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How Did the Trinity Doctrine Develop?Should You Believe in the Trinity?
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4. India. Triune Hindu godhead, c. 7th century C.E.
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How Did the Trinity Doctrine Develop?Should You Believe in the Trinity?
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That is why, in the Encyclopædia of Religion and Ethics, James Hastings wrote: “In Indian religion, e.g., we meet with the trinitarian group of Brahmā, Siva, and Viṣṇu;
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How Did the Trinity Doctrine Develop?Should You Believe in the Trinity?
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Hindu Trinity
The book “The Symbolism of Hindu Gods and Rituals” says regarding a Hindu trinity that existed centuries before Christ: “Siva is one of the gods of the Trinity. He is said to be the god of destruction. The other two gods are Brahma, the god of creation and Vishnu, the god of maintenance. . . . To indicate that these three processes are one and the same the three gods are combined in one form.”—Published by A. Parthasarathy, Bombay.
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