Pi’s Hindu Religion Pi’s first religion was Hinduism, which is most likely where most of his beliefs came from when handling situations later in the book. It doesn’t surprise me that Pi’s first religion is Hinduism because it originates from the Indian subcontinent. (“Britannica”) One belief of the Hindus is in karma. (“9 Beliefs” ) This pertains to Pi in the story because when the hyena kills the zebra and the orangutan, he wishes karma upon the horrendous hyena. (ch. 45) Another thing that goes along with the story is that Hinduism is one of the biggest religions after Pi’s other two religions: Christianity and Islam. (“Britannica”) “I am a Hindu because of sculptured cones of red kumkum powder and baskets of yellow turmeric nuggets, because of garlands of flowers and pieces of broken coconut, because of the clanging of bells to announce one’s arrival to God, because of the whine of the reedy nadaswaram and the beating of drums, because of the patter of bare
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(ch. 61) He got to the point where he would kill anything from dorados to turtles. However, he only did this because he ran out of biscuits.“I owe to Hinduism the original landscape of my religious imagination, those towns and rivers, battlefields and forests, holy mountains and deep seas where god's, saints, villains and ordinary people rub shoulders, and, in doing so, define who and why we are.” (pg. 63) All of Pi’s life has been started with Hinduism, so most everything that he believes in is a part of the Hindu nature. Pi’s beliefs turn into attitudes and thoughts with being Hindu. While at sea Pi loses his sense in faith, but he still has a good attitude about keeping himself busy with not thinking about his current situations in life. For example, his family had died in the shipwreck and he was stranded at sea for an exhausting 227
(ch. 61) He got to the point where he would kill anything from dorados to turtles. However, he only did this because he ran out of biscuits.“I owe to Hinduism the original landscape of my religious imagination, those towns and rivers, battlefields and forests, holy mountains and deep seas where god's, saints, villains and ordinary people rub shoulders, and, in doing so, define who and why we are.” (pg. 63) All of Pi’s life has been started with Hinduism, so most everything that he believes in is a part of the Hindu nature. Pi’s beliefs turn into attitudes and thoughts with being Hindu. While at sea Pi loses his sense in faith, but he still has a good attitude about keeping himself busy with not thinking about his current situations in life. For example, his family had died in the shipwreck and he was stranded at sea for an exhausting 227