Story of Bali, Indonesia

Instead of this Trinity, trimurti, the product of theological speculation, the faithful grenerally worshipped Vishnu or Shiva. Accordingly there were two main movements in Hinduism: Shivaism, with its ascetic bias, and Vishnuism, which attached greater value to the service and love of Cod, in the thought that one is thereby achieving identity of existence with him.

With Shiva there also appears a goddess, shakti, who personifies divine power and in a mystical way is regarded as Shiva's wife.

She is worshipped fervently in various manifestations, such as Durga, Kali, Parvati, and others. In the Shiva cult other gods also appear which are believed to be manifestations of Shiva himself, or sons from a union between him and Durga. Among these Ganesha, a god in the manifestation of an elephant is important as the protector of learning. In Shivaism the union of die transcendental with the immanent world is brought about through a sexual union of Shiva and Durga interpreted in a mystical fashion.

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