Hinduism In Life Of Pi

Topic #1- How Hinduism Connects to Life of Pi Out of the three religions that Pi practiced, he adapted more into Hinduism because he was born into it, and one can see how the Hinduism creed was the key to Pi’s survival. Although it is the world’s third largest religion, Hinduism differs from the other major religions because it does not have a standard theology (Carnagie). Throughout the entire book, Piscine practiced Hinduism in India, while he was on the lifeboat, and even in his own house. In Martel’s book Life of Pi, the main character Piscine Molitor studied three different religions, one being Hinduism. It is the world’s third largest religion following Christianity and Islam (Carnagie). The Hinduism faith emerged around the year 1500 BC, and it flourished all around the world, but mainly in the country where Pi was located - India (Carnagie). Hindus believe that all creatures are sacred and must remain protected, thus …show more content…
There are multifarious reasons as to why he said that. However, from the start one can see that Hinduism was the religion that opened Pi’s eyes. It was his faith in Hinduism that broadened his imagination, and made him eager to practice the other religions. However, he described his constant hunger for Prasad, a Hindu offering to God, and the way his hands automatically moved into prayer position (“Life of Pi). He explained his love to discuss the Hindu philosophy by expressing the phrase: "I first heard of the tremendous, cosmic might of loving kindness in this Hindu land" (Martel 63). Pi also stated this quite perplexing sentence: “That which sustains the universe beyond thought and language, and that which is at the core of us and struggles for expression, is the same thing” (Martel 53). Overall, Pi is trying to say that there is no distinction from God and the Earth. He believes that everything is God. One cannot separate creation from