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A Hare in the Forest by Hans Hoffmann (c. 1585) Gemüsestilleben mit Häschen ("Still Life with Rabbits") by Johann Georg Seitz (c. 1870). Rabbits and hares are common motifs in the visual arts, with variable mythological and artistic meanings in different cultures.
In the Gaudiya Vaishnava tradition, Hari is a name of both Krishna and Vishnu, invoked in the Hare Krishna mahamantra (Hare could be a vocative form of Hari). The Hari Stuti is a hymn in praise of Vishnu composed by Adi Shankara. The Hari Stotra is a Sanskrit hymn. Hari Om is a mantra and greeting.
German: Dreihasenfenster, lit. 'Window of Three Hares' in Paderborn Cathedral The three hares (or three rabbits) is a circular motif appearing in sacred sites from East Asia, the Middle East and the churches of Devon, England (as the "Tinners' Rabbits"), [1] and historical synagogues in Europe.
The hare is an animal with broad, centuries-old symbolic meaning in many religions. In Greek mythology it was associated with the love goddess Aphrodite , to the Romans and Germanic tribes it was a symbol of fertility, and in Christianity it came to be connected with the Resurrection .
The Hare Krishna mantra is composed of three Sanskrit names: Hare, Krishna, and Rama.It is a poetic stanza in anuṣṭubh meter (a quatrain of four lines (pāda) of eight syllables with certain syllable lengths for some of the syllables).
The hare appears in English folklore in the saying "as mad as a March hare" and in the legend of the White Hare that alternatively tells of a witch who takes the form of a white hare and goes out looking for prey at night or of the spirit of a broken-hearted maiden who cannot rest and who haunts her unfaithful lover. [28] [29]
The word Hare, meaning "O Harā" (the feminine counterpart to Vishnu, sometimes known as Hara), is repeated eight times, while the other two names are Hindu gods and are each repeated four times (or two forms of Vishnu, who is then invoked eight times as well).
The mythological White Hare from Chinese mythology, brewing the elixir of life on the Moon. The elixir of life (Medieval Latin: elixir vitae), also known as elixir of immortality, is a potion that supposedly grants the drinker eternal life and/or eternal youth. This elixir was also said to cure all diseases.