What are the significances of the Temple Architecture? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Again, the very construction of the temple indicates the path to Self-realisation. The idol is in the sanctum sanctorum, a dark room where there is a small oil lamp burning personality. Around the sanctum sanctorum is a closed passage on all four sides. Outside this is a wider passage with the roof covered. Beyond the walls of this is a still broader passage without a roof over it. The entrance to the temple leads to this wide open passage. Thus there are three passages enveloping the shrine. The three passages leading to the sanctorum refer to the gross, subtle and causal bodies of man. Within his three bodies lies the supreme Self which is unknown, dark to him. If a man wants to reach his inner Self he must cross the limitations of his gross, subtle and causal bodies and seek within. The outer most passage of the temple which is open to the sky indicates the gross body which deals with the outer world. Man identifies himself with his gross body and gets involved in the external world. To regain his spiritual Self he must first rise above worldly entanglements and delve deeper into his personality. When he does that he enters the realm of his subtle body consisting of his desires and thoughts. That is indicated by the devotee moving to the next passage in the temple with the closed Roof. Remaining there again is spiritual stagnation. He must rise above desires and thoughts and move on to the next passage, the causal body and transcend them. The causal body is his vasanas which is the seat of ignorance. He must get rid of his vasanas through spiritual knowledge before he can come in contact with his real Self, the Atman represented by the shrine. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ legacyofwisdom.blogspot.in/2011/09/temple.html
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