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The Colossal Statue of Gommagesvara and its Significance a large scale. Some Christian Saints and Prophet Mohammad preached against idol worship in the 6th century.
Believe it or not, devotional worship of a statue or portrait or other symbol is one of the methods of following the righteous path pointed out by the erstwhile human personality for whom the symbol stands as his earthly reflection.
Zimmer, a German intellect and a philosopher, observes in his book on Indian Religions and Philosophy, “Function of the worship of a symbol or statue is to imbue the Devotee with the divine essence of the Truth, this being made manifest under the symbolic thought directing forms of divinities or other superhuman holy figures, as well as through the Teacher himself, who năm nding for truth incarnate, revealed Truth continually both through his teaching and in his way of life during his earthly existence.”
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