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In Greek mythology, Meta (Ancient Greek: Μήταν, lit. 'beyond') was the daughter of Hoples , [ 1 ] son of Ion , eponym of the Ionians . [ 2 ] In other traditions, Meta was called Melite .
Ashtadhatu (Sanskrit: अष्टधातु, romanized: Aṣṭadhātu, lit. 'eight metals'), also called octo-alloy, is an alloy comprising the eight metals of gold, silver, copper, lead, zinc, tin, iron, and mercury, [1] [2] often used for casting metallic idols for Jain and Hindu temples in India.
The Medha Suktam from the Vedas are from the centuries before the common era, when the conceptualization of Saraswati as the goddess of knowledge. Though the two popular versions of Medha Suktam explained above also invoke a goddess called Saraswati, the emphasis is more on goddess Medha and on Medha (knowledge) itself.
[16]: 248–264 The early Buddhist texts assert that pre-Buddha ancient Indian sages who taught these virtues were earlier incarnations of the Buddha. [ 16 ] : 248 –264 Post-Buddha, these same virtues are found in the Hindu texts such as verse 1.33 of the Yoga Sutras of Patañjali , wherein the word maitri is synonymous with metta .
A literal translation of Murti as an idol is incorrect, states Jeaneane Fowler when the idol is understood as superstitious end in itself. [119] Just like the photograph of a person is not the real person, a Murti is an image in Hinduism but not the real thing, but in both cases, the image reminds of something of emotional and real value to the ...
Pṛthivī the "Earth" goddess/god, also called Dharā or "support" and Bhumi or Earth, Sūrya the "Sun" god, also called Pratyūsha, ("break of dawn", but often used to mean simply "light"), the Saura sect worships Sūrya as their chief deity, also called Anshuman, Soma the "Moon" god, also called Chandra.
According to Jain belief, worshipping these local replication idols allow them to directly worship to the original idol. [142] Parshvanath is prayed to obtain various desires, especially tantric rites , is therefore also known as Chintamani (wish fulfilling gem) and a tantric diagram called 'Chintamani yantra ' is also worship.
The villagers assured to build a temple of Vishnu and keep the statue safe in the temple. In consultation with Dr. Shiv Kumar Mishra, the Madhwapur police station in-charge took written undertaking from the villagers to guarantee the safety of the idol and informed the Madhubani district administration. [9]