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Is Hinduism monotheistic or polytheistic?
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Is Hinduism monotheistic or polytheistic?
Compare ways traditions speak about one supreme reality, one personal Lord, many deities, divine manifestations, and nondual reality—without forcing the answer into a single imported category.
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