Two contrating ways in which hindus think of the divine

1) divine presents in male and female godess. In this way, Hindus

can have a personal relationship with the divine; the deities are

showed in murti with their symbols and means.

2) Avatars: the appearance of the divine in living form, example: Krishna and

Rama - some Hindus see Ghandhi and Jesus as avatars. The life

of the human being is a announcement of the nature of the divine