Hanuman
Rama and Hanuman fighting Ravana, an album painting on paper, c1820 via Wikipedia
In the Hindu Ramayana, Hanuman is a Monkey-God and a great friend of humanity—at least, that part of humanity concerned to see justice and goodness overcome the forces of evil.
Hanuman accomplishes many heroic deeds. His main feat is to help Rama rescue Sita from the evil demon king, Ravana. Hanuman is also a manifestation of dharma (Skt. = right duty) and of the godhead itself.
Like the ancient Egyptians, Hindus often symbolize God and God’s ethics in animal form.
To this CrippLeD SaM adds:
Though is a Monkey-God, Hanuman is not the Chief of the Monkeys, this is Sugreev. He is Sugreev’s Minister, and some say he is the 11th Avatar of Shiva. As he saved the Life of Ramas Brother Laxman, people call him “Sankatamochana”, the one who takes away catastrophe. Helping him, he teared out the whole Mountain. So he is also the God of strength. If you are interested in Hanuman Pictures, Hanuman Music (Hanuman Chalisa Mp3), Texts and more, you can visit: http://hanumanji.wordpress.com. » Source
A 17th century painting depicting Hanuman worshiping Lord Rama and his wife Sita. Lakshmana is also seen in this painting from Smithsonian Institution collection via Wikipedia
Depending on one’s perspective, representing God as a monkey is either progressive or misguided.
Those who see it as progressive would likely embrace shamanistic cultures where animals are taken as sacred.
Those seeing it as misguided would likely be adherents of the type of monotheism where One God can never be anything less than ultimate (e.g. Islam, Judaism, Sikhism), or they could be believers in the Christian idea of Trinitarian monotheism, where One God exists as three persons in The Father, The Son and The Holy Spirit.
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Posted on October 27, 2011, in H and tagged animals, God, hanuman, hindu, rama, religion, sita. Bookmark the permalink. 4 Comments.
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Thank you for this nice Blog. Though is is a Monkey-God, Hanuman is not the Chief of the Monkeys, this is Sugreev. He is Sugreev’s Minister, and some say he is the 11th Avatar of Shiva.
As he saved the Life of Ramas Brother Laxman, people call him “Sankatamochana”, the one who takes away catastrophy. Helping him, he teared out the whole Mountain. So he is also the God of strength.
If you are interested in Hanuman Pictures, Hanuman Music (Hanuman Chalisa Mp3), Texts and more, you can visit:
http://hanumanji.wordpress.com
YouRs SinCereLy M!sTer CrippLeD SaM
Thank you for the corrections and interesting link! Peace be with you.
I love Hanuman. I think he embodies such concepts as peace. devotion and creativity.
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I hope it’s OK to leave a link. I am just an artist trying to create beauty and survive in the process. Thanks!
~ S.
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