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temple god – blessed representation.
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(lit., embodiment; figure; image) A representation of God or of a chosen deity that has been sanctified and enlivened by worship. A murti can be a symbolic embodiment of the presence of God or a recognisable human figure, as in the image of a saint.
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The embodied form of the infinite deity, the Indian way of bringing the all-pervasive divine into particular focus and concentration; the making of a divine image
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a form, usually referring to a Deity.
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a statue or a tri-dimensional representation of a deity
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A representation of deity found in Hindu temples and homes.
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"Form, manifestation, embodiment, personification." Am image or icon of God or a God used during worship.
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a sacred stautue of God, or a god or goddess
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shape, form, image, deity.
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The scared image of God being worshipped. The image is used as a focus of worship
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'embodiment', image (of a Hindu deity)
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In Hinduism, a murti (Devanagari: मूर्ति) (also spelled murthi or murthy) typically refers to an image in which the Divine Spirit is 'murta', or expressed. Hindus consider a murti worthy of worship after the divine is invoked in it for the purpose of offering worship. Thus the murti is regarded by Hindus and also by some Mahayana Buddhists during worship as points of devotional and meditational focus.
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