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hindu mythology. Chitra Sankaran, Assistant University of Singapore.hindu mythology occupies a singular position in the world today.
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Extractions: Hindu mythology occupies a singular position in the world today. For despite being one of the most ancient, it is also paradoxically a living mythology in that it exercises considerable influence over and invities active belief and participation from about a sixth of the world population (i.e.India's population!). Perphaps what makes Hindu mythology so singular Is that it seems to contain in essence that most vital property of myth great antiquity combined with perpetual contemporaneity. Though the Ramayana Maharabharatha , and Puranas and the Vedas were considered authoritative within Hinduism, the fact that Hinduism was not a founded religion meant that, on the one hand there was nothing to prevent charlatans and sophists setting up cult groups and gathering a crowd of followers around them, but on the other hand it offered tremendous intellectual freedom and opportunity for several creative strains to co-exist within its framework without quarrel. Thus, on the one side, we have the austere philosophical systems preoccupied with discovering the nature of life and the nature of Godhead, and on the other,. we have the chaotic amoral world of mythology with its Devas (Gods) and its Asuras (demons) perpetually at odds with one another with the hapless manusha (man) placed at the centre of it All. Though the mythology and the philosophy are two distinct features of the religion, the elements intermingle constantly in text after text. within the Hindu tradition.
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Ganpati and the hindu mythology Ganesh Chaturthi is one of the mostpopular of Hindu festivals. This is the birthday of God Ganesha.
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Extractions: Ganpati and the Hindu Mythology Ganesh Chaturthi is one of the most popular of Hindu festivals. This is the birthday of God Ganesha. It falls on the 4th day of the bright fortnight of Bhadrapada (August-September). It is observed throughout India, as well as by devoted Hindus in all parts of the world. Ganpati is the elephant-headed God. he is worshipped first in any prayers. his names are repeated first before any auspicious work is begun, before any kind of worship is begun. he is the God of power and wisdom. he is the eldest son of Shiva and the elder brother of Skanda or Kartikeya. he is the energy of Shiva and so he is called the son of Shankar and Umadevi. Once upon a time, the Goddess Gauri (Parvati wife of Shiva), while bathing, created Ganpati as a pure white being out of the mud of her Body and placed him at the entrance of the house. She told him not to allow anyone to enter while she went inside for a bath. God Shiva himself was returning home quite thirsty and was stopped by Ganpati at the gate. Shiva became angry and cut off Ganpati's head as he thought Ganpati was an outsider,when Gauri came to know of this she was sorely grieved.To console her grief, Shiva ordered his servants to cut off and bring to him the head of any creature that might be sleeping with its head facing north. The servants went on their mission and found only an elephant in that position. The sacrifice was thus made and the elephant's head was brought before Shiva. The God then joined the elephant's head onto the body of Ganpati.
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Hinduism. (Redirected from hindu mythology). Hinduism is the oldest ofthe major world religions and at 1.05 billion followers (according
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Extractions: Main Page Recent changes Edit this page Older versions Special pages Set my user preferences My watchlist Recently updated pages Upload image files Image list Registered users Site statistics Random article Orphaned articles Orphaned images Popular articles Most wanted articles Short articles Long articles Newly created articles Interlanguage links All pages by title Blocked IP addresses Maintenance page External book sources Printable version Talk Other languages: Deutsch Esperanto Nederlands Polski ... Svenska (Redirected from Hindu mythology Hinduism is the oldest of the major world religions and at 1.05 billion followers (according to a 1993 estimate) currently the third largest, behind Christianity at 2.1 billion (1.5 billion Catholics + 600 million Protestants) and Islam at 1.1 billion. Hinduism , more correctly known as Sanatana Dharma , is a way of life and not an organized religion per se. Historically, "Hindu" did not originally denote any system of religious belief; the term is of Persian origin and refers to people who live on the other side (from a Persian point of view) of the Sind, on the banks of the Indus river. After British colonization, the term was used to denote a somewhat "fuzzy" set of religious perspectives. In a
Lord Ganesha, Ganpati, Hindu Mythology, Hindu Religion And Traditions
Tirthankaras. Of course, in hindu mythology elephants figure in manyinstances, beginning with Lord Indra, the king of the heavens. His
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Extractions: If one were to go by antiquity or in order of seniority in the Hindu pantheon, Lord Ganesha would not qualify to be here, leading this series on Hindu Gods. For historians feel it was only around the fourth century AD that the concept of Ganesa came to stay preceded, as it were, by instances of elephant worship. Yet not reader, familiar with the Indian ethos, would be surprised for it is customary to pay obeisance to him before the commencement of anything, even if it is the worship of other deities. Why did he acquire this status and where does he belong in the Hindu pantheon? As I hail Ganesha and set out to tell his story, I let the heart lead, for he is one deity who is loved as much as he is revered. In his aspect as the sacred elephant, his genesis seems to stretch far back into antiquity. An approximate date that scholars bring to light is the late Indus period, (2550-2050 BC) when the elephant motif was used on coins. In the 3 rd So there is a school of thought which believes that Ganesa evolved from the Vedic fold. In the Vedas, the oldest dating to 1500-1000 BC, he is synonymous with some other Gods mentioned therein. But, equally, it is pointed out that the name Ganesa or Ganapati or Vinayaka, as he is variously called, does not figure in the Vedas. So the syncretic nature of this deity, for he seems to have taken attributes from different Hindu deities to emerge as one composite whole. So charming is Ganesa that the argument that he was conceived by early man who was overawed by the strength and power of the elephant seems a backward moving derivation! In many African societies the elephant is a common symbol as, in a desire to acquire the strength of the elephant, its worship began and soon he assumed the role of a guardian deity.
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According to hindu mythology, it is believed that the world is supportedon eight pairs of elephants who are therefore called Lokpalas.
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Extractions: Looks come with a premium.Even before the majestic jumbo was domesticated, it was revered by man as one of the most magnificent animals. So much so that very soon the Hindu pantheon had a God with an elephant face: the one god loved by all and propitiated before beginning any activity, or even the new day. Wars were fought form elephant backs, temples employed elephants for the deity to travel into the cities, rich men stated their status by maintaining elephants. And why not? From time immemorial, the elephant has come to symbolize strength, prosperity and wisdom. Biblical stories have been explained with the help of elephants, like in its habits is told the lesson of the Fall. It is said that the male elephant is uninterested in sex and only when the female elephant gives its male the aphrodisiac plant, does it respond. Similarly in Buddhist thought, the elephant is classified as tame or as wild. The wild one represents unpredictable, violent, irrational behaviour like the man possessed with desire. The tame one represents strength, stability, wisdom, moderation and compassion. That is why Queen Maya, mother of Siddhartha, who later became the Buddha, dreamt of a tame white elephant entering her body just before she conceived her child.
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Extractions: Sun - in Hindu Mythology By Anindita Basu H indu mythology, like Greek, includes many elaborate tales of the lives of the divine beings who are represented by the planets and luminaries of our solar system. In the Hindu tradition, of all planetary beings, the Sun is most important and worthy of praise. Sun is seen as generous and powerful, a sustainer of life and a destroyer of foes. In the words of an ancient hymn, I worship the Sun, he of the lustre of a red hibiscus, Kashyaps son, he of the greatest brightness, who dispels darkness, destroys all sins, and makes the day. T he ancient Hindu scriptures known as the Puranas say that the Sun travels in a huge chariot that rises in the east and sets in the west and causes day and night. But he also makes first a northward and then a southward course in his travels over the year. The
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SHUK SAMHITA Website on hindu mythology for Children . Guide Prof GVShrikumar Hinduism is called not a religion but a way of life.
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Extractions: Hinduism is called not a religion but a way of life. This statement can be proved by interpreting and understanding the Mythology of Hindus. Each story has a lesson to teach, and every ritual has a reason behind it. This project was an effort to make the simple minds of children understand and imbibe in their lives, the moral hidden behind Hindu Mythological legends, know what is right and wrong in their behavior, a few do's and don'ts. Next 1998-00 Project
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Extractions: KALI The gods could not kill the demon Raktabija. Every drop of his blood that touched the ground transformed itself into another Raktabija. Within a few minutes of striking this asura with their weapons, the gods would find the entire battlefield covered with millions of Raktabija clones. In despair, the gods turned to Shiva. As Shiva was lost in meditation, they turned to his consort Parvati. The goddess immediately set out to do battle with this dreaded demon in the form of Kali. Her eyes were red, her complexion was dark, her features gaunt, her hair unbound, her teeth sharp like fangs. As she rode into the battleground on her lion, Raktabija experienced fear for the first time in his demonic heart. Kali ordered the gods to attack Raktabija. She then spread her tongue to cover the battlefield preventing even a single drop of Raktabija's blood from falling on the group. Thus, she prevented Raktabija from reproducing himself. Drunk on Raktabija's blood, Kali ran across the cosmos killing anyone who dared cross her path. She adorned herself with the heads, limbs and entrails of her victim. To pacify her, Shiva threw himself under her feet. This stopped the goddess. She calmed down, embraced her husband, shed her ferocious form to became Gauri, radiant mother.

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