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The story of the mouth of Krishna

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The story of the mouth of Krishna

I can retell the story of the mouth of Krishna.

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Key learning points

  1. Hindu Dharma has stories that offer different answers to big questions. They reflect the pluralism of Hindu worldviews.
  2. Krishna is a popular deity in Hindu Dharma. Many Hindus tell stories about his childhood.
  3. Krishna is often pictured with blue skin, which symbolises his energy and the universe.
  4. The story of the mouth of Krishna story tells how Krishna’s mother saw the universe in his mouth.

Keywords

  • Krishna - Hindu deity of compassion and love

  • Symbolic - a deeper meaning or truth shown through colour or an object

  • Deity - a god taking a particular form; a deity shows one part of the one God

Common misconception

Hindu deities are often depicted in strange colours.

Images of Hindu deities are highly symbolic and colour often connects to deeper meanings about the deity.


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In this lesson, different images have been used to depict Krishna. Take a moment to explain to the children that these images are symbolic, with Krishna’s blue skin representing calmness, energy and the vastness of the universe. You could explore other symbolic objects with your class.
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4 Questions

Q1.
Many people in India follow a worldview.
Correct Answer: Hindu, hindu
Q2.
Hindus have __________ stories about deities that teach important lessons.
Correct answer: many
two
no
Q3.
The truth is ...
Correct answer: what is real or right.
a way of seeing and understanding the world.
ideas and stories.
Q4.
What did the blind men learn at the end of the story of the Blind Men and the Elephant?
Correct answer: the elephant was all of the things that they had felt
only one of them was right about the elephant
they could not understand the elephant at all

4 Questions

Q1.
Which of these deities is Krishna?
An image in a quiz
Correct Answer: An image in a quiz
An image in a quiz
An image in a quiz
Q2.
Krishna is often pictured with ...
a violin.
Correct answer: a flute.
a drum.
Q3.
When Yashoda looked into Krishna's mouth, she could see ...
Correct answer: the whole universe.
animals and plants.
Krishna's friends.
Q4.
In Hindu Dharma, many stories are told about Krishna's ...
marriage.
adulthood.
Correct answer: childhood.

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