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{{Quote|He sounds mean, doesn't he? But really, Shiva is a compasionate god, because in Hinduism, the destroyer of life is also the bringer of life. So what Shiva destroys, he renews and restores.|[[Jiddu Krishnamurti]]|Benares, January 1910}}
  
{{Quote|He sounds mean, doesn't he? But really, Shiva is a compasionate god, because in Hinduism, the destroyer of life is also the bringer of life. So what Shiva destroys, he renews and restores.|[[Jiddu Krishnamurti]]|Benares, January 1910}}
   
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==Encountering the worship of Shiva==
  
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[[File:Sanskrit manuscript.jpg|thumb|240px|A cloth featuring [[Sankara]] and Shiva.]]
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[[Jiddu Krishnamurti]] first explained the god to [[Indiana Jones]] in [[Benares]] in [[1910]].
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[[Jiddu Krishnamurti]] first explained the god to [[Indiana Jones]] in [[Benares]] in [[1910]].
   
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In [[1935]], Jones encountered the people of [[Mayapore]], who worshiped Shiva, and revered a [[Sankara Stones|stone]] as part of a lingam shrine to Shiva, which had been stolen by a [[Thuggee]] cult at [[Pankot]]. Jones later encountered. This [[Thuggee]] cult worshiped [[Kali]], but also believed in Shiva. After freeing the slave children in the [[Temple of Doom]], Jones exclaimed to [[Mola Ram]] that he had betrayed Shiva. These words activated the final Sankara store, which ultimately led to Mola Ram's death. Jones returned the final stone to Mayapore.
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In [[1935]], Jones encountered the people of [[Mayapore]], who worshiped Shiva, and revered a rock, one of five [[Sankara Stones]], as part of a lingam shrine to the god which had been stolen by the [[Thuggee]] cult at [[Pankot Palace]]. The cult worshiped [[Kali]] but also believed in Shiva. After freeing the slave children in the Thuggee [[Temple of Doom]], Jones exclaimed to their high priest [[Mola Ram]] that he had betrayed Shiva and spoke words which caused the stone to glow red hot and ultimately led to Mola Ram's death.
   
 
==Artifacts related to Shiva==
  
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*[[Statue of Shiva]]
 
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Revision as of 19:49, 13 February 2019

"He sounds mean, doesn't he? But really, Shiva is a compasionate god, because in Hinduism, the destroyer of life is also the bringer of life. So what Shiva destroys, he renews and restores."
―Jiddu Krishnamurti[src]

Shiva (or Siva) is the Hindu god of destruction and transformation, and was one of the three main deities of Hinduism.

According to legend, Shiva emerged from a fiery pillar that had confounded the gods Brahma and Vishnu.[1]

Also according to legend, Shiva was on the holy mountain, Mount Kalisa, and gave the priest Sankara five sacred stones, and instructed him to fight evil. Sankara traveled around India, converting many to the ways of Shiva, though eventually the stones were lost.[2]

One symbol of worship of Shiva is the Shiva lingam or Sivalinga, a rounded column, usually made of stone. One of the Sankara Stones served as the Sivalinga for the town of Mayapore.

Encountering the worship of Shiva

Sanskrit manuscript

A cloth featuring Sankara and Shiva.

Jiddu Krishnamurti first explained the god to Indiana Jones in Benares in 1910.

In 1935, Jones encountered the people of Mayapore, who worshiped Shiva, and revered a rock, one of five Sankara Stones, as part of a lingam shrine to the god which had been stolen by the Thuggee cult at Pankot Palace. The cult worshiped Kali but also believed in Shiva. After freeing the slave children in the Thuggee Temple of Doom, Jones exclaimed to their high priest Mola Ram that he had betrayed Shiva and spoke words which caused the stone to glow red hot and ultimately led to Mola Ram's death.

Artifacts related to Shiva

Behind the scenes

The subtitles for the Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom DVD spell the deity's name as Siva.

Appearances

Sources

Notes and references

  1. ↑ The Lost Journal of Indiana Jones
  2. ↑ The Lost Journal of Indiana Jones and Indiana Jones: The Ultimate Guide

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