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Thursday, 28 August
2014
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The festival begins tomorrow the 29th of August 2014
Highlights
of Ganesh
Chaturthi at Puttaparthi - 2012
RadioSai
GlobalHarmony
Thursday, 28 August
2014
16:41:37
Ganesha
from Bengal
the
lord who removes all obstacles,the god of success
Although he is known by many attributes, Ganesha's
elephant head makes him easy to identify.Ganesha is widely revered as the
remover of obstacles, the patron of arts and sciences and the deva of intellect
and wisdom.
Ganesha appears in Mahayana
Buddhism, not only in the
form of the Buddhist god Vināyaka, but also as a Hindu
demon form with the same name.
Ganesha goes by many names in different cultures:
In Nepal, the Hindu form of
Ganesha, known as Heramba, is popular; he has five heads and rides a lion.
Ganesh in Afghanistan
His local name was Maha-Vinâyaka.
Before the arrival of Islam,
Afghanistan had close
cultural ties with India,
and the adoration of both Hindu and Buddhist deities was practiced.
Ganesh in Bangladesh
This country was a part of India before the Independency
period.
A snake forms the sacred thread (yajnopavita) of the
deity, and a playful rat (musika) is shown as his mount (vahana) on the
pedestal.
Ganesh in Myanmar
Ganesh was and is still known and worshipped as Maha-Peinne
(the Great Bliss. He was considered as "The Lord who removes
obstacles".
Ganesh in Cambodia and Vietnam
This area, adjacent to Thailand,
was a Hindu country till the late arrival of Buddhism; thus, it abounds in
temples and hindu god representations, mainly in Cambodia.
Ganesh arrived there with Shiva just after the very
early angkor period (7th and 8th centuries) ; this is mentionned on temple
inscriptions.
In many he is accompanied by a vahanna a vehicle earlier
without he is usually accompanied by a mouse at his feet but in different
depictions with :
Ganesh in China
Ganesh has migrated simultaneously with Tibetan Buddhism
to China.
Khotan (Turkestan,
Sin-K'iang)
Khaklik
Bezakhlik
Kung-Hsien
Tun-Huang
Cleveland Museum
Museum für Indische Kunst, Berlin
Ganesh in Indonesia
Ganesh in Japan
In Japan, where Ganesha is known as Kangiten
The Vinâyaka Ganesh form is worshipped in Japan as
Kangi-ten or Daishô Kangi-ten (god of joy and harmony), or again Shôten-sama or
Tenson-sama. He his supposed to have been introduced in Japan from China, circa 9th century by Koloho
Daishi.
In France,
near the tiny village named Villeneuve les Genets in Burgondy, the place called
"La montagne" is well known for its Kômyô-In temple, the Shingon
temple in Frande and even in Europe, founded
in 1989. Two main deities are worshipped there, particularly Kangi-ten, the God
of Joy. The statue comes from the Hozan-ji temple in Japan.
In the city of Yokohama (Japan), the Yokohama Gumyo-ji temple (Minami area) is
famous, in that region, for its antiquity. Indeed, it is known to have been
built in 737; therefore, it's the oldest temple in Yokohama;
however, the main hall has been rebuilt during the Edo
Era (1600-1868). The image of Buddha, carved in a trunk of Zelkova tree, is
considered as a master piece of art. The Buddha has 11 heads and this statue
symbolizes joices, sadnesses and other emotions Which are experimented in our
world. In addition, although it is not usually displayed, a Kangiten statue
stays in that temple.
The Hoikaiji temple, of the Tendai religious branch,
near the Kamakura
station at Kanagawa, is characterized, in its south-eastern corner, by a
Kangiten {kan-ghe-ten} shrine. The statue reaches 1.52 meters high and is
formed by two elephant-headed human bodies, intimately embraced. It has been
carved in the 14th century. It's a unique one and is believed to reinforce
marital links and to grant boons to couples who have children. Unfortunately,
the statue cannot be seen, the door of the shrine being always closed.
A Kangi-ten statue is supposed to be secretly kept in
the thirteen-levelled Umamachi temple. In bronze, 16.6 cm high only, it is
dated from the 13th century (Kamakura
Per Era). A public display at the Kyoto
National Museum
in October-November 2001 has allowed many people to see this rarest six-handed
Kangi-ten.
One can also see
Kangi-ten in the Musée Guimet in Paris.
Moreover, many
Japanese temple doors display holy images of two-headed elephants wearing long
dresses and embracing each other.
Ganesh in Mongolia
Ganesh has arrived in Mongolia in the wake of the
Mâhâyana Buddhism too. This happened rather lately, thanks to P'ags-pa, a
Tibetan monk, according to scriptures. The dancing Ganesh form was popular
there, and He is represented among the 500 gods of Narthan.
A public exhibition in Paris
(Treasures of Mongolia),
some years ago, has displayed a thangka Sacred painting on canvas, of tibetan
origin dating from the second part of the 19th century. Attributed to the Urga School,
it belongs to the Bogd-khan
Palace in Ulân-Bâtar.
Ganapati is identified on this thangka as Mahârakta Ganapati (in mongol
Erdem-khuriyachi, i.e. "The Collector of Merits"; the term erdem
"knowledges", in the mongol buddhism, has the meaning of
"merits"). See Beguin, Gilles et Dashbaldan D. (1993).
Testimony of the Tangouts dynasty (982-1227), paintings
have been recovered in the Khara Koto stupa, in the southern part of the
country, by P.K. Koslov in 1909. Nowadays, they are stored in the Ermitage Museum
of Saint Petersbourg (Russia);
they represent, inter alia, God Ganesh.
Ganesh in Mongolie
48 ko the image
Golden
metal Ganesh of the Gelugpa Lineage, date between 1800 and 1899, Mongolia
95 ko the image
Ganapati
of Buddhist Linage, thangka painted on cotton tissue with mineral pigments,
19th century; Collection of the Zanabazar Museum of Fine Arts, Ulaan Bataar,
Mongolia
92 ko the image
Ganapati
Maharakta
Ganesh in Thailand
Since the 7th century, Ganesh has been represented on
different monuments of the country as well as in Thai art. Indeed, between the
6th and 8th centuries, this country was ruled by the Mon hindu dynasty who
built several Ganesh temples.
In the Bangkok hindu temple,
Ganesh holds a manuscript in one hand and a broken tusk in the other.
Obviously, the legend of Ganesh as the copyist of the Mahâbhârata has migrated
too...
In Prasat Phnom
Rung (Province of
Buri Ram, north east of
the country) has been found a statue, dated from 550/700. The style looks
old-fashioned : two arms, a slim body, no neck, simple headband, another band
between the breast and the belly. h : 0.24 m. Maha Wirawong
National Museum,
Nakhon Ratchasima. Quoted by Brown (1992).
A Muang Pra
Roth, Dong Si Mahapot (province of Prachinburi,
Thailand), a
tall sitting two-armed Ganesh (height 1.70m) has been found in 1972. Nowadays,
He is in the Bangkok
National Museum
and has been dated of the 8th century. Quoted by Brown (1992).
Los Angeles
County Museum of Art : Ganesh on an elephant, Shiva on a lion and Skanda on a
peacock; bronze of the 13th century, h : 0.09 m. Quoted by Brown (1992).
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