PSYCO239 Lecture Notes - Dharma, Brahmin, Rites
15 Mar 2014
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Regardless how many murtis or temples or locations murtis are located, each one represents the god as a whole. Puja: domestic worship one of the most important way practitioners show their devotion to the gods or teachers they worship. Puja are simplified versions of rituals done in the temple, done in the home. Food perhaps the most important preoccupation in the religion itself. Hindus care about everything having to do with food and eating: *not all hindus are vegetarians strictest vegetarians are vaishnavas. Cows and pheasants are never eaten. they may drink the milk of a cow. Dietary prohibitions and regulations reflects a belief that food. Reflects nature. some foods are auspicious, lucky, good omens some foods are inauspicious some foods are pure and encourage spiritual growth some foods give you sloth. The auspicious / inauspicious is not karma. it extends beyond food as well.
