Editing Holy Spirit (section)

== Other religions ==

=== Hinduism ===
{{see also|Shakti}}
The theologian Raimon Panikkar believed the [[Hinduism|Hindu]] concept of [[Advaita]] was linked to the Trinity. He stated that the Holy Spirit, as one of the Three Persons of the Trinity of "father, Logos and Holy Spirit", was a bridge-builder between Christianity and Hinduism, despite Shiva and the Holy Spirit occupying vastly different roles in their respective religions. He explains that: "The meeting of spiritualistic can take place in the Spirit. No new 'system' has primarily to come of this encounter, but a new and yet old spirit must emerge."<ref name="MacPherson1996">{{cite book |author = Camilia Gangasingh MacPherson |title = A Critical Reading of the Development of Raimon Panikkar's Thought on the Trinity |url = https://books.google.com/books?id=WHWdnYo82YkC&pg=PA41 |year = 1996 |publisher = University Press of America |isbn = 978-0-7618-0184-9 |pages = 41–32 }}</ref> ''[[Ātman (Hinduism)|Atman]]'' is [[Vedas|Vedic]] terminology elaborated in [[Hindu scriptures]] such as [[Upanishads]] and [[Vedanta]] signifies the [[Ultimate Reality]] and [[Absolute (philosophy)|Absolute]].<ref name="Kärkkäinen2010">{{cite book |author = Veli-Matti Kärkkäinen |title = Holy Spirit and Salvation |url = https://books.google.com/books?id=buA7YKLWe6YC&pg=PA431 |year = 2010 |publisher = Westminster John Knox Press |isbn = 978-0-664-23136-1 |page = 431 }}</ref>

=== Zoroastrianism ===
In [[Zoroastrianism]], the Holy Spirit, also known as [[Amesha Spenta#Doctrine|Spenta Mainyu]], is a [[Hypostasis (philosophy and religion)|hypostasis]] of [[Ahura Mazda]], the supreme Creator God of Zoroastrianism; the Holy Spirit is seen as the source of all goodness in the universe, the spark of all life within humanity, and is the ultimate guide for humanity to righteousness and communion with God. The Holy Spirit is put in direct opposition to its eternal dual counterpart, [[Angra Mainyu]], who is the source of all wickedness and who leads humanity astray.<ref>{{cite book |author = Mary Boyce |title = Textual Sources for the Study of Zoroastrianism |url = https://books.google.com/books?id=ZPlmnX7AgMEC&pg=PA12 |year = 1990 |publisher = University of Chicago Press |isbn = 978-0-22606-930-2 |page = 12}}</ref>

=== Gnosticism ===
The ancient [[Gnosticism|Gnostic]] text known as the [[Apocryphon of John|Secret Book of John]] refers to the supreme female principle [[Barbelo]] as the Holy Spirit.<ref>{{cite book|author1=[[Marvin Meyer]]|author2=[[Willis Barnstone]]|title=The Gnostic Bible|publisher=[[Shambhala Publications|Shambhala]]|chapter=The Secret Book of John|url=http://gnosis.org/naghamm/apocjn-meyer.html|date=June 30, 2009|access-date=2021-10-15}}</ref>