Explanation Of Evil In Hinduism

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Hinduism is a complex variety of mixed religions. The explanation of evil in the Hindu faith have three major perspectives: the Vedas, Upanishads, and the Epics and Puranas. In the hymns of Varuna, evil is explained as humans not fulfilling their laws or not performing a ritual properly. Those who commit these evil deeds must repent before Varuna. The Upanishads explain karma as the explanation for evil in the world. There is a cycle: karma brings suffering. Suffering is apart of the cycle and never ends. The Epics and Puranas adopt a way that evil is, in a way, a middle way of the two other scriptures. Evil is dictated of karma and the responsibility of other Gods. The theory of Karma is explained as the cause and effect of the individuals