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Vishnu

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Shania Simon

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Works cited

  • "BBC - Religions - Hinduism: Vishnu." BBC News. BBC, n.d. Web. 14 Apr. 2017.

<http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/hinduism/deities/vishnu.shtml>.

Devotion to him

  • Butera , Andrew. "hindu Gods" world religion: beliefs , issues , and religious

traditions. St john paul II, scarbrough. 10 april. 2017.

  • Cartwright , Mark . "Vishnu." Ancient History Encyclopedia. N.p., 25

Nov. 2015. Web. 14 Apr. 2017.

<http://www.ancient.eu/Vishnu/>.

  • Peace - loving, preserver of life and the universe
  • When these values are under threat, Vishnu emerges to restore peace
  • There are 10 incarnations of Vishnu
  • The devout followers of Vishnu are called Vaishnauas

(Butera, Personal communication, April 10,2017)

  • Kumar, Nitin. "Vishnu." Vishnu - ReligionFacts. N.p., 20 Nov. 2016. Web. 14 Apr. 2017

<http://www.religionfacts.com/vishnu>.

  • "Lord Vishnu - Facts, Avatars, Mantra, Temples, Festivals, Family - Hindu God."

TemplePurohit - Your Spiritual Destination | Bhakti, Shraddha Aur Ashirwad.N.p.,

n.d. Web. 14 Apr. 2017.

<https://www.templepurohit.com/hindu-gods-and-deities/lord-vishnu-hindu-gods-and-deities/>.

  • ApamNapat. "Matsya - The Fish." Matsya - The Fish -

Indian Mythology. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Apr. 2017.

<http://www.apamnapat.com/articles/Dasavatar00b.html>.

Visual Symbols

Vishnu has appeared in various incarnations, nine times on earth with the tenth predicted: Matsya (fish), Kurma (turtle), narasimha (half-man, half-lion)

(BBC News, "BBC - Religions - Hinduism: Vishnu")

Celebrations

Chaturmasa

Vishnu rests on Anant-Sesha. This period is known as Chaturmasa, the time of social dormany when journeys are not undertaken and marriages are not solemized. People stay at home and pray because the sun is on its inauspious southern course.

DIWALI

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  • "Vishnu is represented with a human body, often with blue colored skin and four arms"
  • "His hands always carry four objects in them, representing the things he is responsible for:"

The new moon light that comes after Dussera ushers in the festival of lights "Deepavali" or Diwali. On the new moon night Lakshmi the consort Lord Vishna is worrshipped by all. Diwali also commemorates the return of Shri Rama to the kingdom of Ayodhaya after 14 years in the forest. (TemplePurohit, Your spiritual destination "Lord Vishnu")

(TemplePurohit - Your Spiritual Destination | Bhakti, Shraddha Aur Ashirwad, "Lord Vishnu - Facts, Avatars, Mantra, Temples, Festivals, Family - Hindu God")

(BBC News,"BBC - Religions - Hinduism: Vishnu")

The conch: represents the primeval sound of creation

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The discus: the mind

The lotus flower: glorious existence

and liberation

The mace: mental and physical

strength

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(BBC News,"BBC - Religions - Hinduism: Vishnu")

Who is Vishnu?

  • "second god in the hindu triumvirate" (BBC News, "BBC - Religions - Hinduism: Vishnu")
  • "Important god of vaishnaism, the largest Hindu sec"
  • "appears on earth in various incarnations or avatars to fight demons and fierce creatures"
  • "Vishnu was married to Lakshmi (the goddess of good fortune), Sarawati (the goddess of wisdom) and Ganga (the goddess who is the personification of the River Ganges)."
  • "Vishnu eventually sent Ganga to Shiva and Sarawati to Brahma."

(Ancient History Encyclopedia,"Vishnu")

Biographical Details

AsPECTS OF HINDUISM THEY REPRESENT

Matsya Story

"Vishnu, whose name means "All-Pervading," is the protector of the world and the restorer of moral order (dharma). He is peaceful, merciful, and compassionate. To Vaisnavites, Vishnu is the Supreme Lord."

(Nitin Kumar of Exotic India Art. Reprinted with permission."Vishnu")

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One day a king was collecting water from the river and caught a tiny fish. He decided to keep the fish. As days went on the fish grew bigger and bigger each day that it could only fit in the ocean. The king believed that the fish must be some divine being. The fish revealed itself to be Lord Vishnu. Vishnu told the king that he would be the preserver of humanity when the storm hits. The king built a great ship filled with worthy people, plants and animals. Vishnu guided the ship and the king and his followers began to procreate to fill the new world. (Matsya - The Fish - Indian Mythology,"Matsya - The Fish")

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