Radha Krsna Temple

Ancient Stories in Popular Culture George Santayana once said that “those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it.” While Santayana’s quote usually accompanies a discussion about reckless wars and terrible genocides, it can also demonstrate that despite all of our technological and academic advancements, human nature stays the same. Which is why years, decades, even millennia will not change the effect that a great story has on humans. Epic tales of heroism are repeated and refashioned throughout the ages because their power is in their ability to stay true to basic human nature. One of these epic tales is that of Herakles. The first known mention of Herakles is in Homer’s Odyssey which dates back to the 7th century B.C.E. but today, Herakles is better known for his Latin name, Hercules. Hercules has had a long-standing popular culture influence. In the times of the Romans and Greek Empires, Herakles or Hercules was an easily recognizable marble statue. Lion’s pelt on his head, and more muscular than the classical nude, Hercules stood out in the crowd. Since then, Hercules has transitioned into various types of media but is still relevant in popular culture. In 1906, Puck Magazine published a cartoon that depicted then-president Theodore Roosevelt grabbing the snake-like bodies of politician Nelson Aldrich and John D. Rockefeller with the title “The Infant Hercules and the Standard Oil Serpents” (Nankivell). Though one would not have to be educated in ancient…

The fragrance emitted by the lilies filled the air. The night blooming jasmine on the arbour opened their buds slowly releasing their scent. The cuckoo birds returned to their perch on the arbour. The setting sun cast a warm, orange glow across the village. The scene would have transported anyone to seventh heaven; especially, a poet or a painter. Lamps were turned on at all the homes. Radha watched the evening scene through a window in her home. She didn 't feel joy. She felt as if the setting…

blanket and Prahlada was not protected. However, as soon as they walked in the fire, the blanket flew off of Holika and wrapped around Prahlada, ultimately killing Holika. The basis of the legend is to convey that good always conquers people, but it also represents the purpose of the evening bonfire celebrated on the first day of Holi. Likewise, the myth vindicating the color festival states that there once was a young God named Krishna. Due to his mom being a she-demon, Krishna was poisoned by…

Temples and Rituals opens chapter five. This chapter sever to inform Walton reader of the action and purpose of the temple. Temples primary design was for the residence of the deities, and not for places of worship. The temples represent a “shadow of a heavenly residence, therefore it served as a link or gateway to the heavens or cosmos.” The temples were distinct with an image of the deity. Many rituals were performed to guarantee that each deity approved of the symbol being placed on the…

They say time flies when you’re having fun - I could definitely tell you this is true. We spent every day doing something new and exciting. One of my particular favourite places we visited was an ancient Buddhist temple. On this day, we were fortunate enough to get a tour guide who delivered to us a very in-depth and fascinating tour of both the temple and the culture behind it. I was blown away by how extravagant the temple was. Every room was beautifully decorated with handcrafted, golden…

When God is angry at Israel, He allows the temple to suffer. When God is reconciled to Israel, the temple is restored” (Murphy, 110). This is the thought that both those who were exiled and those who stayed behind. However, these two groups had two different interpretations for this tradition. Those who were exiled believed that the cause for the exile, was to punish them for non-Deuternonmistic types of worship (Lecture 3 pt.1 slide 6). By sending the people into exile, this would purify of…

importance of reading the past through partially manipulated art and philosophy. Structurally, the few remaining works of Tang timber-frame architecture all have religious associations -- the Foguang Temple and Southern Zen Temple at Mount Wuyi, or the Daoist Deity Hall in Shanxi. They advanced the timber-frame engineering to a wholely new level by imposing modular construction and order to realize large-size, large-volume structures. It was believed that the Lingde Hall of Daming Palace was…

sees God dwelling with man in the garden of Eden. In Exodus 29, due to the separation caused by the fall, God commands the construction of the tabernacle, saying “I will consecrate the tent of meeting and the alter ... I will dwell among the people of Israel and will be their God”(Exodus 29:45). 1 Kings 8:10 and 14 describes the shift from the tabernacle to the temple, before Ezekiel 10:18-19 details God’s leaving the temple due to Israel’s sin. It is also during this period that the temple of…

The foremost and consummate antichrist type in the Bible is Antiochus Epiphanes. In the book, “The Understanding of Ornament in the Italian Renaissance”, author Clare Lapraik Guest, states that his processions, “contained temporal allegories and robed statues of the gods plus mythological scenes.” In 168 B.C. he conquered Jerusalem, and inside the Jewish temple, slaughtered a pig on an idol he built to the god, Jupiter. In referencing the Abomination of Desolation in the book of Daniel, Christ…

Romans, he was a dangerous inciter of Judaic nationalism and rebellion. In the modern era, Jesus is hailed as the leading figure in Christianity and the role it took in history. Many factors went determining the events of his life, but one of the most influential was the state of Judaism. First-century Judaism had a monumental impact on the life of Jesus and the face of Judea. Judaic temples, history, rituals, and religious groups all contributed to the historical setting of the New Testament. …