Hindu Cosmology and Fundamental Concepts

General Information

The Hindu Conception of Time

• Yugas (Aeons of Time)
• The Hindu Cosmic Time Cycle

The Hindu Calendar

The Hindu Universe

• Cosmogonies in the Vedic Samhitas
• Hindu Astrology
• Creation in the Markandeya Purana
• The Navagrahas: The Nine Planetary System

Karma, Samsara, and Reincarnation

• Karma and Reincarnation
• Reincarnation and Karma

Moksa (Spiritual Liberation)

• Moksa

Asceticism and Renunciation

• Samnyasa (Renunciation)
• Tapas

Other Concepts