(UF1) HIMALAYAN RISHI
Artist – Aquarelles Sylvie Griselle
Watercolor
Artist – Aquarelles Sylvie Griselle
Watercolor
(UF1) HIMALAYAN RISHI
Artist – Aquarelles Sylvie Griselle
Watercolor
Sadhus are Hindu holy men and women of India and Nepal who have left behind a worldly life and all attachment to family, property, and material possessions. They follow a ruggedly ascetic life, living in ashrams within an urban setting, in huts at the edge of a village, or in remote mountain caves. Some live as perpetual pilgrims, moving from one holy place to another. Widely respected for their holiness, it is thought that the austere practices of the Sadhus benefit society by helping to burn off karma. A day begins with a ritual cold bath followed by prayers, chants, and meditation. Sadhus hold a unique and important role in Hindu society, giving religious instruction, dispensing cures and blessings, conducting marriages, and settling disputes within the local community. They are living reminders of the Divine, or spiritual illumination and of liberation from the cycle of birth and death, which is the ultimate goal of a Hindu.
Further notes on Hinduism:
Hinduism is an Indian religion and dharma, or way of life, widely practiced in the Indian subcontinent and parts of Southeast Asia. Hinduism has been called the oldest religion in the world, and some practitioners and scholars refer to it as Sanātana Dharma, "the eternal tradition", or the "eternal way", beyond human history. Scholars regard Hinduism as a fusion or synthesis of various Indian cultures and traditions, with diverse roots and no founder. This "Hindu synthesis" started to develop between 500 BCE and 300 CE, after the end of the Vedic period (1500 to 500 BCE), and flourished in the medieval period, with the decline of Buddhism in India.
Although Hinduism contains a broad range of philosophies, it is linked by shared concepts, recognizable rituals, cosmology, shared textual resources, and pilgrimage to sacred sites. Hindu texts are classified into Śruti ("heard") and Smṛti ("remembered").
These texts discuss theology, philosophy, mythology, Vedic yajna, Yoga, agamic rituals, and temple building, among other topics.Major scriptures include the Vedas and Upanishads, the Bhagavad Gita, the Ramayana, and the Āgamas.
Artist – Aquarelles Sylvie Griselle
Watercolor
Sadhus are Hindu holy men and women of India and Nepal who have left behind a worldly life and all attachment to family, property, and material possessions. They follow a ruggedly ascetic life, living in ashrams within an urban setting, in huts at the edge of a village, or in remote mountain caves. Some live as perpetual pilgrims, moving from one holy place to another. Widely respected for their holiness, it is thought that the austere practices of the Sadhus benefit society by helping to burn off karma. A day begins with a ritual cold bath followed by prayers, chants, and meditation. Sadhus hold a unique and important role in Hindu society, giving religious instruction, dispensing cures and blessings, conducting marriages, and settling disputes within the local community. They are living reminders of the Divine, or spiritual illumination and of liberation from the cycle of birth and death, which is the ultimate goal of a Hindu.
Further notes on Hinduism:
Hinduism is an Indian religion and dharma, or way of life, widely practiced in the Indian subcontinent and parts of Southeast Asia. Hinduism has been called the oldest religion in the world, and some practitioners and scholars refer to it as Sanātana Dharma, "the eternal tradition", or the "eternal way", beyond human history. Scholars regard Hinduism as a fusion or synthesis of various Indian cultures and traditions, with diverse roots and no founder. This "Hindu synthesis" started to develop between 500 BCE and 300 CE, after the end of the Vedic period (1500 to 500 BCE), and flourished in the medieval period, with the decline of Buddhism in India.
Although Hinduism contains a broad range of philosophies, it is linked by shared concepts, recognizable rituals, cosmology, shared textual resources, and pilgrimage to sacred sites. Hindu texts are classified into Śruti ("heard") and Smṛti ("remembered").
These texts discuss theology, philosophy, mythology, Vedic yajna, Yoga, agamic rituals, and temple building, among other topics.Major scriptures include the Vedas and Upanishads, the Bhagavad Gita, the Ramayana, and the Āgamas.
