Early Vedic Period
1. In early Vedic period, the worship is mostly consisted by male gods, who were believed to control the forces of nature. Agni(god of fire), Vayu(god of air) and Surya(god of sun) who are mere abstractions, intangible and illusive personifications of the powers of nature. Vedic gods assumed the most undoubted personality, of the real qualities intended to be expressed by their names.
2.Karma is the chain of cause and effect at every level. It is explained by causality through a system. The system describes that beneficial effects are derived from past beneficial actions and harmful effects from past harmful actions. The creating a system of actions and reactions throughout a person's reincarnated lives.
3.Brahman is defined as a universal soul where as Atman: individual soul or the fraction'/embodiment of the Cosmic Soul. Death and rebirth belong to body but Atman (soul) never dies and either is be reborn. The belief that man is not made the image of God, but man him or......
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