Murti

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Murti ( Sanskrit मूर्ति IAST mūrti f.) Means form, shape, figure, image or embodiment. In Hinduism, Murti refers to a consecrated statue that is viewed as the visible embodiment of a deity, an aspect of God or a guru . Traditionally, the murti is consecrated in a special ceremony ( IAST mūrti stāpana) in order to fill the figure with the spirit of the god it represents according to the imagination of the believers.

The word Murti can be found in the Hindu concept of Trimurti ("three forms") or in the family name Krishnamurti .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Wilfried Huchzermeyer: The Yoga Lexokon . 6th edition. Karlsruhe 2015, ISBN 978-3-931172-28-2 , pp. 84, 293 .
  2. ↑ murti - form - Sanskrit Dictionary. Retrieved March 25, 2020 .
  3. ↑ Ravi Prakash Pande: The Divine Reality of Sri Neeb Karori Ji Maharaj . 2nd Edition. Nainital 2005, p. 374 .