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Κυριακή 25 Νοεμβρίου 2012

Yantra

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A yantra is meditational device used in Hindu and Tibetan Tantric meditation. From the root “yam,” meaning “to sustain,” the Yantra is a symbolic image used to maintain a focused state during meditation. A yantra is usually composed of an outer geometrical form enclosing an interior geometrical designs. Each particular design is used for a specific purpose or intent. Some of the basic elements of a Yantra are: The Bindu, or infinite point:
  Upward and downward facing triangles, symbolizing a female, watery energy, and male, fiery cosmic energy:
  A hexagram or six pointed star (shatkona), symbolizing the union of Shiva and Shakti, masculine and feminine energy: Click for more information The lotus, a symbol of purity and spiritual “unfolding” (Lotus symbolism in the East is equivalent to the Western Rose in many respects): The most recognizable yantra is the Sri (abundant) Yantra. The Sri Yantra is very ancient, and is a variation on the shatkona, with nine interlaced triangles. (four female, downward facing; five male, upward facing):

Garuda

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This Vedic solar deity is Garuda (Sanskrit, eagle), a mythological creature who is a half-man, half eagle hybrid. He is known as the king of the birds and destroyer of snakes. Garuda is likely the personification of the constellation Aquila (which is coincidentally named for the sacred eagle of Zeus). Garuda is the vehicle of the God Vishnu, and sometimes considered a manifestation of Vishnu himself.

 

Tilaka (Bindi)

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A Bindi or tilaka (tilaka means red) is a symbol drawn with clay, ashes (vihuti), or sandalwood on the area in the center of the forehead (in the location of the Ajna chakra), as a mark of devotion to the Hindu deities. Tilaka The tilaka has a different design depending on which deity it honors- for example, a tilaka of three stripes and a dot is known as a tripundra (or tiryak pundra), and denotes a Shaivite, or follower of Shiva. A “u” shaped mark surrounding a bindu (dot) denotes a follower of Krishna.
  Tilaka

Vel of Lord Murugan (Shula, Spear of Murugan)

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This symbolizes the sharp, triangular lance, or Vel, is the sacred weapon of the Hindu war god Murugan (Also called Skanda, Karttikeya, Subramanya). Vel’s other attributes are a peacock and a mace.

The vel in Vedic mythology was a demon-slaying instrument; it symbolizes penetrating spiritual knowledge, wisdom, and the cutting away of ignorance. In an annual procession honoring the god in Southern India, it is common for devotees to pierce their cheeks or other body parts with miniature lances.

Lord Murugan