16 a sacrament in Hindu's life
inThe HinduCultures have collectively known as the good company cass (Sanskars) of 16 kinds of religious ritual.
A Hindu is obtained by good company kass psychological, physiological, behavioral and mental balance and progress.In these ceremonies, the elderly, (fire) plays a very important role.Fire is one of the five elements of the world's most pure, also known as energy.These rituals make a person produce positive energy, more calm and wise, to take on new responsibilities, and respond to changes in the way of life, both jihad and for god's self-imposed exile.Jihad is refers to the evil against his body, and banished from refers to lust, greed, hatred, from the materialistic society.Good company kass is completely according to the process of personal growth to individual etiquette, to enrich the life of the individual, to prepare for the next step and personal growth.The etiquette is very important to a person.
1. Garbhadhana (conception) is 16 sacrament of hindus life item 1, literally means the seed put into the womb.According to Grhya Sitras the scriptures, the ceremony begins, the wife to a gracefully to her husband about the nature build in reciting the vedas verse, beg god bless his wifepregnancy.Then, the husband and wife hugs in together, recite poetry metaphor coition rite behavior, husband rub their bodies while recite poetry to express themselves have fertility.After hug, to pray to god, and then startTo make love.In the end, the husband want to touch the chest of his wife, leaning on her right shoulder to say: "ah, your hair has been separated.Your heart into the heaven of the moon, I know, hope it also know me.Let us can have one hundred autumn."
2. Punsavana (a child) is a sacrament of the Hindu life 2, held in the third month of pregnancy.By this time the development of the baby's body and mind already, mother's feelings will affect the growth of the fetus.The ceremony has two purposes, it is QiWang boy, 2 it is QiWang children grow healthy, good-looking, have the ability.Hindu think our hearts to can make with the people that the gender of the fetus, the ceremony for mother in the third month of pregnancy, when I get up in the morning and before you go to sleep at night in good faith and read books about the above two purposes, in order to help the fetus in accordance with the wishes to grow.
3. Simantonnayana (prenatal education) is a sacrament of the Hindu life item 3, 4 months after pregnancy, a 6 or 8 months, the purpose is to let mother have good positive thinking, to ensure a healthy and happy children.4 months pregnant, the fetus is not only the body's organs and brain development, and began to create consciousness, to learn.Mother's positive good ideas will be transmitted to the fetus, in the mind affects the child the thought in the future.This ceremony is to giveA pregnant womanReading classic doctrine, according to the custom with cream should also give pregnant women to feed a mix rice bean porridge.Pregnant women through this ritual will adjust their own thoughts, activity, lifestyle, eating habits and behavior, make model to fetus.
4. Jatakarma (birthday) is the Hindu life sacrament of item 4, the first 3 items are prenatal ceremony, from the beginning is a person born after the ceremony.In the ceremonybabyHeld at birth, he came to this world to celebrate.The baby's father want to use a little golden spoon to the baby's tongue point a little honey cream, to the baby's ear gently say: "Vedosi", meaning "you are a man of knowledge".Then, the mother began to give baby nurse.
5. Namakarana (name) is a sacrament of the Hindu life item 5, usually held in babies born after 10 days.The father of the child after taking a bath, put the oil bubble silently of wood in the fire.Mother carried a child sitting on the right of the husband, the child to her husband, and then he sat down on the left from his behind.The father of the child to recite a text, including to name the child's name, with the right hand touch the child's mouth, nose, eyes and ears, and then leave the child in his wife, and then put the wood into the fire and worship.To name the child name basically according to three: one is the position of the stars were born, with the first letter of the name reflected;The second is to make the name reflects the goal in life;3 it is to show the family system.

Hindu customs: naming ceremony
6. Niskramana (meet) is a sacrament of the Hindu life item 6, in 2-4 months old babies, is the baby for the first time to see the light of day outside.At the ceremony to worship the sun and the moon god, let the children see the sun and the moon, bless the child health and longevity.
7. Annaprasana(Have a meal)Item 7 is a sacrament hindus life, in infants for six months or so, the baby had to eat mother's milk.At the ceremony in addition to worship god, must first to feed the baby rice (rice porridge), said the baby from now on to start eating for physical development of proper diet.
8. Chudakarma (shave hair) is a sacrament of the Hindu life eighth, after 1 year old child head shaved at the ceremony.Hindu think hair is long in the womb, will bring bad effects to the children's growth.This ceremony is the child's hair shaved off, said in the past to get rid of the unfavorable factors, children under the new consciousness to start a new life from now on.
9. Karnavedha (wear ear) is the Hindu sacrament of item 9 in life, some people in children 6 to 16 months, some people in the child at the age of 3 to 5.Hindu thought to the child's ear surface helps to cultivate the boy's masculinity and the girl's gentle temperament, light through the holes on the ear can increase a child's intelligence.Create this with a nature of acupuncture and moxibustion in the ear and conducive to disease prevention.Boy to plunge into the right ear, and then he left ear, the girl is to plunge into the left ear, first to the right ear.

Body Dai Sheng line in the Ganges prayer hindus
10. Upanayana - Janeu (SAN) is a sacrament of the Hindu life item 10, held at the age of 5 or 7, can be inTo get marriedHeld before, this is the boy put on the line for the first time in life.St line is a by three line to string, its symbolism to god, teacher, thanked the three predecessors do religious responsibility;Ability, fertility, handsome three temperament;Honest, love, looking forward to three kinds of character;The material world, the spirit world and spiritual world three state, etc.Say, children in the code of manu leaving mother is born for the first time, and give the child put on the line for the first time is the second time of his birth.Put on the line means that he accepted the will of god, to undertake the responsibility of god, from this time began to qualify the right religion.
11. Vedarambha (school) is a sacrament of the Hindu life item 11, whenThe childSon began to study knowledge or on the first dayGo to schoolDuring the ceremony.Children and knowledge to troubleshoot the elephant god goddess salas Ms. Pilgrims pray, also want to salute to the teacher, get their bless, the development intelligence, overcome difficulties, to acquire knowledge.
12. Samavartana (adult) is a sacrament of the Hindu life item 12, the ceremony marks a person to complete the single and accept education first stage in life, ready to enter marriage and raising a family in the second stage of life.
13. Vivaha (marriage) is a sacrament of the Hindu life, 13 marks into the second stage of life, began to independently assume responsibility to meet the challenge of the society, from now on to become mature, confident, able to control their emotions, children inherit the estate.
14. Vanaprastha (refined) is a sacrament of item 14 hindus life, usually refers to 50-75 years old this time, enter the Hindu third stage in life, when their children have already grown up and married, family responsibility can be handed over to the next generation, to gradually get rid of the family and life a thing apart, put more time and energy devoted to god, return to nature.It does not need to be specially held a ceremony, but to one person on thought, mental and behavior from materialistic, devoid of human of luxury and desire, absorbed in pursuit of the highest spiritual realm of god.
15. Samnyasa (I think) is a sacrament of the Hindu life item 15, enter the Hindu belief in the life of the fourth stage, also is the final phase, from 75 to the end of life.At this stage to discard secular interests and to cut off the relationship, in the spiritual awakening, practice asceticism, abstinence.Awarded the title at the ceremony, wearing a yellow robe, means do selfless service for the society.
16. Antyesthi (cremation) life, death, hindus last sacrament is the lifeThe bodyCremation.Held a ceremony, the deceased's relatives and friends say goodbye to every body and soul.Presided over by the son of the deceased cremated.According to Hinduism, made the world of brahma only like flame to soul to life.From the soul is born out of the sky, from the sky was born out of the air, the air was born out of the fire, the fire was born out of the water, the water was born out of the land.By the five elements constitute the human body, after the corpse incineration in the fire, the elements and returned to its place in nature.The soul after death also continue to care for the attachment of the body, after only when the body is flame into ashes, the soul to leave, to find the new attachment.
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