Vedic creationism
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In Hindu view, the physical universe is considered as Maya ("illusion") and is the ever changing expression of the supreme being (Brahman) and hence is as eternal as the supreme being. This view doesn't assign a certain point in time (even billion years back) as "the beginning". One beginning and one end contradict the Hindu view of cyclical time. Nor does it support that man has remained unchanged. For man, who is part of Maya, change is inevitable.
According to the Vedas (sacred writings of Hinduism), this particular universe was created when Brahman hatched from a giant egg, with the upper half being lifted up to form the vault of the sky, and the lower half becoming the earth.
Opposition to Evolution
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, founder of the Hare Krishna sect, opposes evolution, alleging that, although souls ascend, all of the "8,400,000" species of living things were created by God at the beginning of time and do not change. He, along with other Hare Krishnas, also allege that evolution was devised by Westerns solely in order to further aid in the exploitation of the world (and of India, in particular).
"AGNI"
Some modern Hindu meditation groups have expanded on the idea of Vedic creationism by attempting to ally it with modern quantum physics. The Transcendental Meditation organization (TMO) has elaborated such beliefs extensively through analysis of the Rig Veda, in particular its first word AGNI which their leader, the Maharishi, claims is the blueprint for the sequential unfoldment of all creation. They call this version of creation science "Maharishi Vedic Science".
