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The dreadful practice of widow burning has been brought in, and this by a most daring perversion of the Vedic texts. Woman, in fact, has fallen far below the position assigned her in early days. [Sidenote: The Trimurtti, a triad of gods.] One of the notable things in connection with the reconstruction of Hinduism is the position it gives to the Trimurtti, or triad of gods  Brahma, Vishnu, and Siva. THE DREADFUL PRACTICE OF WIDO BIRMAIN HAS BEEN BROUGHT IN AND THIS BY A MOST DARING PROPORTION OF THE WAVING TEXT WOMAN IN FACT HAS FALLEN FAR BELOW THE POSITION ASSIGNED HER IN EARLY DAYS ONE OF THE NOTABLE THINGS IN CONNECTION WITH THE RECONSTRUCTION OF HINDOISM IS THE POSITION IT GIVES TO THE TRIMOUTHI OR TRADE OF GODS BRAHMAR VISHNU AND SIVA
 equal number of Upapuranas (minor Puranas).[23] [Sidenote: The Puranas.] When we compare the religion embodied in the Puranas with that of Vedic times we are startled at the magnitude of the change. The Pantheon is largely new; old deities have been superseded; other deities have taken their place. There has been both accretion from without and evolution from within. The thirty-three gods of the Vedas have been fantastically raised to three hundred and thirty millions. Siva, Durga, Rama, Krishna, Kali--unknown in ancient days--are now mighty divinities; Indra is almost entirely overlooked, and Varuna has been degraded from his lofty throne and turned into a regent of the waters. [Sidenote: New deities, rites, and customs.] The worship of the Linga (phallus) has been introduced. So has the great dogma of Transmigration, which has stamped a deeper impress on later Hindu mind than almost any other doctrine. Caste is fully established, though in Vedic days scarcely, if at all, recognized. ADDED TO CONTRAS THE MODERN FORM OF HINTOISM IS EXHIBITED CHIEFLY IN THE EIGHTEEN PURANAS AND AN EQUAL NUMBER OF UPUPURANAS MINOR PURANAS WHEN WE COMPARE THE RELIGION EMBODIED IN THE PURANAS WITH THAT OF WAITHIC TIMES WE ARE STARTLED AT THE MAGNITUDE OF THE CHANGE THE PANTHEON IS LARGELY NEW OLD DEITIES HAVE BEEN SUPERSEDED OTHER DEITIES HAVE TAKEN THEIR PLACE THERE HAS BEEN BOTH A CHRISIAN FROM WITHOUT AN EVOLUTION FROM WITHIN THE THIRTY THREE GODS OF THE WEDAS HAVE BEEN FANTASTICALLY RAISED TO THREE HUNDRED AND THIRTY MILLIONS SIVA DULGA RAMA KUSHNA KALI UNKNOWN IN ANCIENT DAYS ARE NOW MIGHTY DIVINITIES INDRA IS ALMOST ENTIRELY OVERLOOKED AND VARUNA HAS BEEN DEGRADED FROM HIS LOFTY THRONE AND TURNED INTO A LEGIONT OF THE WATERS THE WORSHIP OF THE LINGA PAULUS HAS BEEN INTRODUCED SO HAS THE GREAT DOGMA OF TRANSMIGRATION WHICH HAS STAMPED A DEEPER IMPRESS ON LATER HINDU MIND THAN ALMOST ANY OTHER DOCT REIGN CASTE IS FULLY ESTABLISHED THOUGH IN WAILING DAYS SCARCELY IF AT ALL RECOGNIZED
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