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Ask Devdutt Pattanaik: What do Hindu scriptures say about death?

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A New Idea in Hinduism

Heaven is a new another idea in Hinduism that is where you do not have any debts to pay or reclaim and now you have the option of being in Shiva's realm or in Vishnu's realm. These are new ideas which emerge with the Bhakti period. Different sectarian things are there. Goddess worshippers will talk about Gauri Lok, Hanuman worshipper will talk about Kadali one. Ganesh worshippers will talks about Ikshu one,. The heaven of my god very similar to the Buddha Kshetra of the Buddhists. So this multiple heaven world emerges for the very blessed.

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