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Hindu Worship - Animals

Hindu Worship - Animals. The Sacred Cow. Is revered as the source of food and symbol of life May never be killed or eaten (no beef) The Cow and Worship: Hindus do not worship the cow cows do not have especially charmed lives in India

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Hindu Worship - Animals

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  1. Hindu Worship - Animals

  2. The Sacred Cow • Is revered as the source of food and symbol of life • May never be killed or eaten (no beef) • The Cow and Worship: • Hindus do not worship the cow • cows do not have especially charmed lives in India • more accurate to say the cow is taboo in Hinduism, rather than sacred. • Most rural Indian families have at least one dairy cow, a gentle spirit who is often treated as a member of the family.

  3. The Sacred Cow

  4. The Sacred Cow

  5. The five products: milk curds ghee butter urine dung — are all used in puja The milk of the family cow nourishes children as they grow up cow dung (gobar) feul, building. Most Indians do not share the western revulsion at cow excrement, but instead consider it an earthy and useful natural product. Cow Veneration Continued

  6. Animals depicted as helping the gods in Hindu mythology are venerated Monkey, or Monkey God ( Hanuman) is considered to be the God of power and strength Seen here helping Lord Rama Monkey Veneration

  7. Elephant Veneration • Elephants – symbol of success • Ganesha • Lord of Success and Destroyer of Evils and Obstacles • Also god of education, knowledge, wisdom and wealth • head symbolizes the Atman (ultimate supreme reality) • his human body signifies Maya or the earthly existence • The elephant head denotes wisdom and its trunk represents Om, the sound symbol of cosmic reality.

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