You certainly know your stuff! Very impressive.
It’s much, much deeper than I can write. The thing with Hunduism is to understand the symbolism. Before words, there was art. And art speaks to the intellect, and moves your heart.
For the example, a monk asks the Buddha, ‘what is the truth?’ The Buddha simply touches the ground with one hand and with his other hand raises a lotus flower. Nothing was said...but the monk smiled, and bowed. If you don’t understand symbolism, the story makes no sense.