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- noun Hinduism A
sacred image of adeity .
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In A Chorus of Names of Manjushri, the Sanskrit word murti appears in the expression jnanamurti, the physical form (embodiment) of deep awareness, used in reference to Manjushri.
The Kalachakra Presentation of the Prophets of the Non-Indic Invaders (Full Analysis) 2006
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In A Chorus of Names of Manjushri, the Sanskrit word murti appears in the expression jnanamurti, the physical form (embodiment) of deep awareness, used in reference to Manjushri.
The Kalachakra Presentation of the Prophets of the Non-Indic Invaders (Full Analysis) 2006
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The ultimate purpose of murti puja is to facilitate meditation and to promote harmony and brotherhood.
Anju Bhargava: Interfaith Seva: A Call To Serve In Kentucky Anju Bhargava 2011
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A murti becomes a symbol of divine quality or qualities.
Anju Bhargava: Interfaith Seva: A Call To Serve In Kentucky Anju Bhargava 2011
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A murti becomes a symbol of divine quality or qualities.
Anju Bhargava: Interfaith Seva: A Call To Serve In Kentucky Anju Bhargava 2011
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The ultimate purpose of murti puja is to facilitate meditation and to promote harmony and brotherhood.
Anju Bhargava: Interfaith Seva: A Call To Serve In Kentucky Anju Bhargava 2011
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The murti of Lord Ganesha, riding a peacock, in the form of Mayureshwara is believed to have slain the demon Sindhu at this spot.
Archive 2009-07-01 photographerno1 2009
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The stomach of the murti is not wide, but Riddhi and Siddhi murtis are sitting on one thigh.
Archive 2009-07-01 photographerno1 2009
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The inner one houses the murti and has a Mushika Ganesha's mouse vahana with modaka in his forepaws in front of it.
Archive 2009-07-01 photographerno1 2009
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The original murti, smaller in size and made of atoms of sand, iron, and diamonds, was supposedly enclosed in a copper sheet by the Pandavas and placed behind the one that is currently worshiped.
Archive 2009-07-01 photographerno1 2009
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