Hinduism Questions Unit 3: Unit 3 4 Mark Do You Think That Making Offerings To Gods Is A Waste of Good Food?
Hinduism Questions Unit 3: Unit 3 4 Mark Do You Think That Making Offerings To Gods Is A Waste of Good Food?
Hinduism Questions Unit 3: Unit 3 4 Mark Do You Think That Making Offerings To Gods Is A Waste of Good Food?
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UNIT 3
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Do you think that making offerings to Gods is a waste of good food?
Yes I agree
1. Because there are other ways to worship God
2. Means of showing off
3. Out-dated superstition
No dont agree
1. Prashad = Sacred Food
2. It is not wasted as it gets distributed to devotees after being offered
3. Mark of respect to god
Do you think that offerings used in Hindu temple worship are important?
Yes I agree
4. Personal sacrifice is a mark of respect
5. Distributed as prashad
No dont agree
4. You dont need offerings to worship god
5. You can make offerings in the home
6. Showing off causes bad karma
Do you think that festivals should be mainly for fun?
Yes I agree
1. Many Hindu festivals have a fun element
2. Fun is the best way to remember important beliefs
3. Fun enables everyone to take part
No dont agree
1. It is easy to forget the real meaning behind festivals
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2. Some Hindu festivals deal with serious matters which should be taken seriously
3. The main purpose of festivals is to hand on the Hindu tradition and dharma
Do you think that pilgrimages are important to Hindus?
Yes:
1 People may draw on the spiritual power of sacred places and gain blessings
3. Hardship and self-sacrifice may lead to spirituality
4. The distractions of the mundane world are left behind
5. It may be an act of thanksgiving
6. It may remove sin or bad karma/generates good karma
7. It may hasten ones progress towards moksha
Should Ayodhya matter to Hindus more than any other place of worship?
Answers which agree that Ayodhya matters to Hindus more than any
Other place of pilgrimage are likely to use such reasons as:
1. It is especially important to the many devotees of Lord Rama
2. Many Hindus regard it as especially important because it has been
a place of contention with Muslims
3. It is celebrated during Diwali, the most important festival for
Many Hindus
Answers which do not agree that Ayodhya matters to Hindus more than
any other place of pilgrimage are likely to use such reasons as:
1. Most Hindus recognise Varanasi as more important
2. No place of pilgrimage is any more or less important than another
3. It is not the importance of the place that matters, but the
devotion of the pilgrim
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Reasons for:
1. Statues provide an invaluable focus for the mind during worship
2. A wide variety of beliefs & associations can be expressed using statuary
Reasons against:
1. Statues can be a distraction from effective worship of Nirgun Brahman
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3. Spiritual leaders will perform a MURTI PRATISHTA to install the murti and make sure that God
fully resides within the murti.
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2.
3.
4.
The circumbulations of the girba griha (inner sanctum where murtis are)
5.
Prayers or devotion
6.
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4. Secondly you can do seva or charity to help you get good karma so that you can attain
Moksha.
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4. You can see where Krishna grew up. You can also witness the location of many divine incidents
like the lifting of Mt. Goverdhan.
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It is better to worship in a temple than to worship at home
Reasons for:
1. Temples are places of much deeper spiritual importance than homes
2. Temples have better atmosphere
3. There are priests at temples to conduct important rituals
Reasons against:
1. God is everywhere, so true worship can be done anywhere
2. Home may be better atmosphere for the person rather than a busy Mandir
Do you need to make offerings to worship God?
Answers which think offerings are necessary are likely to use such evidence as:
1. Giving offerings is a mark of respect to God
2. Giving offerings is a sign of personal sacrifice
3. Giving offerings is a means of sharing with others through the distribution of Prasad
Answers which think offerings are not necessary are likely to use such evidence as:
1. The central point of worship is spiritual and does not relate to material objects
2. There is a temptation for some to be ostentatious in giving offerings
3. Making offerings is related to outdated superstition
You do not need a temple to worship God?
Reasons for:
1. Much Hindu worship is based in the home
2. Some Hindus do not see bhakti as the main focus of their lives
3. Many sadhus carry out their devotions in the open air
Reasons against:
1. The temple may be easier to focus ones mind
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2. A pujari in the temple can lead people into the right way of worship
3. The atmosphere in the temple helps the devotee to become closer to the divine