A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Idols
This page describes Idols which is located on page 63 of the second volume in the book: A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism by Swami Harshananda. This book, known as “a concise encyclopaedia of hinduism”, includes a vast amount of topics covering general aspects on Hinduism, but also contains important aspects regarding Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism This page contains an online preview of the full text and summarizes technical terms, as well as information if you want to buy this book.
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You can look up the meaning of the phrase “Idols” according to 92 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
Manasara (English translation) [by Prasanna Kumar Acharya]
In order to make them strong the idols should be furnished with wooden nails, even if they (i.e., the idols) be made of materials liable to be melted, there will be no defect in that. 37. Adorned with all ornaments the idol should be taken round the village. 38. This should be shown to the worshippers who would want to worship it. 39. Therefore, for the sake of the selection of the god, the idol may be taken from village to village. 40....
Read full contents: Chapter 68 - The casting of idols in wax (madhucchishta-kriya)
Puranic encyclopaedia [by Vettam Mani]
Beside these three varieties there are the sagarbha (pregnant) stones also, viz. stones with round markings on them, and they should not be used for making idols. Once it is decided to make an idol, Vanayajna should be performed first. To worship the forest from which the stone for the idol was to be obtained is vanayajna. A specified place in the forest should be dug up, the pit treated with cow-dung and a small platform raised and Vishnu worshipped thereon....
Read full contents: Story of Devapratishtha
Vishnudharmottara Purana (Art and Architecture) [by Bhagyashree Sarma]
Max Müller denies the existence of idol worship in Vedic time. Though during the Vedic time, idols were not in their tangible form, the images of different gods and goddesses used to be imagined by the people of that era. Actually Vedic texts are regarded as the principal sources of all ideologies of Indian culture....
Read full contents: 8(a): Image Making: The Concept
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