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] The worship of the Linga (phallus) has been introduced. THE WORSHIP OF THE LINGA PAULUS HAS BEEN INTRODUCED
indu is asked what are the sacred books of his religion he generally answers: "The Vedas, the Sastras (that is, philosophical systems), and the Puranas." Some authorities add the Tantras. The modern form of Hinduism is exhibited chiefly in the eighteen Puranas, and an 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 The Pantheon is largely new; old deities have been superseded; other deities have taken their place.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.  IS PERHAPS THE ONLY SYSTEM OF BELIEF THAT IS WORSE THAN HAVING NO RELIGION AT ALL WHEN IMMODERN HINDU IS ASKED WHAT ARE THE SACRED BOOKS OF HIS RELIGION HE GENERALLY ANSWERS THE WEDAS THE SHASTRAS THAT IS PHILOSOPHICAL SYSTEMS AND THE PURANAS SOME AUTHORITIES 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THAT OF WAITHIC TIMES WE ARE STARTLED AT THE MAGNITUDE OF THE CHANGE THE PANTHEON IS LARGELY NEW OLD DEITIES HAVE BEEN SUPERSEDED OTHER DEITIES HAVE TAKEN THEIR PLACE THERE HAS BEEN BOTH A CHRISIAN FROM WITHOUT AN EVOLUTION FROM WITHIN THE THIRTY THREE GODS OF THE WEDAS HAVE BEEN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
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