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1.) traditions of knowledge (through yoga)
2.) action (dharma) fufills duties
cannot be an ascetic for life
use discipline to function within the world |
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devotion to a supreme being
here, Vishnu (sets person free from moral consequences due to his devotion) |
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| stone/brick temple culture |
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starts at 1st century A.D
à architecture enshrines god like the universive
power radiates outward to the universe |
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symbolic pictorial representation of the universe
used in meditation (visualized) |
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Hymn to Perusa: source of the created world, 4 classes, source of cosmogram
à square grid represents pantheon of dieties
à each square is a different diety
Brahman is the underlying space
- basic square plan |
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2 different priesthoods
homage to the gods
1) How you come into vicinity of deity
circumambulate around image of deity
2.)Lay body flat in front the deity Tirtha: crossing/ Temple
à express ascetic devotion
àlocus of the divine; site of concentrated power where deities can be tapped into
· 3.) Bring Offerings
· à can be flowers/food/etc.
à treat diety like honored guest in house (woken up, given food, and put to bed in the family; part of daily outine)
4.)Recitation: sing praise of deity
à tell of their praises in the texts such as: Puranas 6th ce- now (exploits of different divinities), Mahabarata; Ramayna (Rama & cita); epics told in temples in India |
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seeing
à to see and BE seen by the deity
à form of physical contact done through the eyes
à special priests paint on the eyes last because the image becomes alive then; act of consecration
à paint eyes in the mirror over their shoulder so they do not get direct gaze |
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they recognize gods extend beyond confines of the building
à god is physically there & there is a strong presence at that site
à discontent in Neareastern and Western traditions about imaging the Divine |
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NOT SYMBOLS
à they do not stand for the divine; they are the divine being, but not the total divine being; he is REALLY at the site and encountered through vastu-puja |
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both procreative and destructive because oversees creation and destruction of the universe
powerful/energetic/ferocious/wrathful
south India
always hard he withholds his sexual energy Re channeled
Lingam/Yoni other forms of Siva union b/w penis and vagina |
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non Aryan deity of 5th CE
- North India
- loving/ compassionate/ connected to preservation of social order and justice; preserves dharma
rama, krishna incarnations:(avataras) |
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one of two types of devotion
devotee approach god through own devotions, expressing them in a concentrated and disciplined way
à hold divine through own power & carried by divine because we are holding on tight
Surender to the hold of the divine (arjuna) |
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one of two types of devotion
completely surrender self to the divine so that it can carry you
Arjuna surrenders his will for the will if the divine |
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Goddess
ferocious/ fierce/ discipline through strong threats and actions
source of power for other deities
stern mother figure
à female force is a strong force
à manifestations are not limited to male
- EAST INDIA |
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