F A I T H A L I V E
I m a g e s of G o d: f oc u s o n Hi n d ui s m Hi n d u s a r e
p ol y t h ei s t s , m e a ni n g t h e y b eli e v e i n m o r e t h a n o n e g o d. Hi n d ui s m
i s t h e ol d e st of t h e ti v e r eli gi o n s y o u will st u d y. I n t h e Hi n d u t r a diti o n t h e r e a r e 3 3 0 milli o n g o d s. H o w e v e r, t h e r e a r e t h r e e m ai n Hi n d u g o d s: B r a h m a, Vi s h n u a n d S hi v a. T h e s e t h r e e g o d s a r e a s s o ci at e d wit h t h e c r e ati o n, p r e s e r v ati o n a n d d e st r u cti o n of t h e w o rl d.
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B r a h m a , m e a ni n g ‘ t h e c r e a t o r’, b ri n g s t h e w o rl d i nt o e xi st e n c e. Vi s h n u , m e a ni n g ‘ t h e p r e s e r v e r’, k e e p s o r d e r a n d p e a c e i n t h e w o rl d.
I N V E S TI G AT E T HI N K P AI R S H A R E
S hi v a , m e a ni n g ‘ t h e d e s t r o y e r’ o r ‘ t h e li b e r a t o r’, d e st r o y s t h e w o rl d i n o r d e r t o l et B ra h m a r e c r e at e it.
T hi s c y cl e of bi rt h, lif e, d e at h a n d r e bi rt h will h a p p e n o v e r a n d o v e r a g ai n. Hi n d u s b eli e v e t h at o u r w o rl d h a d n o b e gi n ni n g a n d will h a v e n o e n d. H o w e v e r, Hi n d u s s a y t h at all t h e diff e r e nt g o d s a r e o nl y p oi nt e r s t o w a r d s s o m et hi n g f a r g r e at e r. T h e y c all t hi s B r a h m a n. s o u r c e of all lif e.
B r a h m a n i s t h e m y st e ri o u s
A c c o r di n g t o Hi n d u t r a diti o n, B r a h m a w a s t h e ti r st e v e r p e r s o n. All ot h e r b ei n g s e m e r g e d f r o m B r a h m a. L o o k cl o s el y at t hi s i m a g e of B r a h m a a n d n oti c e t h e f oll o wi n g: •
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F o u r a r m s, a g ai n r e p r e s e nti n g t h e f o u r di r e cti o n s. A s et of b e a d s i n o n e ri g ht h a n d r e p r e s e nt s t h e c o u nti n g of ti m e. A w at e r j a r i n a l eft h a n d i s oft e n u s e d i n Hi n d u c e re m o ni e s. T h e
K E Y C O N C E P T C H E C K Y O U R U N D E R S T A N DI N G u n d e r st o o d t o b e a g e st u r e of f e a rl e s s n e s s a n d r e a s s u r a n c e.
f r o nt -f a ci n g ri g ht h a n d i s D E B AT E
Y o u will l e a r n m o r e a b o ut Hi n d u b eli ef s i n S e c ti o n G: Hi n d ui s m .
W e h a v e s e e n t h at o ur i m a g e s of G o d t ell u s a l ot a b o ut o urs el v e s. Di s c u ss w h at t h es e p arts of t h e i m a g e of Br a h m a m a y s a y a b o ut Hi n d u b eli e v ers: ( a) A h e a d a n d a n ar m f or e a c h of t h e f o ur dir e c fi o n s. ( b) B e a ds t h a t r e pr es e nt t h e c o u n ti n g of tt m e. ( c) A j ar of w at er, t h e el e m e nt n e c es s ar y f or lif e. ( d) A h a n d h el d o ut i n a w a y t h at e x pr ess es f e arl es s n e s s a n d r e as s ur a n c e.
T HI N K A B O U T ... 3 6 Q U E S TI O N S
T h e p r e s e n c e of f o u r h e a d s ( o n e f a ci n g a w a y c a n n ot b e s e e n). T h e h e a d s r e p r e s e nt t h e f o u r V e d a s ( s a c r e d t e xt s i n t h e Hi n d u t r a diti o n).
i n a p o siti o n c all e d a b a c a m u d r a . T hi s i s
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