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The god Brahma was an invention of the Brahmans; he was no real divinity of the people, and had hardly ever been actually worshiped. THE GOD BRAHMA WAS AN INVENTION OF THE BRAHMINS HE WAS NO REAL DIVINITY OF THE PEOPLE AND HAD HARDLY EVER BEEN ACTUALLY WORSHIPPED
n Vedic days scarcely, if at all, recognized. 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. Something like an anticipation of this has been presented in the later Vedic times: fire, air, and the sun (Agni, Vayu, and Surya) being regarded by the commentator[24] as summing up the divine energies. But in the Vedas the deities often go in pairs; and little stress should be laid on the idea of a Vedic triad. That idea, however, came prominently forward in later days. The worship both of Vishnu and Siva may have existed, from ancient times, as popular rites not acknowledged by the Brahmans; but both of these deities were now fully recognized. IND THAN ALMOST ANY OTHER DOCT REIGN CASTE IS FULLY ESTABLISHED THOUGH IN WAILING DAYS SCARCELY IF AT ALL RECOGNIZED 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 SOMETHING LIKE AN ANTICIPATION OF THIS HAS BEEN PRESENTED IN THE LATER WORTHY TIMES FIRE ALE AND THE SUN AGNE WYOU AND SOUVIA BEING REGARDED BY THE COMMENTATOR AS SUMMING UP THE DIVINE ENERGIES BUT IN THE WE THAS THE DEITIES OFTEN GO IN PAYS AND LITTLE STRESS SHOULD BE LAID ON THE IDEA OF AVAILING TRADE THE IDEA HOWEVER CAME PROMINENTLY FORWARD IN LATER DAYS THE WORSHIP BOTH OF WISHNU AND SCHIBA MAY HAVE EXISTED FROM ANCIENT TIMES AS POPULAR RITES NOT ACKNOWLEDGED BY THE BRAHMANS BUT BOTH OF THESE DETIES WERE NOW FULLY RECOGNIZED
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