14 Demandas Comun

14 Frequently Asked Questions

Demanda Oto: Perce multe indus porta un punto a la media de sua fronte?

Question Eight: Why do many Hindus wear a dot near the middle of their forehead?

R: La punto portada sur la fronte es un simbol relijial. Lo representa la vide divin e mostra ce on es un indu. Per femes, lo es ance un marca de belia.

A: The dot worn on the forehead is a religious symbol. It represents divine sight and shows that one is a Hindu. For women, it is also a beauty mark.

Responde plu longa: La punto portada entre la oios o en la media de la fronte es un sinia ce on es un indu. Lo es nomida la bindi en la lingua hindi, bindu en sanscrito e pottu en tamil. En la pasada, tota omes e femes indu ia porta esta marcas, e ambos los ia porta ance orealetas. Oji lo es femes ci es la plu fidosa en porta la bindi.

Longer answer: The dot worn between the eyes or in the middle of the forehead is a sign that one is a Hindu. It is called the bindi in the Hindi language, bindu in Sanskrit and pottu in Tamil. In olden days, all Hindu men and women wore these marks, and they both also wore earrings. Today it is the women who are most faithful in wearing the bindi.

La punto ave un sinifia mistica. Lo representa la oio tre de la vide spirital, cual vide cosas nonvideda par la oios fisical. Indus atenta velia sua vide interna tra yoga. La punto de fronte es un remente per usa e cultiva esta vide spirital afin on persepi e comprende plu bon la operas interna de vive — vide cosas no mera en modo fisical ma ance con la “oio mental.” Per crea la bindi on usa polvo roja (nomida sindur, fabricada tradisional de curcuma polvida e jus lim fresca), pasta de sandalo o cosmetica.

The dot has a mystical meaning. It represents the third eye of spiritual sight, which sees things the physical eyes cannot see. Hindus seek to awaken their inner sight through yoga. The forehead dot is a reminder to use and cultivate this spiritual vision to perceive and better understand life’s inner workings—to see things not just physically, but with the “mind’s eye” as well. The bindi is made of red powder (called sindur, traditionally made from powdered turmeric and fresh lime juice), sandalpaste or cosmetics.

En ajunta a la punto simple, on ave multe tipos de marcas de fronte, conoseda como tilaca (tilaka) en sanscrito. Cada marca representa un seta o ramo individua en nosa relijio vasta. Nos ave cuatro setas major: xaivisme (Saivism), vaixnavisme (Vaishnavism), xactisme (Shaktism) e smartisme (Smartism). Indus vaixnaviste (Vaishnava), per esemplo, porta un tilaca de arjila blanca con forma de V. Per la plu, tilacas complicada es portada par indus a avenis relijial, ma multes porta la bindi simple, indicante ce los es indu, an en la publica jeneral. Con esta marcas nos sabe cual un person crede, e ance sabe como comensa la conversas.

In addition to the simple dot, there are many types of forehead marks, known as tilaka in Sanskrit. Each mark represents a particular sect or denomination of our vast religion. We have four major sects: Saivism, Vaishnavism, Shaktism and Smartism. Vaishnava Hindus, for example, wear a v-shaped tilaka made of white clay. Elaborate tilakas are worn by Hindus mainly at religious events, though many wear the simple bindi, indicating they are Hindu, even in the general public. By these marks we know what a person believes, and therefore know how to begin conversations.

Per femes indu, la punto de fronte es ance un marca de belia, simil a la marca negra cual femes european e american ia porta a ves sur la jena. La bindi roja es jeneral un sinia de sposia. Un bindi negra es comun portada ante sposia per forsa a via la oio vil. Como un espresa esotica de moda, la color de la punto oposa la color de la sari de un fem. Bindis stilosa an es portada par atores fema en programes american popular de tv.

For Hindu women, the forehead dot is also a beauty mark, not unlike the black mark European and American women once wore on the cheek. The red bindi is generally a sign of marriage. A black bindi is often worn before marriage to ward off the evil eye. As an exotic fashion statement, the dot’s color complements the color of a lady’s sari. Ornate bindis are even worn by actresses in popular American TV shows.

Esplica detaliosa: Omes e femes de alga relijio, ci vole identifia se a lunlotra, fa frecuente lo par porta un simbol relijial distinguinte. Aceles es comun bondiseda en sua templos, eglesas o sinagogas. Cristianes porta un crus sur un colareta. Xicos iudi porta caxas peti de cuoro cual teni pasajes de scrivedas santa, e la xapo ronda nomida cipa. Omes sic porta sua capeles en un turban. A multe paises, femes muslim covre sua testas con un xarpe, nomida hajib.

Elaboration: Men and women of a particular religion wishing to identify themselves to one another often do so by wearing distinctive religious symbols. Often these are blessed in their temples, churches or synagogues. Christians wear a cross on a necklace. Jewish boys wear small leather cases that hold scriptural passages, and the round cap called yarmulka. Sikh men wear their hair in a turban. In many countries, Muslim women cover their head with a scarf, called hajib.

No vergonia cuando vos porta la bindi sur vosa fronte en la Statos Unida, Canada, Europa o cualce pais de la mundo. Porta orgulosa lo. La punto de fronte va distingui vos de tota otra persones como un person vera spesial, un indu, el ci conose verias eterna. Vos va es nunca confusada como parteninte a un otra nasionalia o relijio. La punto santa de fronte es un modo simple de distingui indus de muslimes. E no es timida cuando persones demanda cual la punto sinifia. Aora vos ave multe de informa per dona un bon responde, cual va gida probable a plu demandas sur vosa relijio onorable.

Do not be ashamed to wear the bindi on your forehead in the United States, Canada, Europe or any country of the world. Wear it proudly. The forehead dot will distinguish you from all other people as a very special person, a Hindu, a knower of eternal truths. You will never be mistaken as belonging to another nationality or religion. The sacred forehead dot is an easy way of distinguishing Hindus from Muslims. And don’t be intimidated when people ask you what the dot means. Now you have lots of information to give a good answer, which will probably lead to more questions about your venerable religion.

Per ambos xicos e xicas, omes e femes, la punto pote es peti o grande, cual depende de la situa, ma debe sempre es ala cuando conveni. Natural, nos no vole ostenta nosa relijio ante fases de otras. Nos oserva ce multe omes e femes cristian desapone o asconde sua cruses en la mundo de comersia corporal. Alga comunias e instituis despermete intera porta simboles relijial.

For both boys and girls, men and women, the dot can be small or large depending on the circumstance, but should always be there when appropriate. Naturally, we don’t want to flaunt our religion in the face of others. We observe that many Christian men and women take off or conceal their crosses in the corporate business world. Some communities and institutions disallow wearing religious symbols entirely.