Comparing Hinduism Ritual And Culture

Hinduism Ritual & Culture

Culture

Hindu has a culture of respect, love, honoring other and humbling one’s own ego so that the inner nature will shine forth. • Respect for the elders – This is a genuine acknowledgment of seniority and are demonstrated such as sitting on the left side of elders, not putting their own opinion forward strongly, giving them first choice of all matter and even serving them food first.

• Name protocol – The younger will never uses the direct or proper name of their elders. In
Tamil tradision a younger brother will refer the older brother periannan or annan (older brother), the elder however may adress the youngs by their names. A hindu wife also will not say the name of her husband instead they will call him
or adress him as athan as “my husband” or “him” directly.

Ritual
The religious like of many hindu focused on their devotion of Gods and this devotion take form of rituals and practices with image of gods in home shrines.

Hindu Religious Stage
Brahmacharge
(Take place during school life and is focused on taking in knowledge and developing character)

Grastha
(Middle year where he/she is focused on world pursuits and pleasure such as marriage and career)

Vanaprastha
(When one’s child is at adulthood, it is time to focused on spiritual stuff)

Sanngasu
(Last year of life, abandon the world for the life of contemplation)

Samskara
• It’s a ritual in which associated with death itself, not only for the dead’s cremation but also for a purification of the family and relative, if its not perform properly the deceased will become “stuck” in between the world of life and death and believe to continuously hunt the relative

Vedic Sacrifice
• Vedic sacrifice is a very high structured affair, its strict rules govern the Brahmin priest purification preparation of the altar. The offering included vegetable, Grains and ghee
(clarified butter) all to satisfied their gods and maintain the order or dharma.