if it is outside the Hindu religion.

They are not so caught up in the attitude that "you must believe this way or you are wrong" that we in the West have. They tend to see the Divine as infinite and expressing Itself in an infinite variety of ways, making all spiritual paths valid. They also realize that individual people have different skills and inclinations and that one path will not be appropriate for everyone - so they encourage spiritual seeking among many paths (either different sects within Hinduism, or without) so that people may find the guidance that is correct for them.

Also, what is considered "divine" is not nearly so rigorously strict as it is in the West. Here in the West, we may have Saints, but by doctrine they are not considered divine beings, simply wo/men that were closer to God than most others. In the East many of these same wo/men would be considered to be very divine beings in and of themselves. Humans will be considered Divine, or a god/dess, if they have full realized and express their Divine-Nature. You have figures like Mata Amritanandamayi who is considered the Goddess incarnate, and Shree Maa who is likewise considered the Goddess incarnate, and then there is Sri Ramakrishna who was considered to be the manifest divine - the list goes on and on. Holy people who strive for God/dess are considered worthy of devotion in Eastern traditions, because they help show the path and guide others down it through their works.

Because the Indian culture has had contact with many Christians over the years, many have found value in the teachings of Jesus, in addition to their Hindu teachings. So Jesus is a not un-common personage to find one a Hindu's devotional altar.

There are also very many teachers from India that have actively taught the universal aspects of all religions, and have focused on how the message of Christ echoed the Eastern teachings. Sri Ramakrishna was one of these (although he personally preferred to worship the Goddess Kali), and Paramahansa Yogananda was another.

Answer 5

Devi Spring:- "Hinduism is an extremely open and tolerant religion that encourages people to find spiritual inspiration in any source that appeals to them - even if it is outside the Hindu religion"
what Devi says is right-We(Hindus) do not say "only our path will lead one to Heaven-lest one would go to Hell". our Religion(Hindu0 says "Every Devotional path-only rider is Mountain like faith(Achalam)-leads one to heaven."
In South india there is a shrine Velankanni-virgin Mary's Church-my friend removed her 80 gram gold chain(Indian rupees 80,000/= $2000/=) from her neck and put it in churche's collection box. A lot of Hindus worship that Mary's Idol.

Shridi Sai Bhabha worshipped on Thursdays by millions of Hindus all over the world-is a born and brought up-Muslim.Muslims do not worship him,because he said "God is same for Muslims and Hindus".
Vaavar is a Muslim-only after his audience Millions of Ayyaappa(Hindu God) devotees go to his temple even now,every year.

Tirupathi is the Most Richest temple(Hindu) in India-even Today first offering to God is a Wheat pan-cake in the name of a Muslim Lady devotee(Thulukka Naachiyar).

Answer 6

i am not sure abt tht, but i kno tht the hindu books speak of Mohammad (Saw).