Deification of Cattle and Use of Its Dung in Hinduism

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  • ヒンドゥー教における牛の神聖視と糞の利用
  • ヒンドゥーキョウ ニ オケル ウシ ノ シンセイシ ト フン ノ リヨウ

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Deification of cattle of Hinduism is the product of gradual development of such notion over the last several millennia. Milk and its products, dung and urine are all considered to have strong power of purification and bring fertility. In particular, dung is used for making divine images to be worshipped and for burning sacred fire in festivals and rituals. This is an attempt to compile data on the use of dung. Any preceding case studies are scarce, hoping that the present paper would be the first attempt of its kind.

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