eastern religions
Donald Johnson
10/16/13
Eastern Religion Field Trip The Hindu temple was the first temple that are class attended. It was such a different atmosphere then the usual church setting I was accustom too. From every statue to every piece of clothing the Hindu temple was an incredible place to be in. It had a smoky scented smell in the room. The Gods had very colorful elaborate clothing on. The women would bring the clothing to make the gods look better than us humans. The only time the women would change the clothes would be before the festivals. The temple even had a bell in the middle that you would ring when entering so they would know your there. I recognized many different gods that we talked about in class. Lord Rama was to the left with his wife Cita and his brother Lakmasha, and then you had Lord Krishna to the right. The Hindu Priest was telling us that Rama was more about discipline and Lord Krishna taught how to mediate and taught the different principles. I also seen other gods such as Lord Laymi, the god of wealth, they had the nine planetary of astronomy, and I also identified Durga the mother God. One interesting thing I learned was when you wanted to get married, you would go to the Hindu Priest and he would look at the stars to see if you were going to be compatible. Another thing I learned was in the South of India they used black stone for their statue cause it was stronger, and in the north they use white stone. The Sikh temple also didn't disappoint. It was a very cool experience. When we walked in the building they had turbans over their head, and before we were aloud in the Gurudwara, place of worship, they made us cover are heads as well. When I walked I noticed streamers hanging from the ceiling and they had a very fancy clothe in the front of the alter along with their sacred book called the Guru Granth Sahib that is 1430 pages long. They let us try some of their different food and even sang a song from their hymn. Some interesting
10/16/13
Eastern Religion Field Trip The Hindu temple was the first temple that are class attended. It was such a different atmosphere then the usual church setting I was accustom too. From every statue to every piece of clothing the Hindu temple was an incredible place to be in. It had a smoky scented smell in the room. The Gods had very colorful elaborate clothing on. The women would bring the clothing to make the gods look better than us humans. The only time the women would change the clothes would be before the festivals. The temple even had a bell in the middle that you would ring when entering so they would know your there. I recognized many different gods that we talked about in class. Lord Rama was to the left with his wife Cita and his brother Lakmasha, and then you had Lord Krishna to the right. The Hindu Priest was telling us that Rama was more about discipline and Lord Krishna taught how to mediate and taught the different principles. I also seen other gods such as Lord Laymi, the god of wealth, they had the nine planetary of astronomy, and I also identified Durga the mother God. One interesting thing I learned was when you wanted to get married, you would go to the Hindu Priest and he would look at the stars to see if you were going to be compatible. Another thing I learned was in the South of India they used black stone for their statue cause it was stronger, and in the north they use white stone. The Sikh temple also didn't disappoint. It was a very cool experience. When we walked in the building they had turbans over their head, and before we were aloud in the Gurudwara, place of worship, they made us cover are heads as well. When I walked I noticed streamers hanging from the ceiling and they had a very fancy clothe in the front of the alter along with their sacred book called the Guru Granth Sahib that is 1430 pages long. They let us try some of their different food and even sang a song from their hymn. Some interesting