Hindu Trinity
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HINDU TRINITY EXPLAINED. HINDU TRINITY is roughly equavelent to Christian TRINITY only Hin!u Trinitarian se"ts use! !i##erent $in! o# %or!s an! e&'ressions. (o)e 'eo'le try to 'rove that Hin!u Trinity is not a Trinity *ut a Tria! . That is Three +o!s ea"h %ith a +o!hea! in an other i)'ersonal or Personal +o!hea!. This is an in"orre"t "on"e't. This is 'artly !ue to religious *a"$groun!s an! 'artly !ue to the !i##eren"es o# ter)s an! languages ,+REE- AND LATIN .N .NE (IDE AND (AN(-RIT .N THE .THER (IDE/. 0ut in Essen"e an! (u*stan"e they are one an! the sa)e i# not one an! the sa)e then al)ost one an! the sa)e. In Hin!u Trinity 0rah) or 0ARHA1AN ,N.T 0ARHA1A/ is the +o!hea! i.e the The Divine .usia.Nature o# the Divine .usia is Divine. There are three Hy'ostases in the Divine .usia na)ely 0arha)a ,N.T 0ARHA1AN N.T 0AR1H/ (heu an! 2ishnu. Ea"h Hy'ostasis is 're!i"ate! *y the %or! +o! or go!. Thus Three HYy'ostases are in one +o!hea! su"h that ea"h o# the) is +o!. Plurality o# hy'ostases in +o!hea! su"h that ea"h o# the hy'ostases is +o! !oes not !istur* the unity o# +o!hea! i.e 0arah)an. (o)e Hin!us )ay e&'lain this *y saying three go!s in one +o!. This e&'ression is highly o*3e"tiona*le on the stan!er! o# Christian Trinitarians se"ts.They thin$ that this is a tria! that is three +o!s in the )eaning o# three Divine Essen"es three Divine.usias Three DivineNatures Three Divine(u*stan"es three Divine 4or)s 4or)s in the 4orth Divine Essen"e .usia et". 0ut this is an in"orre"t )eaning o# the Hin!u "on"e't. Hin!us 0elieve that Three Divine Hy'ostases in .ne Divine .usia or Essen"e or Nature %hat so ever. They only use the %or! go! #or a Divine Hy'ostase so %hen they say 55 Three go!s in one +o! 55 they !o not )ean 'lurality o# Natures Essen"es .usias et". 0ut they only )ean 66 THREE DI2INE HYP.(TA(E( IN .NE DI2INE .U(IA77. The %or! Deo is #ar )ore general then the %or! +o!
.It )ay )ean a Divine .usia or it )ay )ean a Divine Hy'ostasis. 8hat )a$es a hy'ostasis a 'erson is the 9uality o# Rationality. Thus three Deos !oes not )ean three +o!s *ut three Divine Hy'ostases. A hy'ostasis )ay *e !ivine or not !ivine in Hin!unis). (o a Deo )ay )ean a A (UPRE1E HYP.(TA(I( .R A (UPRE1E E((ENCE. .R A (UPRE1E NATURE .R A (UPRE1E .U(IA. Thus they only )ean that there are three Hy'ostases in one +o!hea! su"h that ea"h o# the) is Divine an! (u're)e. Tese hy'ostases are Perse (u*sistent (ui Iuris Rationalis an! in"o))uni"a*le to ea"h other. .usia is the ::(u're)e (ourse o# ea"h o# the Hy'ostasis #ro) %hi"h all the Divine 9ualities an! Divine Nature #lo%s to these Hy'ostases. The 4irst Hy'ostasis as the ter) o# I))enent A*ility ;9uality .# 1a$ing the se"on! Hy'ostasis as a 9uality;a*ility .# Preservation an! the last one as the A*ility or 9uality o# Distru"tion. IT 1AY 1E N.TED THAT EACH HYP.(TA(I( I( A 9UALITY A RELATI.N AN ACT AND A 1.DE A( 8ELL YET A PER(.N AND A (U0(I(TENT (INCE E2EN A RELATI.N .R AN ACT .R A TER1 IN +.DHEAT I( PER (E (U0(I(TENT. Ea"h o# the hy'ostse )eni#ests *y assu)ing (u'er)un!ali" Natures an! #or)ing Hy'ostati" Union %hith these Non Eternal Natures. 0arah)a is the )eni#estation o# the #irst hy'ostasis 2ishnu is the )eni#estation o# the se"on! hy'ostasis an! (hiva or (hio is the )eni#estion o# the thir! Hy'ostasis. The relation *et%een Hy'ostase 2ishnu an! 1eni#estation 2isnu is al)ost equal to the !i##eren"e *et%een Hy'ostase Logos an! -nosise! <esus in trinitarian "hristianity %ith so)e a""e'te! !i##eren"es.=/ Logos assu)es the Hu)an Nature to "onstitute <esus o# Trinitarian CHRI(TIANITY. 0ut Hy'ostasis 2ishnu as a""or!ing to Trinitarian Hin!unis) Assu)es (u'er)un!ali" nature to "onstitute an! to *e"o)e the )eni#estation 2ishnu.>/ A hy'ostasis in Hin!u trinity )ay In"arnate !ire"tly or in!ire"tly. A nu)*er o# in"arnations an! )eni#estations are i))ortals. ?/ A hy'ostasis )eni#ests or re)eni#ests in"arnates or rein"arnates %ith so)e natures only one o# their $in! an! there is no
*eing in that $in! o# nature. @/All there hy'ostases are equal in +o!hea! Nature Eternity Po%er et". yet there )eni#stations )ay *e unequal in ran$s or 'o%ers et". That is %hy so)e Hin!u se"ts thin$ that the 1eni#estation o# the Hy'ostasis 2isnu is higher in ran$ then the )eni#stations o# other t%o hy'ostases. Inse"on!ary senses assu)'trions o# these three hy'ostases )ay*e as"ri*e! to the very +o!hea!. In#a"t in (u*stan"e Hin!u Trinity stan!s *et%een +REE- .RTH.D.X TRINITY an! R.1AN CATH.LIC TRINITY. A/ A""or!ing to Ro)an Catholis) The Thir! Hy'ostasis is issue! #ro) *oth #irst t%o Hy'ostases an! a""or!ing to +ree$ .rtho!o& it is only issue! #ro) the #irst either through the se"on! or !ire"tly #ro) the #irst *ut the se"on! hy'ostasis is not the issuer.0ut in Hin!u Trinity all o# the three Hy'ostases are unissue! an! are !ire"tly issue! #ro) the +o!hea! 0arha)an.B/ A Hy'ostasis )ay assu)e )ore then one Non Divine Natures.(o)e )ay *e #e)ale natures an! thus a #e)ale go!ess is no thing *ut a the sa)e hy'ostasis in #e)ale )eni#estation. (o)e Hin!u s"holars )ay use "ertain %or!s o# (ans$rit #or ea"h hy'ostasis %hi"h )a$e an i)'ression that ea"h Hy'ostasis is a 0EIN+. 0ut none o# the) is a 0EIN+ in the sense o# Christology. I# there is a Hy'ostasis in the Divine .U(IA then I(CNE(( is the 'ro'erty o# the Hy'ostasis. It only )eans that there is a Hy'ostasis . (i)ilarly i# there are several Hy'ostases in +o!hea! then ARECNE(( is a 9uality o# All these Hy'ostases. This I(NE(( .R ARENE(( I( in"orre"tly translate! as *eing or *eings.Ho% ever in another sense I(NE(( I( THE 9uality o# ALL THE HYP.(TA(E( AND THE .U(IA AND (.1E TI1E THE UNI.N .4 ALL .4 THE1 A( 8ELL. H.8 E2ER THE I(NE(( .4 +o!hea!;DI2INE .U(IA is the 0eing in CRI(T.L.+ICAL (EN(E A( 8ELL even in Hin!unis). Arya (a)a3is are to Hin!unis %hat Arian Catholis) is to Christianity %ho )isinter'rete Hin!unis). A"tually the #oun!er o# Arya (e"t %as ins'ire! #ro) The Ithna Ashri se"t %hi"h is in turn ins'ire! #ro) 1uta:ilis) an! re!u"e! +o! in )ere a Non living sel# 'rogra))e! su'er Co)'utor %ith no #ree %ill an! se)i
i)'ersonal so)e %hat li$e the +o! o# +ree$ Philoso'hers. A nu)*er o# Hin!u ("holars are una*le to e&'lain Hin!u Trinity an! use ter)s %or!s 'hrases e&'ressions o*3e"tiona*le to Trinitarian Christianities. .*3e"tion on the "on"e't is one thing an! o*3e"tion on the %or!s e)'loye! to "onvey the "on"e't is another thing. It is u'on the Hin!u ("holars to "onvey their i!eas so that it *e"o)e least o*3e"tiona*le to Triniarian Christianities li$e RC +. et". The *est %ay is to ues the ter)s #a)iliar to Trinitarian Christians su''orte! *y (ans$rit ("ri'tures. THE.L.+YD0RIT1AIL.NET IT I( H.PED THAT TRINITARIAN HINDU (CH.LAR( 8ILL +I2E THERE RE(P.NCE .N THI( EXPLANATI.N .4 HINDU TRINITY. (. THAT .NE 1AY UNDER(TAND THI( TRINITY 1.RE CLEARLY. The 4irst Hy'ostasis o# the Hin!u Trinity 'ro"ee!s #ro) the +o!hea! 0araha)an as the ter) o# the i))anent a"t o# the Consiousness.This a"t is ter)e! as )a$ing sin"e an Ignorent +o! Cannot 1a$e a single Thing, It is i)'li"it #ro) the 2e!i" Hy)n o# 0egining that the Divine .usia 're Ce&iste! an! %as (EL4 C.N(I.U( AND C.N(I.U(.Thus +o!hea! is a PER(E (U0(I(TENT E+. (in"e an ego is (el# C.N(I.U( .U(IA ;E((ENCE/ The (EC.ND HYP.(TA(E 'ro"ee!s as the ter) o# the a"t o# the Divine As'iration or ('iration .This at is also ter)e! as 1aintanan"e. (in"e it is the Divine A'siration %hi"h is res'onsi*le #orthe )aintanen"e . I# +o!hea! is non living then it "annot )aintain any thing. ,ACC.RDIN+ T. 2EDIC HY1N .4 CREATI.N THEDI2INE .U(IA ;DI2INE E((ENCE 8A( A(PIRIN+ IN THE 0E+ENIN+. / The thir! Hy'ostasis 'ro"ee!s as the ter) o# i))enent a"t o# 8ill ,!esire/.This a"t is "alle! !estru"tion.I# +o!hea! !oes not %ill to !estroy THE +.DHEAD shall "ontinue to )aintain things.
4inally the A"t o# 8ill is ne"essary to )a$e the Cos)os.The I))enent 9uality o# %ill .r the I))enent A"t o# the i))enent 9uality .# 8ill is the Hy'ostasis.
SOME MORE DETAILS OF HINDU GODHEAD AND TRINITY. It is evi!ent that the Divine Hy'ostases in Hin!u +o!hea! are relations a"ts qualities a*ilities .(o)e one )ay a!! that ea"h hy'ostasis is A )o!e as %ell. 0ut a )o!e %hi"h is (u*sistent. The 4irst one is the Divine 1a$eness the se"on! one is Divine )aintanan"e the Thir! one is the Divine Distru"tion. (INCE 8hatever is in +o!hea! )ust *e su*sistent. . Hen"e ea"h Hy'ostasis in +o!hea! is a Relation Is an a"t is a quality an! also a )o!e as %ell. 0ut ins'ite o# all ea"h one is Per se su*sistens rational an! "o)'lete. +o!hea! itsel# is Perse su*sistent an! 'rior to ea"h one o# the). 0ut the +.DHEAD ,DI2INE .U(IA;DI2INE NATURE/ is also sel# "onsious an! rational.Ho% ever ea"h Hy'ostasis is in"o))uni" a*le to an! other hy'ostasis *ut +o!hea! is "o))uni"a*le to ea"h one o# the hy'ostasis. (o +o!hea! is not a hy'ostasis sin"e it is not in"o))uni"a*le. A DE. .R DE.TA is a Rational PER(E (U0(I(TENT 8hether it is an Essen"e;.usia or Not. All the Hy'ostases are Cosu*stantial in the Divine (u*stan"e ,.usia;Essen"e/. Nature an! EXI(TENCE .4 DI2INE E((ENCE are IDENTICAL T. IT as a""or!ing to Hin!u Trinity. A Divine Hy'ostasis so)eti)es assu)e t%o !i##er%ent Intellegent Natures one )ale Nature an! the other one #e)ale nature "onstituting Hy'ostati" Unions %ith ea"h one o# the) an! so)e thi)e these t%o natures have very s'e"ial ty'e o# relations *et%een the) %hi"h )a$es the) s'ou"es o# on another in so)e sense. The +.DHEAD I( INTELLE+ENT (EL4 C.N(I.U( C.N(I.U( ALL P.8ER4UL. IT CAN A((U1E N.N DI2INE NATURE( A( 8ELL ,(.1E TI1E CALLED 9UALITIE(/
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.It )ay )ean a Divine .usia or it )ay )ean a Divine Hy'ostasis. 8hat )a$es a hy'ostasis a 'erson is the 9uality o# Rationality. Thus three Deos !oes not )ean three +o!s *ut three Divine Hy'ostases. A hy'ostasis )ay *e !ivine or not !ivine in Hin!unis). (o a Deo )ay )ean a A (UPRE1E HYP.(TA(I( .R A (UPRE1E E((ENCE. .R A (UPRE1E NATURE .R A (UPRE1E .U(IA. Thus they only )ean that there are three Hy'ostases in one +o!hea! su"h that ea"h o# the) is Divine an! (u're)e. Tese hy'ostases are Perse (u*sistent (ui Iuris Rationalis an! in"o))uni"a*le to ea"h other. .usia is the ::(u're)e (ourse o# ea"h o# the Hy'ostasis #ro) %hi"h all the Divine 9ualities an! Divine Nature #lo%s to these Hy'ostases. The 4irst Hy'ostasis as the ter) o# I))enent A*ility ;9uality .# 1a$ing the se"on! Hy'ostasis as a 9uality;a*ility .# Preservation an! the last one as the A*ility or 9uality o# Distru"tion. IT 1AY 1E N.TED THAT EACH HYP.(TA(I( I( A 9UALITY A RELATI.N AN ACT AND A 1.DE A( 8ELL YET A PER(.N AND A (U0(I(TENT (INCE E2EN A RELATI.N .R AN ACT .R A TER1 IN +.DHEAT I( PER (E (U0(I(TENT. Ea"h o# the hy'ostse )eni#ests *y assu)ing (u'er)un!ali" Natures an! #or)ing Hy'ostati" Union %hith these Non Eternal Natures. 0arah)a is the )eni#estation o# the #irst hy'ostasis 2ishnu is the )eni#estation o# the se"on! hy'ostasis an! (hiva or (hio is the )eni#estion o# the thir! Hy'ostasis. The relation *et%een Hy'ostase 2ishnu an! 1eni#estation 2isnu is al)ost equal to the !i##eren"e *et%een Hy'ostase Logos an! -nosise! <esus in trinitarian "hristianity %ith so)e a""e'te! !i##eren"es.=/ Logos assu)es the Hu)an Nature to "onstitute <esus o# Trinitarian CHRI(TIANITY. 0ut Hy'ostasis 2ishnu as a""or!ing to Trinitarian Hin!unis) Assu)es (u'er)un!ali" nature to "onstitute an! to *e"o)e the )eni#estation 2ishnu.>/ A hy'ostasis in Hin!u trinity )ay In"arnate !ire"tly or in!ire"tly. A nu)*er o# in"arnations an! )eni#estations are i))ortals. ?/ A hy'ostasis )eni#ests or re)eni#ests in"arnates or rein"arnates %ith so)e natures only one o# their $in! an! there is no
*eing in that $in! o# nature. @/All there hy'ostases are equal in +o!hea! Nature Eternity Po%er et". yet there )eni#stations )ay *e unequal in ran$s or 'o%ers et". That is %hy so)e Hin!u se"ts thin$ that the 1eni#estation o# the Hy'ostasis 2isnu is higher in ran$ then the )eni#stations o# other t%o hy'ostases. Inse"on!ary senses assu)'trions o# these three hy'ostases )ay*e as"ri*e! to the very +o!hea!. In#a"t in (u*stan"e Hin!u Trinity stan!s *et%een +REE- .RTH.D.X TRINITY an! R.1AN CATH.LIC TRINITY. A/ A""or!ing to Ro)an Catholis) The Thir! Hy'ostasis is issue! #ro) *oth #irst t%o Hy'ostases an! a""or!ing to +ree$ .rtho!o& it is only issue! #ro) the #irst either through the se"on! or !ire"tly #ro) the #irst *ut the se"on! hy'ostasis is not the issuer.0ut in Hin!u Trinity all o# the three Hy'ostases are unissue! an! are !ire"tly issue! #ro) the +o!hea! 0arha)an.B/ A Hy'ostasis )ay assu)e )ore then one Non Divine Natures.(o)e )ay *e #e)ale natures an! thus a #e)ale go!ess is no thing *ut a the sa)e hy'ostasis in #e)ale )eni#estation. (o)e Hin!u s"holars )ay use "ertain %or!s o# (ans$rit #or ea"h hy'ostasis %hi"h )a$e an i)'ression that ea"h Hy'ostasis is a 0EIN+. 0ut none o# the) is a 0EIN+ in the sense o# Christology. I# there is a Hy'ostasis in the Divine .U(IA then I(CNE(( is the 'ro'erty o# the Hy'ostasis. It only )eans that there is a Hy'ostasis . (i)ilarly i# there are several Hy'ostases in +o!hea! then ARECNE(( is a 9uality o# All these Hy'ostases. This I(NE(( .R ARENE(( I( in"orre"tly translate! as *eing or *eings.Ho% ever in another sense I(NE(( I( THE 9uality o# ALL THE HYP.(TA(E( AND THE .U(IA AND (.1E TI1E THE UNI.N .4 ALL .4 THE1 A( 8ELL. H.8 E2ER THE I(NE(( .4 +o!hea!;DI2INE .U(IA is the 0eing in CRI(T.L.+ICAL (EN(E A( 8ELL even in Hin!unis). Arya (a)a3is are to Hin!unis %hat Arian Catholis) is to Christianity %ho )isinter'rete Hin!unis). A"tually the #oun!er o# Arya (e"t %as ins'ire! #ro) The Ithna Ashri se"t %hi"h is in turn ins'ire! #ro) 1uta:ilis) an! re!u"e! +o! in )ere a Non living sel# 'rogra))e! su'er Co)'utor %ith no #ree %ill an! se)i
i)'ersonal so)e %hat li$e the +o! o# +ree$ Philoso'hers. A nu)*er o# Hin!u ("holars are una*le to e&'lain Hin!u Trinity an! use ter)s %or!s 'hrases e&'ressions o*3e"tiona*le to Trinitarian Christianities. .*3e"tion on the "on"e't is one thing an! o*3e"tion on the %or!s e)'loye! to "onvey the "on"e't is another thing. It is u'on the Hin!u ("holars to "onvey their i!eas so that it *e"o)e least o*3e"tiona*le to Triniarian Christianities li$e RC +. et". The *est %ay is to ues the ter)s #a)iliar to Trinitarian Christians su''orte! *y (ans$rit ("ri'tures. THE.L.+YD0RIT1AIL.NET IT I( H.PED THAT TRINITARIAN HINDU (CH.LAR( 8ILL +I2E THERE RE(P.NCE .N THI( EXPLANATI.N .4 HINDU TRINITY. (. THAT .NE 1AY UNDER(TAND THI( TRINITY 1.RE CLEARLY. The 4irst Hy'ostasis o# the Hin!u Trinity 'ro"ee!s #ro) the +o!hea! 0araha)an as the ter) o# the i))anent a"t o# the Consiousness.This a"t is ter)e! as )a$ing sin"e an Ignorent +o! Cannot 1a$e a single Thing, It is i)'li"it #ro) the 2e!i" Hy)n o# 0egining that the Divine .usia 're Ce&iste! an! %as (EL4 C.N(I.U( AND C.N(I.U(.Thus +o!hea! is a PER(E (U0(I(TENT E+. (in"e an ego is (el# C.N(I.U( .U(IA ;E((ENCE/ The (EC.ND HYP.(TA(E 'ro"ee!s as the ter) o# the a"t o# the Divine As'iration or ('iration .This at is also ter)e! as 1aintanan"e. (in"e it is the Divine A'siration %hi"h is res'onsi*le #orthe )aintanen"e . I# +o!hea! is non living then it "annot )aintain any thing. ,ACC.RDIN+ T. 2EDIC HY1N .4 CREATI.N THEDI2INE .U(IA ;DI2INE E((ENCE 8A( A(PIRIN+ IN THE 0E+ENIN+. / The thir! Hy'ostasis 'ro"ee!s as the ter) o# i))enent a"t o# 8ill ,!esire/.This a"t is "alle! !estru"tion.I# +o!hea! !oes not %ill to !estroy THE +.DHEAD shall "ontinue to )aintain things.
4inally the A"t o# 8ill is ne"essary to )a$e the Cos)os.The I))enent 9uality o# %ill .r the I))enent A"t o# the i))enent 9uality .# 8ill is the Hy'ostasis.
SOME MORE DETAILS OF HINDU GODHEAD AND TRINITY. It is evi!ent that the Divine Hy'ostases in Hin!u +o!hea! are relations a"ts qualities a*ilities .(o)e one )ay a!! that ea"h hy'ostasis is A )o!e as %ell. 0ut a )o!e %hi"h is (u*sistent. The 4irst one is the Divine 1a$eness the se"on! one is Divine )aintanan"e the Thir! one is the Divine Distru"tion. (INCE 8hatever is in +o!hea! )ust *e su*sistent. . Hen"e ea"h Hy'ostasis in +o!hea! is a Relation Is an a"t is a quality an! also a )o!e as %ell. 0ut ins'ite o# all ea"h one is Per se su*sistens rational an! "o)'lete. +o!hea! itsel# is Perse su*sistent an! 'rior to ea"h one o# the). 0ut the +.DHEAD ,DI2INE .U(IA;DI2INE NATURE/ is also sel# "onsious an! rational.Ho% ever ea"h Hy'ostasis is in"o))uni" a*le to an! other hy'ostasis *ut +o!hea! is "o))uni"a*le to ea"h one o# the hy'ostasis. (o +o!hea! is not a hy'ostasis sin"e it is not in"o))uni"a*le. A DE. .R DE.TA is a Rational PER(E (U0(I(TENT 8hether it is an Essen"e;.usia or Not. All the Hy'ostases are Cosu*stantial in the Divine (u*stan"e ,.usia;Essen"e/. Nature an! EXI(TENCE .4 DI2INE E((ENCE are IDENTICAL T. IT as a""or!ing to Hin!u Trinity. A Divine Hy'ostasis so)eti)es assu)e t%o !i##er%ent Intellegent Natures one )ale Nature an! the other one #e)ale nature "onstituting Hy'ostati" Unions %ith ea"h one o# the) an! so)e thi)e these t%o natures have very s'e"ial ty'e o# relations *et%een the) %hi"h )a$es the) s'ou"es o# on another in so)e sense. The +.DHEAD I( INTELLE+ENT (EL4 C.N(I.U( C.N(I.U( ALL P.8ER4UL. IT CAN A((U1E N.N DI2INE NATURE( A( 8ELL ,(.1E TI1E CALLED 9UALITIE(/
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