GAQ BC 101 - 8th March 2012 (Thursday)

• Gods (anthropomorphism)
• Classify into 3 Spheres
• Heavenly gods - Varuna (Guardian of Cosmic Order; Rita became Karma Theory in Brahnamism)
• Sky gods - Indra
• Earth Gods - Agni & Soma
• Create more gods as time elapses
• Increasing in rituals and sacrifices
• Priest position rises higher and higher and rituals and sacrifices became more and more elaborate and complicated
• Grhyakaman (Simple rituals performed by householders)
• Srauta Karmani (Complicated rituals and materials needed; performed by kings and rich men and increase the time spent in rituals and increase in number of priests needed)
• Sacrifice is also with music
• They believe that hymns are not human creation but by divine revelation
• 1st Priest is Manu and they tru to come out with a book called "Law of Manu"which mentions the 3 spheres of gods
• There is no mention of rebirth and karma in early vedic sources
• Brahmana period (900 BC - 700 BC)
• Rebirth and Karma is mentioned in the Upanishads
• Praurti Margi (This worldly)
• Householders, kings and nobles ask for
• offspring
• wealth
• health
• victory in war
• daily activities
• marriage ceremony
• increase in number of cattle
• It is simple and there is no thought of after-life