Hindu temple

Sarasvati, which is another deity in the Temple, represents the Goddess of learning, knowledge, and wisdom. The Hindu deity also satisfies the second characteristic of a symbol introduced in Tillich’s work that the symbol participates in that to which it points. (Tillich, 486) In other words, the symbol itself is as sacred as the…

everything is related back to the ideals and traditions of the Hindu faith. The field trip to Temple, Texas to visit the Hindu Temple, Omkara Mahaganapathi Devasthanam, enlightened me on the traditions and aspects of Hinduism granting me a greater understanding on the Bhagavad Gita. The architecture, at first, only seems to differ from churches, temples, or other religious buildings in looks as do all churches. However, how the temple was built and specifically with what it was built makes it…

In contrast to previously discussed Christianity and Islam, which Pi acquired on his own, hewas born a Hindu. Naturally, he was more encouraged to practice Hinduism because of the widespread practice of that particular religion within his family. In fact, he was taken to a Hindu temple when he was just a small baby. He could not talk, but baby Pi absorbed the iconography of Hinduism, the smell of incense. The foundations of his Hinduism were planted. ’’A germ of religious exaltation, no bigger…

Ancient Indian architecture Intro Indian architecture goes all the way back to 2500 BC. In the Harrapan period in northern India now called modern Pakistan The Harrapan’s built big cities with large stone walls around them huge public baths and large warehouses but after the Harrapan empire crashed in 2000 BC two thousand years went past before anybody in India built a big stone building again. What did they build back then? When Indian architects started building big buildings again they…

in Hindu. That is the god of creation, the god of protection and the god of destruction. Brahma Brahma is considered to be the god of creation, which is considered to be the god of pray in the Vedic myths and officially named Brahman in Hindu mythology. Brahma is directly linked with cosmic will brahman, which is generally believed that everything in the universe is from the Brahman and is back to Brahma after destruction. Brahma is the highest personification of will reflection and in Hindu…

they may choose to honor those Gods in their practice as well; however, they still hold to the belief of a “Supreme Being”. This also opens up another unique aspect of Hindu tradition that of tolerance. For many religions there is only one “true” god and by default there can not be any other, this thought process cannot exist in Hindu practice where each household may…

Buddhist and Hindu caves, the Jain caves features beautiful and intricate carvings depicting gods and goddesses from the Jain scriptures. Chotta Kailasa (Cave 30) Elephant sculpture First in the series of the Jain caves is the Cave 30 that features the Chotta Kailasa. It is known as the Chotta Kailasa as it resembles the Hindu Cave 16 Kailasa temple. The temple was constructed somewhere around the 9th century and is believed that this structure was initially a part of the Hindu structures…

what Vishnu is responsible for. Vishnu will be painted with a serpent around protecting him or nearby because in the hindu religion…

beautifully. I was in love with the inside of the temple and was ready to explore. There were not many people in the temple and I was wise to wear a long skirt with a blouse. Many of the women had on similar clothing items or were wearing beautiful tunics/sari’s. My appearance may have fit the environment but, I felt completely out of place and I decided that I would follow what most of the people were doing. There was a woman and a child who entered the temple after me and I watched as they…

Religious Art of the Hindu, Jain, and Buddhist traditions One of main characteristics of religious art that makes it different from other forms of modern art or contemporary art is the art is being used to convey some sort of religious concept with the intention instructing, reminding, and edifying. In the various statues of Ganeshia, son of Shiva the followers of the Hindu faith are instructed in the ways to overcome Mayan or the dream that they live in. Embedded in the statue are symbols to…