HINDUISM
(See also Brahma; Caste System; Krishna; Religion; Siva; Vedas; Vishnu)
(Note centered heading below: Writings)
Babylonian influence: ts 44-45
bathing: g54 3/8 31; g47 11/8 8
beliefs: w85 7/1 4; dt 3-31; yb77 74-76, 83, 104; gh 102-103; w74 624; ts 9, 36-37; g74 1/8 18-19; g74 1/22 17; g74 7/22 8-11; w73 604; g73 7/8 16-18, 20; g72 2/22 19; w70 297; g69 7/8 28; g67 5/8 6, 10-11; g67 9/8 12-13; g66 2/8 27; g66 2/22 5; g66 3/8 5; g65 4/22 10; w63 394-395; g63 5/22 15; g63 10/22 30; g62 1/22 30-31; w61 104, 581; g61 4/22 11, 13, 15; g58 1/22 25-26; g55 6/8 24; w53 677-679; g52 3/8 10-11; rm 193-202; g51 4/22 9, 11; g48 5/22 22; w47 237, 239; g47 11/8 4-8; ta 340-341; g37 11/17 8
avataras (gods on earth): dt 18-21
battlefield of Kurukshetra: ku 3-5
desire for “escape”: g75 11/8 9-10
first man: dt 3-7
Jalapralaya (global flood): ku 16-18; dt 20-22
Krita Yuga (golden age): ku 25
law of Karma: g85 2/22 24
“Mother Earth”: dt 5
Nirvana: w81 4/15 3; w61 581
recognition by some ancient Hindus of only one Supreme God: ku 20-21
reincarnation: g85 2/22 23-25; g77 2/8 22-23
six schools of philosophy: w85 7/1 4
transmigration: dt 12
booklets to help Hindus learn the truth: ku 3-31; dt 3-31
burial rites: g68 5/22 16-17
caste system:
according to theological writings: g84 4/8 5
conflicts: g81 5/22 30; g80 4/22 29
influence of belief in reincarnation: g85 2/22 24
letter on Awake! discussion of, and reply: g84 8/8 28
system: g75 11/8 9; g61 4/22 8; g59 1/22 18-19; w57 709-710; w53 679; rm 201-202; g51 3/22 18-19; g47 2/8 4; g47 11/8 4-5; g32 1/6 210-211
Catholicism’s use of Hindu practices: w79 4/15 11
customs: g74 7/22 8-11
dances: g71 12/8 25; g62 6/22 20-23
discussion: ku 3-31; dt 3-31; g77 2/8 16-23; g75 11/8 8-11; w53 677-680; g52 3/8 9-11; rm 191-202; g47 11/8 3-8
effect of: g73 6/22 8-9; g61 4/22 28; w60 39-40; w53 677-680; g47 1/22 3-8
experiences: yb77 91; yb76 256-257; yb75 13; w74 644; g74 7/22 9-10; g73 7/8 16-21; g72 1/22 24-26; yb71 98-99; yb70 182; yb68 104, 159, 196; yb67 278; yb65 81-82; yb64 219; yb63 96, 130, 186; mg63 108; yb61 103
Hindus accept Bible truth: yb86 17, 52-53; w85 5/15 30; yb84 193-194; yb79 75; w78 4/1 8-9; g78 5/22 12
failure to help prostitutes: g83 6/22 25-26
fire walking: g73 12/8 23
funeral: g77 2/8 20-22
Ganas (hybrid figures): dt 19-20
gods: w80 5/15 23-24; w70 679; im 8; w64 105; g63 5/22 15; g62 6/22 20-23; g62 9/8 6; w61 104, 612; nu 3; g61 4/22 15; w60 39, 93; w58 743-744; w57 413; g55 5/8 12; g55 6/8 24; g53 2/22 21-24; rm 193-195, 202; g47 11/8 5-6; ta 340
Gandharvas (lovers of women): dt 19
living-child goddess: g75 6/22 30
Santhana-Lakshmi: dt 16-17
Varuna: dt 11-12
Vishnu: ku 16-18
women “wedded” to deities: g76 1/8 31
idol Juggernaut: yb77 60
Manu: g59 11/22 26
Laws of: w63 394
marriage:
children: g85 8/22 30; g62 7/22 29-30; g50 8/8 17-19; g47 11/8 7-8; g36 8/12 729; g32 1/6 211-212; g31 9/30 841
dowry: g84 3/8 30; g82 10/22 29-30; g61 6/22 30; g61 8/8 11
meditation: g75 11/8 10-11
myths: w76 212
number of Hindus: w85 7/1 4; sl 206; g74 7/22 8; w71 14; yb71 16; w64 234; w62 228; w60 580; g57 6/22 28; rm 202; ta 355
origin: rm 192-193
penalty for killing a squirrel: g79 10/8 30
priestesses: g84 12/22 29
priests: g62 6/22 21; g54 3/8 31; w53 677-678; rm 201; g47 11/8 7-8
rosary: w74 259; g63 5/22 16
“sacred” monkeys: g81 6/8 29
similarities to Catholicism: g74 7/22 8-9
swastika: g67 5/8 6; g63 5/22 15
temples: g63 5/22 15
thali: g74 7/22 10-11
transcendental meditation: g78 4/22 29; g76 11/8 26-28
witnessing to Hindus: qm 195-196; qm55 195-196
Yoga: w83 7/15 29-30; g75 2/22 27-28; g63 10/22 30
Writings
ancient religious writings: gh 12; im 20-21
Bhagavad Gita: ku 3-5, 19-21; dt 3
Jalapralaya (global flood): ku 16-18; dt 20-22
Puranas:
accounts of Hindu gods: dt 19-20
Rig-Veda:
earliest of Hindu writings: ku 20; dt 5-7, 11-12
Upanishads: dt 12
compared to Bible: w85 7/1 4-5
transmigration: dt 12
Vedas: dt 5-7, 11-12; g76 11/8 27; g62 6/22 21; g61 4/22 7, 11; g58 1/22 25; rm 195-197; g47 11/8 8