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The book begins with the oldest of the great faiths. Bowker explains the Vedas, Upanishads, and the concept of dharma (duty), karma (action and consequence), and moksha (liberation from the cycle of rebirth). Key deities—Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva, and Devi—are explored not as separate gods but as manifestations of a single ultimate reality, Brahman .