RE103 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Mahatma Gandhi, Paramatman, Smara
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Lesson four: hindu and south asian mythical context. The hindu tradition is an umbrella term that covers the vast number of different rituals practices and understandings. Their focus and aim is what are you doing about your belief rather than the thought itself. 2. 1 the history of the bhakti movement: puja: offering food, flowers and incense, ganesh is a form of prayer and petition, go of knowledge and educational pursuits. The ancient verdic texts contain these prayers: people back then though that only braham"s had the expertise and knowledge to carry out these puja, still people belive in brhaims to carry out puja. Individual interactions with the deity became prominent with the bhakti movement: bhakti is a devotional movement that encourages the love and worship of particular deities. The bhakti movement shifted the focus of puja outward from ritual to more emotional connection.
