Guest guest Posted June 11, 2003 Report Share Posted June 11, 2003 Why are they? In Hinduism it is common to regard one's Ishtadevata as supreme and all other deities as aspects or manifestations of him/her. For instance, the Shaivas regard Shiva as Parabrahman and respect Vishnu, Krishna, Brahma, etc. as aspects or manifestations of Shiva and the goddesses such as Lakshmi, Radha, Sarasvati, etc. as aspects or manifestations of Shakti-Devi. The Shaktas also respect the other deities. But the Gaudiya Vaishnavas seem to hold the view that only Krishna is god, all other deities are mere demi-gods. Why? Did Sri Chaitanya preach that? Is this view shared by all Vaishnava sects, or are there branches of the Vaishnava tradition that follow the classical Hindu tradition? On which scriptures do they base their view, and on whose interpretation of these scriptures? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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