Shri Jagannath, the Lord of the Universe is the presiding deity of Puri Jagannath temple which was constructed during the reign of Ananta Varma Chodagangadev (1078-1147 A.D.) of Ganga dynasty. If we trace the evolution of the Jagannath Consciousness, we find that Jagannath was originally the God of the Sabara - the aboriginal tribe. Lord Jagannath was treated as DaruDevata(Daru Brahma). Later on, the Jagannath Deity was established by the King of Orissa and worshipped as Lord of Universe. Many saints of Hindu, Buddhist, Jain philosophy even Muslim devotees found, their divine aspirations and dreams realized in the Jagannath cult. In Jagannath cult, we find the true manifestation of syncretic culture that is unity in the diversity which is a salient feature of Indian culture. Thus the cult of Jaganath took all-pervasive form, and assimilated various religious faiths like Saivism, Saktism, Vaishavism, Jainism and Buddhism. The three images of Jagannath, Balabhadra, Subhadra according to research scholars, represent the earliest religious Jain faith of Trinity - SamyakJnana, Samyak Charita and Samyak Drusti . Some other scholars opined that these three images represent Buddhist triad of Budha,Darma and sangha.
Posted on: Sun, 29 Jun 2014 02:33:29 +0000
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