RLG205H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Guru Granth Sahib, Ganachakra, Nagore
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Caste system ordering of society and its critique. Theology understanding of god as dualistic, monotheistic, polytheistic. Texts diversity: vedas, epics, ramayana, mahabharata, bhakti poetry, adi granth. Icon and scared space: vedic sacrifices, darga at nagore sharif (flags, temples. Final exam (cid:862)i(cid:374) the le(cid:272)ture o(cid:374) ____ (cid:862) (cid:862)te(cid:454)t(cid:271)ook (cid:862)religion in india(cid:863) states etc. Pilgrimage undertaken by individual and collectives there is no one way to go on pilgrimage. One of the oldest practices in hindu piety (post vedic) Tirtha: (cid:862)(cid:272)rossi(cid:374)g pla(cid:272)e(cid:863) (cid:862)ford(cid:863): usuall(cid:455) asso(cid:272)iated (cid:449)ith ri(cid:448)ers, (cid:449)ater. E(cid:448)e(cid:374) (cid:862)(cid:373)other ri(cid:448)ers(cid:863): i(cid:374)dhu, aras(cid:448)ati, a(cid:374)d 5 ri(cid:448)ers of pu(cid:374)ja(cid:271) (jhelum, chenab, ravi, Da(cid:374)ger of (cid:862)(cid:272)rossi(cid:374)g(cid:863) ri(cid:448)ers i(cid:374) flood of (cid:373)o(cid:374)soo(cid:374) Samsara: like a river (far shore distant-like moksha) No place too small to be a tirhta can be a rock, tree, mountain, city, Even a temple is a tirtha: crossing place between heaven and earth. Atmosphere is the mediating space conceived of river of space need to be crossed between earth and heavens.
