스리랑감(Srirangam)과 비슈누(Vishnu)

스리랑감(Srirangam)과 비슈누(Vishnu)

비슈누(Vishnu)는 힌두교 3대 신 중 하나로 다양한 화신(incarnations)의 형태로 존재합니다. 대홍수(catastrophic floods)로부터  세계를 보호하는 신이며, 인도 뿐만 아니라 세계의 많은 도시에서 비슈누 또는 그의 아바타를 수호신으로 숭배하고 있습니다. 인도 타밀나두 주 스리랑감(Srirangam, Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu, India)에 있는 스리랑가나스와미 사원(Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple)은 비슈누(Vishnu)의 한 형태인 랑가나타(Ranganatha)에게 봉헌된 사원입니다. 108개의 비슈누(Vishnu)와 락슈미(Lakshmi) 사원인 108 디비야 데삼(108 Divya Desams) 중에서도 가장 중요한 사원으로 꼽힙니다.

 

Image: Srirangam Temple gopurams. Author: RUPESH MAURYA. Wikimedia Commons under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license.

Image: Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple, Island of Srirangapatnam. Photo by Adam Jones adamjones.freeservers.com. Wikimedia Commons under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license. Wikimedia Commons under the Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication.