RLG100Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Upanishads, Vedas, Dyaus Pita
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Topic: hinduism part 1 (additional notes to slides) Lecture 4: october 8 th (hinduism part 1) Shiva is a god (master of meditation) Vedas: oral documents that was passed down. Vedas has the idea of early gods. Linguistic connection between dyaus pitr with father. If a god gets a hymn, they will be elevated for the moment. Each collection has materials that gets added on. Hindu fire sacrifice is a rirtual practice. Requires brahman priest for fire sacrifice (they remember the document) Upanishads are more philosophical (spiritual presence); means sitting near teacher. Rebirth leads to samsara (wheel of rebirth) Vedas means knowledge; rishi is what is seen. Soma and angi is connected with fre sacrifice. Brahman is the deepest part of the soul (same as atam) We want to be reborn as a nobility. Ramayana is the story of rama: rescue the princess story.
