【瘟神喜歡的人】Who Do Gods of Plague Fancy?
(English writing below)
愚痴和貪婪往往是厄運的起源。
災難臨頭時,我們有兩個選擇 - 累積善業,或繼續造惡業。
做善業積福積德,能加持你的運氣,貴人顯著,護佑你和你家人度過危機。
造惡業缺福缺德,自私地私藏過多的糧食和民生用品,而不留給他人,會結下很多的逆緣,將來必生禍端。
新加坡是塊福地。這次的瘟疫來勢洶洶,其嚴重性和當年的非典型相比,會有過之而無不及。
新加坡從2019年到2021年,會走三年的不好運,內外面對的壓力都很大,經濟表現欠佳。但以新加坡整體的國運來算,不會淪落到飢荒的程度,甚至後期會有貴人現身,幫助新加坡人民化險為夷。
唯一的是,這等待的過程會很漫長。我們要有耐心。
天運地運是這麼說,但人運這方面,就得請各位鄉親父老,勿因一時的衝動和心煩意亂,而攪亂了大局,最終殃及自己和家人。
大家得先明白,這瘟疫緣起於人類累世以來的貪欲而不知悔改。人心腐敗,導致惡因扎得很深,一旦結成惡果時,人類便無法三兩下就能控制這疫情。
有的人會覺得某國政府什麼都做不好,買賣野味的人是罪魁禍首,事實上,這是我們人類的共業。這些肉眼看到的現象只是表面,操控著這一切的無形力量,更是我們應該正視的。
每個瘟疫的後面,都是位帶著「天命」而降的瘟神。
我的客人們,請注意:
看八字時,我都會說明你們健康的弱點是哪些。請複習你們的筆記。
若你本身的八字與這類的病症「有緣」,就會比一般人更容易「中頭彩」。因此,別忘了使用我教過你們的方法來增強自己的免疫力和運程。
2019年年底請我看居家風水的客人,我都有幫你們解決了2020流年風水的不利。
有些客人我千交代萬交代,一定要關注某位家庭成員在今年鼠年的健康,及如何化解健康狀況的問題,尤其是得怪病方面。請大家務必要照著做,免得一失足成千古恨!
被病毒感染,也要講一種因緣。要不受「瘟神」的眷顧,你本身的光一定要很強。光氣越暗,瘟神越容易侵入你。
行善積德會產生福光,誠心地誦經咒唸佛號便有佛光。加上風水好,運程旺,那更是「臉上有光」。😂
可是如果你這樣去「搶超市」,過度的自私和貪婪,那只能落下個「黯然無光」了~
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Ignorance and avarice are usually the origin of more bad happenings.
In a disaster, we always have two choices - to accumulate merits or form more negative karma.
Doing virtuous deeds accumulate blessedness and virtues for yourself. These will shower you with blessings and benefactors show up prominently to help tide you and your family through tough times.
Negative karma deducts our good fortune and virtues. Over-stocking on food and consumer products, leaving nothing for others, is selfishness. This will form many negative affinities, that will bring misfortunes upon yourself.
Singapore is a piece of blessed land. The Wuhan virus epidemic strikes us just as unexpectedly as SARS. However, its impact will be greater than SARS and there will be more diseases to come.
From 2019 to 2021, Singapore will have unfavourable annual luck. Internal and external pressures will be huge and the economy does not perform well. However, in the overall analysis of Singapore’s outlook, the Wuhan virus situation will not leave us in a famine. In fact, in the later stages, benefactors will appear to help us out of this.
Only thing is, it will be a long waiting time. We need to have patience.
In the cosmic trinity of Heaven, Earth and Human, this is what is stated in the Heaven and Earth luck aspects.
But when it comes to the Human luck aspect, my dear countrymen, this will call for you to remain calm. Please do not act out of rashness or fear and worsen the situation. This may bring more misfortune upon yourself and your family.
We need to first understand that this pandemic arose out of the unrepentant hearts of humans, who have been driven by greed. As the human conscience deteriorates, it has dug the seeds of evil causes deep into the soil. Now that the sins have yielded bitter fruits, it is not possible for humans to control this outbreak easily.
Some people may point their fingers at the government for bad crisis management or scold the buyers and sellers of wildlife for being the culprits of all these trouble.
Fact is, this is the common karma of us humans.
What our naked eyes see is only the tip of the iceberg.
What we should face up to is the invisible force behind that is puppeteering this global crisis.
Behind every epidemic is a God of Plague who descends into this world with a mandate of the Heaven.
To my dear clients, please take note:
During your Bazi consultation, I would have explained to you the weak areas in your health. Please revise your notes.
If your Bazi has “affinity” with such illnesses, then you will “strike the lottery” easier compared to most people. Hence do not forget to utilise the methods I have taught you to strengthen your immunity system and luck prospects.
For my clients who engaged me in the year end of 2019 and early 2020, I would have resolved the annual Feng Shui afflictions in your home for 2020.
There are some of you whom I have painstakingly reminded to watch over the health of some family members in this Rat Year. I have also taught you how to resolve the health situation, especially the part on contracting strange illnesses. Please heed my advice, so that you would not regret later!
It requires some affinity to be infected with a certain virus.
If you do not wish to be favoured by the Gods of Plague, your personal aura of light must be very strong. They have a liking for those with dim auras.
Performing virtuous deeds will generate the light aura of good fortune. Reciting the Buddha’s name, sutras or mantras piously will have the Buddha’s light shining upon oneself.
If you also have good home Feng Shui and are in a prosperous luck cycle, then your face will naturally glow with light. 😂
However, if you are going to sweep clean the supermarket shelves without sparing a thought for others, your greed and selfishness will only leave your future in a dismal state of darkness.
from the darkness explained 在 謙預 Qianyu.sg Facebook 的最讚貼文
【生生世世眼光明】BRIGHT EYES EVERY LIFETIME (English writing below)
男客人因找不到工作,想請我為他批八字和看風水。
那時我便在想,客人的眼睛/眼神一定有問題。6月26日那晚,我做了一場直播:三大條件 - 男人怎樣才能事業旺?直播裡,我解釋了男人的眼睛/眼神與個人事業的關聯。
初次見面時,男客人的眼神,如我在八字中看到的一樣,可是他的眼睛健康比我想像中的更嚴重。
他告訴我,某次在超市時,忽然看到很多白光,去看醫生後,才知道眼睛健康亮起了紅燈,某部位有鬆脫的危險。當時,我還和他開玩笑,是否確定看到的是白光,而不是般若光?
批八字時,我教導他如何依據他的八字所需,正確地採取自己的用神,換眼鏡、通過飲食補運補健康等等,並介紹他一位中醫。有的八字適合看西醫,有的適合看中醫。但就算適合看中醫,也得考慮到那位中醫的五行和實力。這位中醫,我的家人和我都看過,所以我才會推薦。
我之後也為這位男客人看居家風水。
男客人說他這輩子沒批過八字,讀到我文章後,才想要了解自己的命運。這幾年,他家的風水曾看過幾次,但有些關鍵問題仍沒解決。
有時,不是之前的師父不准,而是客人本身的所知障重。
看完風水的三個星期後,男客人發私訊,當中有報喜。我真心為他高興,也希望他會把該做的都做足,來改善自己的運。我曾在6月8日的直播中,揚言只要100%照著我的話去做,你肯定會賺回你所付的諮詢費用。不是我口氣大,而是我很清楚我的能力到哪裡,又何必假裝給不了客人希望呢?
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我們今生能貴為真佛弟子,是有著無比的福份,也是我這輩子最大的殊榮。但我們要小心,獅子能跳過的地方兔子不能跳。 師尊所說過的話,含著很深很深的般若智慧,我們要深入地參,而不要依樣畫葫蘆地亂蓋在自己身上。
師尊有一名言:「一切都是最美好的安排。」
有的同門人生不順時,會以此話來安慰自己。這樣做也沒錯,可是如果你修法很多年,受過師尊無數的灌頂,卻依然沒看到更大的進步,那你是否誤解了師尊的佛慧,而藉此話來逃避自己一直都在做錯的事,毫無一日三省之心?
皈依的佛弟子比一般人,多了更多改命修福的機緣。在這裡,整理出我看過一些案例,提醒大家:
1. 千萬不要在臥房內,擺放佛像、神像或法相卡。
一般臥房乃不淨之地,尤其有夫妻行房、手淫、自慰或意淫等行為,因此「堂堂正正」讓清淨的佛菩薩、神明或金剛護法,看到齷齪行為時,實屬犯不敬之戒,會讓自身的命運出現諸多障礙。
2. 佛像、神像等不是擺設品,不應拿來美化居家,而應當如法供奉。
一個家,必須看住多少男女、家的大小,並適當地供奉幾尊佛像或神像。不要以為越多金身,就是更多保佑。相反的,陰陽離子數不協調時,問題就大了。
3. 壇城的蓮花燈,要24/7亮著。
一對蓮花燈,小小的燈泡,用不了多少電費,但還是有人,為了省錢,只有初一十五,或白天才開燈。其實那很傻,因為供燈給佛菩薩,無論出世或入世都有不可思議的功德。
我個人的密室,十多年來,除非換燈泡或清洗蓮花燈花瓣,就算我出國,一對蓮花燈也從來沒有關過。壇城上,我也有供油燈。我特別喜歡供燈,平時修法供酥油燈,特別日子時,會供上七盞酥油燈。
出世方面,《佛為首迦長者說業報差別經》說:「若有眾生奉施燈明,得十種功德:(網路資料)
一、宛如明灯一般地照亮世间;
二、眼睛没有疾病 ;
三、容易证得天眼通;
四、分辨善恶的智能;
五、不会发生胡涂昏暗的事情;
六、不易受到外在事物所迷惑 ;
七、不会出生在幽暗昏庸的地方;
八、有大福报;
九、命终生天尤其是往生忉利天;
十、速证涅槃。
入世方面,供燈能讓今生和來世的運途光明、貴人顯著,命運不會落入昏暗無助。供燈能得眼光明,光明的眼睛也正是事業旺的一個吉祥象徵。
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A male client sought my consultation services for Bazi and Feng Shui, because he had problems looking for a job.
At that time, I was thinking there was bound to be some problem in his eyes and/or eye expression. On the night of 26 June, I did a FB Live on this: The 3 Conditions for A Man To Have A Successful Career. In that Live, I explained the correlation between a man's eyes and his career.
In our first meeting, the male client's eye expression was as what I deduced from his Bazi. However, the health of his eyes had more serious problems than I expected.
He told me, once in a supermarket, he suddenly saw many white light spots. After visiting the doctor, he then realised his eyes have serious problems and a certain part of his eyes were at risk of loosening.
During the Bazi analysis, I taught him how to use his favourable elements correctly and make up for his Bazi inadequacies through changing his spectacles and his diet, which will greatly boost his health. I also recommended a TCM practitioner to him. Some Bazi are suitable to seek Western doctors, while others are more suitable to seek TCM. However, even if the client is more fitted for TCM, I still have to consider the TCM practitioner's element and capability. My family and I have consulted this TCM practitioner before, hence my recommendation.
I later did a Feng Shui audit for the client.
While the client had never got his Bazi read till he read my articles, his home had been audited by other Masters before, but there were some key problems that had yet to be resolved.
Sometimes, it's not that the previous Masters were inaccurate, but the obstruction of the knowable in the clients can be too heavy.
About 3 weeks after the audit, the male client sent a PM, containing some good news for me. I am truly happy for him, and also hope that he do what is needed to transform his own destiny. In my Live on 8 June, I proclaimed that if a client adheres to 100% of my advice, he/she will definitely earn back the consultation fees paid to me. This is not me being haughty, but because I am very clear of my abilities, so why should I pretend that I am unable to give hope to clients?
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It is our great fortune that we can be True Buddha disciples. It is also my greatest honour in this lifetime. But we must be careful, the place that the lion can jump over is not what a rabbit can hop over. The words of our Grandmaster, Living Buddha Lian-Sheng, contain very deep prajna-wisdom. We must contemplate on His words and not act after the same fashion, blindly using it on ourselves.
Grandmaster has a famous adage, "Everything is of the best arrangement."
Some fellow Dharma brothers and sisters will console themselves with this adage, when their lives turn rough. It's not wrong to think that way, but if you have been spiritually cultivating for many years, received numerous empowerments from Grandmaster, and yet have not seen any visible improvement, then have you misunderstood the Buddha wisdom of Grandmaster and used this adage to escape what you have been always doing wrong, without the heart to examine yourself thrice a day?
Buddhists who have taken refuge are more fortunate than most people, for they have more opportune affinities to transform their Destiny and cultivate good fortune.
Here are some of my recommendations, based on my past Feng Shui audit experience:
1. NEVER display holy religious statues or pictorial cards in the bedroom.
Most bedrooms are impure places, especially where there are sexual activity between a married couple, masturbation or sexual thoughts. Hence to be "openly" doing acts of filth in front of holy figures, is committing the sin of disrespect. This will create many obstacles in your Destiny.
2. Religious statues are not display artefacts. They should be worshipped accordingly and not used for home decor.
The number of religious statues worshipped has to be based on the number of home occupants, and the size of the house. Do not mistake that the more statues enshrined mean more blessings. On the contrary, when the Yin and Yang elements are out of balance, big problems will arise.
3. The pair of lotus lamps on your altar should be switched on 24/7
The little bulbs in the lotus lamps do not consume much electricity, but there are still people who wish to save money and only switch on the lamps on the 1st and 15th Lunar day, or in the daytime. That is unwise, because offering light to Buddhas & Bodhisattvas has inconceivable merits in both the secular and transmundane worlds.
In my personal altar room, for 10 over years, my lotus lamps are always switched on even when I go overseas. The only exception is when I change the bulbs or clean the petals. On my altar, I also offer oil lamp. Light offering is one of my favourite offerings. Before cultivation practice, I would offer a butter lamp. On special days, I would offer up to 7 butter lamps.
For transmundane merits, in the The Buddha Speaks of the Differences in Karmic Retribution for Elder Suka Sutra Catalogue, He expounded the Ten Benefits of Offering Lights: (extracted from internet)
1. One becomes like the light of the world.
2. One achieves clairvoyance of the pure eye as a human.
3. One achieves the deva's eye.
4. One receives the wisdom to discriminate virtue from non-virtue.
5. One is able to eliminate the concept of inherent existence.
6. One receives the illumination of wisdom.
7. One is reborn as a human or deva.
8. One receives great enjoyment wealth.
9. One quickly becomes liberated.
10. One quickly attains enlightenment.
For secular benefits, light offering can illuminate your path of luck in this life and future lifetimes, ensuring you a bright future. Your benefactors will be abundant and prominent. Your Destiny will not fall into darkness and helplessness. Offering lights will reap the benefit of bright healthy eyes. And bright healthy eyes are an auspicious sign of a flourishing career.
from the darkness explained 在 Firdaus Wong Wai Hung Facebook 的最讚貼文
[The Evolution of Religions in India]
In the early days, India had a great civilization. From 3000-2000 BC, Harappa and Mohenjodaro were the great civilizations there. The actual occupants of India who lived there were the Dravidia race. The Dravidia were the indigenous people who have lived in Harrapa which was located in Punjab and North Karachi around 3000-2000 BC [1].
Dravidia was known to believe in politheist that is believing in multiple Gods. This can be segregated into many for instance, God in fertility and God in prosperity [2]. According to Ernest Mackay in his book titled Early Indus Civilizations, most of the Indus worshipped animals such as crocodiles and elephants and trees like peepal [3]. Moreover, rituals such as slaughtering animals were held to be presented in front oftheir Gods. Apart from that, they found a man-made pool where a ritual called “Great Bath” was performed. The “Great Bath” was the holy bath ritual and this was found in Mohenjodaro. The purpose of this worship and ritual was to show their gratitude towards the Gods to receive blessing and prosperity upon them [4].
There is a famous theory interpreted as the change of the India social life structure in those days. This theory relates to Arya entering India. Around 1800-1000 BC, the Arya which was originated from Iran entered India. The word Arya means noble and they were noble race. Their facial features were fair skin with pointed nose and were famous for their art of war. The Dravidia were not good in war and therefore they were defeated by the Arya. Hence, the Dravidia people migrated to the South part of India [5]. The evidence of this war was proven by the archaeologist who performed the excavation in Harappa. They found lots of dead human skeleton which proves that the war happened between Arya and Dravidia and Arya defeated Dravidia. Apart from that, the Harappa city was demolished [6].
Introduction of Monotheism By Arya to India
In India, the structure of the religion was influenced by the Arya until Brahma was introduced or also known as Hindu today. Way before Arya entered India, they had their own belief and it was called Arya Dharma [7]. Dharma means ‘Way of Life’ and therefore Arya Dharma means ‘Arya Way of Life’[8]. The concept of Arya Dharma is that they believe in one God and this is referring to the monotheism [9]. Most of the westerner researchers claimed that Arya Dharma was influenced by the Zoroaster religion which was originated from Iran. This is because there are similarities in the Book of Veda and the Holy Book of Zoroaster that is the Gathas according to Mary Boyce in her research from the Zoroastrians: Their Religious Beliefs and Practices.
Another source claims that Arya Dharma was influenced by the Abraham or Ibrahim from Mesopotamia. Prof Uthaya Naidu mentioned in his book titled “Bible of Aryan Invasions: Aryan Invasions & Genocide of Negroes, Semites & Mongols The Bible of Aryan Invasions” that in between 1500 BC and 800 BC there were 4 attacks following by the Aryan entering India. The 4 attacks were called:
1. Arya Rigvedic (1500 BC)
2. Aryan II (1400 BC)
3. Ras Arya Krishnaite (1200 BC)
4. Ras Arya Mahabharata (900-800 BC)
The first invasion which is known as Arya Rigvedic was the major attack caused by Arya to India and fought with Dravidia which was the first people to attack the civilization in Indus river. It resulted in Dravidia was defeated and were expelled to South India. In the following century which was known as the second entry of Arya to India it was known as Indo-Arya civilization. The Arya conquered two main parts in India: Punjab and Doab [10]. After the entrance of Aryan II to India, the Book of Veda was written in Sanskrit as the main language. This is because the Aryan II spread their belief and religion to India. The belief and religion that was brought to India by Arya was influenced by monotheism.
They worshipped a God named Brahman. Apart from that, they also believed in multiple Gods that represents world such as Pretivi as the God of Earth, Surya as the God of Sun, Vayu as the God of Wind, Varuna as the God of Ocean and Agni as the God of Fire [11]. Although the names of the Gods had only existed after the writing of Book of Veda, the spiritual belief towards the Gods were there way before that [12].
Vedic Era
When Aryan started to migrate to India, the mixture of the culture and religion occurred and therefore this was how the Book of Veda was written around 1400 to 1000 BC. It was known as the Vedic Era [13]. The Book of Rig Veda, Sama Veda, Yajur Veda and Athraya Veda were written based on the mixture of Arya theology and Dravidia. Moreover, they had also written another Holy book which was called Upanishads. The content of Books of Veda and Upanishads were combined and called as the Holy Book of Sruti was revealed [14].
Veda was originally called as Brahma religion and the language of this religion was called the Sanskrit. The believers mastered this language [15]. Originally, the Sanskrit was mastered by the Aryan only. But after mastering the language, the people were slowly not interested to master the language anymore. Hence, the mixture of the Sanskrit language with the language used by Dravidia, came in the new languages such as the Kannada, Telugu and Malayali. These new languages were originated from the ancient language of Proto Dravida which was mixed from the halt of the usage of the Sanskrit by the Brahmin [16].
This is because the Brahmin or the priests of the Brahmin were originally from the Arya clan and therefore, they were responsible to teach the Indians in Sanskrit language [17].
The Birth of Non-Caste Religion in India
In the 7th Century BC, the Brahmin had introduced the caste system that is the hierarchical system [18]. This hierarchical system consisting of religionist, rulers (government), companies and those people who followed the religion. In 600 BC, a ruler for the Jainism religion came into picture and was known as Vardhmana or Mahavira. This religion did not practice the caste system like the Brahma did. The language used in Jainism was Prakrit but this religion was only practiced inside India. No sign of development of this religion outside India.
After a few years later, around 563 BC, the Siddharta Gautama Buddha was born. He introduced his religion which was called Buddha without the caste system. He used Pali as the langugage to convey the religion. He had so many students under him and this made the Buddhism to be spread world wide. When these two religions (Jainism and Buddhism) were developing, the Vedic or the Brahma was slowly degenerating.
The Introduction to the writing of Holy Book of Smriti
As the time, culture and geography changed, the Sanskrit language had diminished. But the effort was still there to make sure that the Sanskrit language preserved. Wendy Doniger mentioned in her book titled The Hindus: An Alternative History that a new wave existed which had historical and saga elements and these books are Mahabhrata and Ramayana. The writing of these scriptures started in 300 BC-200 C and some historians claimed that the writing of the two books started in 400 BC [19].
This time around was known as the Wiracarita where a big epic war occurred between Arjuna, Krishna (Mahabhrata) and Sri Rama (Ramayana). In Mahabhrata, it consists of stories that relates to the existence of multiple Gods that led to the development of the Book of Purana [20]. The writing and the development of this Book was meant to maintain the usage of Sanskrit language among the Aryan people in India.
During 300 BC till 500 C was the time of new development in Brahma. It was known as Puranic time where the writing of the other scriptures began besides the Book of Sruti (Veda and Upanishads) in order to be used in Brahma [21]. The writing of the other Holy Book besides Sruti was known as the writing of Smriti. Among the Holy Books that were written during this time comprising Books of Sutra Dharma, Shastras, Mahabhrata, Ramayana, Bhagavad Gita, Pura and others.
During Puranic time, the construction of the statue of Greece or Hellenism had started to enter India and influenced the Brahma. Apart from that, Dravidia was the main religion that introduced polytheism and it also reflect in the writings of the holy books and Purana story-line. In the early history, the Brahma was not known as worshipperof multiple Gods (polytheism). They only believed in one God. Around 1500 BC to 300 BC (Vedic), no signs of holy statues found and worshipped by the people during that time.
Why the era of Vedic do not have statue?
In the era of vedic (1500 SM- 500 SM), there were no idol or image of God worshipped by the people during that time. It is due to the law which forbid to create idols in the image of God as stated in the book of Veda and Upanishads (Sruti). Furthermore, the book Veda and Upanishads should be their reference. Following verse shows the prohibition of worshipping idols:
1) “na tasya pratima asti
“God do not have any image.” (Yajurveda 32:3)
2) “shudhama poapvidham”
“God do not have established body and it is pure.” (Yajurveda 40:8)
3) “Andhatama pravishanti ye asambhuti mupaste”
“Those worshipper of nature (air, water, fire or soil) will enter darkness and even goes in deeper for those who worship idols.(Yajurveda 40:9)
Even during this era, the characteristics of monotheism of God was emphasized in the Rig Veda and Upanishads.
1) “Ekam sadvipra bahudhaavadanti
“God is one and intelligent people praise God with various name” ( Rigveda book 1: hymn 164 verse 46)
2) “Ekam eva advityam Brahman”[22]
“God is one, there is no two” (Chandogya Upanishad chapter 6 hymn 2 verse 1)
Moreover, there are many verses similar to it but the religion started to grow with the additional Holy Book in year of 300 SM. It is known as the wave writing of the Smriti Book which gave an impact towards Brahma religion till the story of God’s and King’s that rapidly persuaded by own verse interpretations. It can be seen in the book of Mahabhrata and the book of Purana. The book of Purana contained many parts which well known as Mahapurana which divided into 18 books such as;
a) Brahmapurana, b) Padmapurana, c) Visnupurana, d) Bhagavatapurana, e) Naradapurana, f) Markandeypurana, g) Agnipurana, h) Bhavisyapurana, i) Brahmavaiavartapurana, j) Lingapurana, k) Varahapurana, l) Skandapurana, m) Kurmapurana, n) Matsyapurana, o) Garudapurana, dan p) Brahmandapurana.
This book was gathered within a long duration and known as the written period of Puranic. [23] There were mixed and additional information with regards to the question of God in Brahma religion happened in this era. It started from this era which the doctrine of pantheism and polytheism started to expand and grow within the Brahma adherent. The doctrine which believed that everything are able to provide benefits which constituted the elements of God (pantheism), worshipping idols and make God more than one which align with the incarnation of God. It undergo through creature body with various types (avatar) and henotheism.
New command of inventing Idols
The book Purana encourage the Hindu adherent to invent idols. There are text in the book Matsya Purana which explained about it and located under the topic of Arsetektur (base on the reference of I Wayan Maswinara.
“There are idols that must be placed inside the temple. The idol of God Visnu need to be designed with four hands and eight hands. If the design consist of 8 hands, the hand, we must hold the Sankha (Skin of a shell), gada, arrow and lotus. Left hand need to hold the arc, Padma, and a cakra. If they invent only four hands, gada and Padma consist in my right hand while cakra and sankha will be on left hand. Visnu will be pictured by standing on the early. Garuda the king of bird will move around it. Then, Garuda will be at the right leg of Visnu. Idols of Laksmi Goddess will be on the left side of Visnu idols and Laksmi idols need to hold the Lotus flower. The good idols will be created by gold, silver, copper, jewelry, stone, wood and a mix of metal. The size of Gods and Goddess has to be true.”[25]
Same goes to other Gods. Purana has outlined the picture and image of their God until the idols needs to be created. For example, the face and structure of Siva has been outlined in the Purana:
”Idol of Lord Siva need to be created using a loose long hair and need to put a moon on the forehead. The idols need to describe Siva at the age of 16 years old. Siva need to wear clothes which created by animal fur and has snake necklace on his neck. The ear will be attach with peacock fur. If the stick need to be attached, it has to be on the left side. Furthermore, Siva ride on a cow which the idols have two hands and if the idols of Siva is made in situation of dancing, the idols need to consist of 10 hands. Moreover, if the idols is meant to show Lord Siva destroying the Tripura, the idols need to have 16 hands.”[26]
The book of Purana explained the story about the requirement of designing the Idols. It shows the development which do not belongs to the actual teaching of Veda. Even Siva did not mention in the earliest book such as Veda and Upanishads. [27] In the Era in which is the rising of second Hindu religion which there were many additional doctrine of the Veda teaching.
In the era of Puranic, the religion of Hindu was influenced by polytheism. Besides, the development and expanding of worshipping the idols at temples happened. After that, the religion of Brahma started to extinct. During the rulings time of Asoka in India, under the empire of Maurya. King Asoka declared the Buddhism as their official religion. In year 269-232 SM. King Asoka emphasized on the language usage of Pali in order to spread the religion of Buddha. [28]
At the ruling time of Asoka, the development and preaching of Hinduism in India was stunted due to expanding of Buddhism religion rapidly towards the east. After a while, Brahma religion gain new opportunity when the empire of Gupta took over the ruling dominantly in India.
During this era, the usage of Sanskrit language was revived and indicates Hinduism religion as an official religion. Moreover, during the rising of Gupta empire (320 M- 500 M) shows the development of Hinduism traditions which is to create few flow that focuses towards the Lords inside the community. For example, Vaishnavisme ( focused on Vishnu), Shaivisme ( focused on Siva ) and Shaktisme ( focused on head of Goddess). That’s the reason why the Hindu temple was influenced by God from Siva, Vishnu and Devi family. There was no temples focus on Brahma result to different types of Brahma which rarely spoken by the Hindu followers.[29]
Based on Wendy Doniger books entitle The Hindus, the written of Smriti book was successfully completed and gathered during the Gupta empire and was made as reference for Hindu followers. The books of Purana was made as an important reference of the infrastructure of idols inside the temples. The image of Gods inside the temples was majoritydesigned according to the book of Purana.[30] Therefore, the practice of Hinduism in this era are mostly influenced with the development of Puranic and Gupta empire.
Discussion about the Hinduism name.
The word Hindu or Hinduism was not found in any holy book of Hinduism even the word was been newly introduced.[31] Based on Pundit Jawahar LaI Nehru inside the book, Discovery of India, the word Hindu was firstly used by the Persian which refers to the Indus River. They called it as Hindus.[32]
After that, the word Hindu was used by an author from British in the year of 1830. It refers to the teachings and religion professed by the community overthere. Polemic occurred among the scholars in India towards the name of religion professed by the Hindu follower. They embraced the Veda scriptures. They enjoyed with the name Vedanta which means a person who followed the Veda scripture. There is also other name such as Sanatana Dharma which means the eternal truth (natural law). They are also synonym with Brahma religion while the word Hindu do not agree whole among their scholar. Moreover, the word was expand and become a specific name towards the religion embraced by a group of people who follow the Veda scriptures and culture of India.
Conclusion
The original teaching of Veda and Upanishads is emphasized on the concept of monotheism. The concept of God and Goddess was changed whilst entering the era when smriti is written. After that, it developed and expanded through the introduction of types of worshipping according to the classes of their Gods such as Siva, Vishnu and Dewi. It continued till the era which the Hinduism owns the history and faced the up and down phased in a long duration. It also includes the Modern era which consist of few figures such as Ram Mohan Roy, Sri Ramakrishna, Swami Vivekananda, Mahatma Gandhi and many more that contribute the innovation of ideas towards this teaching.
Key Note:
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[1] Before the existent of Dravidia group, theearliest group are as such Negrito and Ausroloid. Dravidia group is a group that developed the big civilization in India and they ruled the place before the coming of Arya group.
[2]Ibid,pg45
[3] Refer to Ernest Mackay, (1948). Early Indus Civilizations, Luzac & Company LTD, London,hlm52-76
[4] Refer to Esa Khalid & Mohd Azhar Abd Hamid, (2005). Beberapa Aspek Tamadun Melayu, India, China dan Jepun, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor,pg 341/ Refer Professor Gavin Flood, (2009). History of Hindusim - www.bbc.co.uk-religions Hinduism- Discussion about the Gods of Hindu also got controversy which is discovering the Proto Siva idols which worshipped by the Dravidia people. The polemic still discussed among the teologent.
[5] That’s the reason why North of India and South of India have significant differences. They were known as Tamil community in South of India and were known as Hindustan community in North of India. The differences not only the face and genetics but the differences in terms of speech, thinking and beliefs.
[6] Refer to Rasamandala Das, (-). The Illustrated Encylopedia of Hinduism, Lorenz Books, Armadillo, page 20-21 / Refer Sihombing,(1962). India: Sejarah dan kebudayaan, Bandung: SumurBandung,no.12.
[7] Flood, Gavin D. (1996). An Introduction to Hinduism, Cambridge University Press, pg 3
[8] Refer to Hiltebeitel, Alf (2007). artikel Hinduism. Edited by Joseph Kitagawa, "The Religious Traditions of Asia: Religion, History, and Culture, RoutledgeCurzon Tylor & Francis Group,London, pg3-6
[9] Mohd Rosmizi Abd Rahman dan rakan-rakan, (2012). Agama-Agama Di Dunia, USIM,NegeriSembilan, pg 37
[10] Refer to Drs. I Ketut Wiana, M. Ag, (2013). Pokok-Pokok Ajaran Hindu, PT Paramita Surabaya, pg 6
[11] Refer to Muhammad Alexander, (2011). Yakjuj & Makjuj 5 Gelombang Pembawa Bencana, PTS, Selangor, pg 311
[12] Interesting discussion by Prof. Uthaya Naidu have a view which the Gods inside Veda was the name of the leaders of Arya Nation when they entered India. One of it is Indra which was known as Lord of Wind. Refer to text Veda which are Rig Veda VIII, 87: 6, Rig Veda IX 73: 5, Rig Veda VI 130: 8, Rig Veda VII 12: 4, it is a text indicates the story of Indra fighting against the black community or known as Dravidia and Koloria during the conquer of India. [13] Refer to Singh, Upinder (2008). A History of Ancient and Early Medieval India: From the Stone Age to the 12th Century, pg 185/ Refer Drs. I Ketut Wiana, M. Ag, (2002). Pokok-Pokok Ajaran Hindu, Penerbitan Paramita Surabaya, Surabaya, Indonesia, pg 6-7/ Refer Abu Su’ud, (1988). Memahami Sejarah Bangsa-Bangsa Asia Selatan, Jakarta: Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Derektorat Jenderal Pendidikan Tinggi, no 46
[14] Lihat Rasamandala Das, (-). The Illustrated Encylopedia of Hinduism, Lorenz Books, Armadillo, pg 23.
[15] It is a need to emphasis that Arya Nation did not embraced Hinduism but they brought a new teaching gained by Indo-Arya, according to Prof, Norman Brown inside the Book, Pakistan and Western Asia. The culture of Arya was closer to Zoroaster Avesta holy scriptures which teach oneness of God. Meanwhile Hinduism is a result of syncretism with the culture of others after long time they stayed till the existent of Hinduism today.
[16] Refer to Soegiri DS, (2008). Arus Filsafat, PT Ultimus, Bandung, Indonesia, hlm 244, It is due to the group of Aryan that wants the community to use the Sanskrit language as their medium communication while in earliest phase they used Sanskrit language as a foreign language which do not used by the Dravidia tribes.
[17] Refer to Arnold Toynbee (2004). Sejarah Umat Manusia, Pustaka Pelajar, Yogyakarta, pg 189-192.
[18] Eventhough the arguments that Kasta or Varna was introduced in Rig Veda books: 90: 11-12 but the meaning does not refer to some part of the community which built one body. The complicated Kast system was covered with religion which started to develop in the era of 8 SM.
[19] Refer Wendy Doniger, (2009). The Hindus: An Alternative History, Penguin Books, USA, pg 214-230. There are few opinions was written in the year 400 SM such as Molloy, Michael (2008). Experiencing the World's Religions. pg 87 dan Brockington, J. (1998). The Sanskrit Epics, Leiden pg 26 and Van Buitenen; The Mahabharata, Jilid. 1; The Book of the Beginning. Introduction.
[20] Refer Ananda K. Coomarasmawy & Sister Nivedita, (2016). Myths Of The Hindus And Buddhists, Dover Publications, New York, pg 4-10.
[21] Furthermore, they faced downturn era in between the duration of Puranic.
[22] Max Muller translated: “In the beginning,’my dear,’ my dear,’there was that only which is (τὸ ὄν), one only, without a second. Others say, in the beginning there was that only which is not (τὸ μὴ ὄν), one only, without a second; and from that which is not, that which is was born.”
[23] Differences occurred among the Indologist regards to the date of Purana firstly written. Based on Wendy Doniger also did research about the age of the Purana scriptures written and they identified it was around 250 M-1000 M. It started with Matsya Purana and Markandey Purana around 250 M and end with Linga Purana around 1000 M.
[24] Avatar was an incarnation or the birth of God in a form of human such as Lord Visnu. Lord Visnu came down to the earth through incarnation and become Sri Rama, Krishna and Buddha.
[25] Refer to I Wayan Maswinara, (2002). Matsya Purana, PT Paramita, Surabaya, pg 88-89.
[26] Ibid pg 89
[27] Siva’s name was not found in the Veda and Upanishads scriptures. It was introduced in the era of Puranic. Their scholars have an opinion about the character of Siva inside the Veda which is Rudra. Refer to Stephen Knapp (2010). Avatars, Gods and Goddesses of Vedic Culture,hlm4.
[28] Refer to Azharudin Mohd Dali, (2004). Tamadun India, Dewan Bahasa Dan Pustaka, KualaLumpur,hlm93-94
[29] Refer to Professor Gavin Flood, (2009). History of Hindusim - www.bbc.co.uk-religions Hinduism: Safe to say that there wasn’t a Brahma Temple
[30] Refer to Wendy Doniger, (2009). The Hindus: An Alternative History, Penguin Books, USA, pg 370-405
[31] Refer to James Hansting and others (-) Encyclopedia of Religion and Ethics, Jilid 6 pg 699
[32] Inside Zend Avesta scriptures, the usage word of Hapta-Hendu refers to India. Refer to Zend Avesta, Vendidad: Fargard 1. 8