This book is about the power and importance of seeing in the Hindu religious tradition. It is called Darsan, Seeing the divine image, and it is the single most common and significant element of Hindu worship. This is also a book about the divine image in the Hindu tradition. Article on the notion of darshan by cowley75. Scaricare I Pilastri Della Terra Pdf there. Seeing the Divine Image in. India Third Edition. Columbia University Press New York. E25 1996 294. Eck All rights reserved Library of. From the point of view of the lay person.that I first was drawn to the study of Hinduism and Sanskrit.

The experience of the divine in India merges the three components of sight, performance, and sound. This book is about the power and importance of seeing in the Hindu religious tradition.

In the Hindu view, not only must the gods keep their eyes open, but so must we, in order to make contact with them, to reap their blessings, and to know their secrets. When Hindus go to temple, their eyes meet the powerful, eternal gaze of the eyes of God. It is called Darsan, Seeing the divine image, and it is the single most common and significant element of Hindu worship. This book explores what darsan means. This is also a book about the divine image in the Hindu tradition. What do Hindus see in the images of the gods?

What is meant by these multi-armed gods, with their various weapons, emblems, and animals? How are these images made and consecreted? How are they treated in a ritual context? In exploring the nature of the divine image, this book not only considers the images of the gods, but also the Hindu temple and the Hindu place of pilgrimage.

This book was OK. I picked it up to understand the etymology behind my name that I share with the book's title. It highlights how important visuals are in Hindu culture along with emphasizing how the worship of these images transcend exclusively visual boundaries in the mind of a Hindu worshipper. I felt that there is no singular pattern I could follow along with and the book is filled with Hindu culture specific jargon (which while explained in footnotes) that may be more off-putting for some re This book was OK. I picked it up to understand the etymology behind my name that I share with the book's title. It highlights how important visuals are in Hindu culture along with emphasizing how the worship of these images transcend exclusively visual boundaries in the mind of a Hindu worshipper.

I felt that there is no singular pattern I could follow along with and the book is filled with Hindu culture specific jargon (which while explained in footnotes) that may be more off-putting for some readers. I would give this a pass.

That said, I did learn about the 'Nabakalebara' at the Jagannath temple in Puri where the images of the deities are switched out in an elaborate ceremony every 19 (or so) years and that sounds pretty cool. In my study of Hinduism I never understood the link between Indian metaphysics and daily worship - believing many teachers I had who argued that image worship was a kind of 'contemplation for the common man.' Eck does much to counter this by presenting darsan as the link between the Indian philosophical appreciation for the oneness of all being and the daily worship of murtis which sees that divine manifested in a discrete microcosmic space. This short book is a darsan in itself - a way of seein In my study of Hinduism I never understood the link between Indian metaphysics and daily worship - believing many teachers I had who argued that image worship was a kind of 'contemplation for the common man.' Eck does much to counter this by presenting darsan as the link between the Indian philosophical appreciation for the oneness of all being and the daily worship of murtis which sees that divine manifested in a discrete microcosmic space. Cfa Level 1 Sample Test Papers. This short book is a darsan in itself - a way of seeing into the rich highly textured religious tapestry of India that enlarges the reader's perspective and appreciation.