How Hindu concept of temple differ from the church and mosque
A speech in English by Dr N Gopalakrishnan
What is the real meaning of idol worship?
Are Hindus worshiping Idol or Stone?
How “pratishta”- Installation of Vigraha (idol) is performed?
Christians and Muslims say that church is a prayer hall. In the hindu community it is clear that the customs and rituals followed differ significantly than others. Hindu concept of Temple is only one of the stepping stones to reach ultimate realization or God. Hindus do worship only one God, Which ultimately present in all living and non living. To reach the realization or God, Common man should need certain materials, either pictures, Names, idol etc to reach the Ultimate truth (God) easily.
Hindus are not worshiping idol at all. Actually hindus are worshiping the energy present in the idol not the idol itself. What are the principles behind the temple? In fact Idol is just the symbolic representation of the Universe itself. Idol or ‘Vigraha’ means which can take special kind of energy in a special way. Idol also called as ‘Pratishta’ means Pra-noble and tishta-what is standing, so pratishta means ‘what is standing there as noble’. The base of vigraha is a miniature form of the universe. What kind of energies is present in the universe? Universe is filled with energy like sound energy, light, heat, chemical energy. There are four types of forces, Weak, strong, Electrostatic force, Gravitational force.
As shankaracharya said “Bhrama satyam Jagad midhya”-Truth is Energy and Matter (jagad) is temporarily stable. Every thing in the world is composed of energy and can be converted to matter. So The truth is Energy all other matters are temporarily stable (midhya )
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A speech in English by Dr N Gopalakrishnan
What is the real meaning of idol worship?
Are Hindus worshiping Idol or Stone?
How “pratishta”- Installation of Vigraha (idol) is performed?
Christians and Muslims say that church is a prayer hall. In the hindu community it is clear that the customs and rituals followed differ significantly than others. Hindu concept of Temple is only one of the stepping stones to reach ultimate realization or God. Hindus do worship only one God, Which ultimately present in all living and non living. To reach the realization or God, Common man should need certain materials, either pictures, Names, idol etc to reach the Ultimate truth (God) easily.
Hindus are not worshiping idol at all. Actually hindus are worshiping the energy present in the idol not the idol itself. What are the principles behind the temple? In fact Idol is just the symbolic representation of the Universe itself. Idol or ‘Vigraha’ means which can take special kind of energy in a special way. Idol also called as ‘Pratishta’ means Pra-noble and tishta-what is standing, so pratishta means ‘what is standing there as noble’. The base of vigraha is a miniature form of the universe. What kind of energies is present in the universe? Universe is filled with energy like sound energy, light, heat, chemical energy. There are four types of forces, Weak, strong, Electrostatic force, Gravitational force.
As shankaracharya said “Bhrama satyam Jagad midhya”-Truth is Energy and Matter (jagad) is temporarily stable. Every thing in the world is composed of energy and can be converted to matter. So The truth is Energy all other matters are temporarily stable (midhya )
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