How many Gods does the Hindu Religion have/believe in?

Question

How many Gods does the Hindu Religion have/believe in?

Answer 1

They Believe in only one God its in their book that " Ikum Braham Doitia Nastai , Naina Nastai Kincahn" Meaning God is One there is no second one not in the least bit.I don't Know why do they beleive in those Stone Faces Fake Gods?

Answer 2

hindus have 30000000 gods......

and ofcourse they belive that god is one....

they belive in a personal as well as impersonal god......

all at the same time, thats the beauty of hinduism....

Answer 3

Depends on what you are talking about. Hindu believe in the one all-pervasive god, Brahman, who energizes the entire universe, but there are many equal gods... Really can't tell how many of those equal gods there are...

Answer 4

1 or millions, depending on who you ask.

Answer 5

Only three. Brahma the creator. Vishnu the operator. Shiva the destroyer.

The others are reincarnations of Vishnu or Shiva. Of course, they have wives and children.

Answer 6

it's sad to say that no hindu can come up with the number of Gods that they have.  i've lot of hindu friends. as far as their religion is concerned, i prefer not to discuss with them in order not to offend them. it's a sensitive issue as no one will like to see their religion criticised....

Answer 7

"Ekam sat vipraha, bahudha vadanti" (Sanskrit)

"Truth (God) is one, the wise call it by various names"

Yes, said he, but just how many gods are there Yajnavalkya?" "Thirty three". "yes," said he, but just how many gods are there, Yajnavalkya?" "One."    

                                                                        - Brhadaranyaka Upanishad III, IX, I

According to the Bhagavad Gita, even those who worship other gods (anyadevatah), ancestral deities, elemental powers, if they do so with faith, then their faith is justified, for the Divine accepts every form conceived by the worshipper.

Transcendent (impersonal) and Immanent (personal).

In the transcendent aspect, the Supreme Reality is called Nirguna Brahm, that is Brahm, without attributes. "Brahm is He whom speech cannot express, and from whom the mind is unable to reach Him, comes away baffled" states the Taittiriya Upanishad.

In its Immanent (personal) aspect, the Supreme Reality, is called Saguna Brahm. He is the personal God, the creator, the preserver, and the controller of the universe. In Hinduism, the immanent (personal) aspect of Brahm is worshipped in both male and female forms. In the male form, he is worshipped as Ishvara, Maheshvara, Paramatma, Purusha. In the female form, as the Divine Mother, Durga, and Kali.