There is one thing that still exists IN THE CHRISTIAN bible, and that there is a story of an angel that Marks the foreheads of a righteous people of God. And that mark is called a "RED DOT". I only know of ONE kind of religious people that still practice putting red dots on their forehead. Can you share me more insights on this?
2007-01-08 05:59:19 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The tradition of this is when a women or man is married, the dot on the forehead is a signifier of this. This is part of the commitment ceremony.
2007-01-08 06:07:46 · answer #1 · answered by Lady Sardonyx 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
what an interesting detail. i hadn't heard about it. however, the red dot thing can be 2 types.
1. red bindi. it is merely a decoration for women. like wearing earrings. it doesn't mean the woman is married or anything.
2. red dot made of powder. some hindus use a certain powder to paint this dot on their forehead. it is to cool down their head and to protect the sixth chacra, commonly know as the third eye.
2007-01-08 14:03:42 · answer #2 · answered by G 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
well let me see, since you have not read the verses dealing with this you do not know all you are saying. God puts his name of the foreheads of the believers, the anti-christ puts the number on the forehead or right hand of the disbelievers. God put a mark on Cain. You obviously have not read the bible to know what you are talking about, and you have not met many hindus either. some use red, some use black, some use purple, and some use none. according to my friend who is Hindu, there is a whole lot of meaning in the color, like where you are from, what caste you are in, your economic status and what particualr kind of branch you are in. it is something they have done by tradition for many years.
2007-01-08 14:30:58 · answer #3 · answered by karakittle 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The hindu red dot is placed by a human, not an angel. No Christian would put a dot on their forehead, they would wait for an angel to do it.
2007-01-08 14:05:31 · answer #4 · answered by Larry R 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
This red dot on a lady's forehead means that she is married lady in the Indian tradition. Is like wearing a wedding band in western tradition.
2007-01-08 14:23:40 · answer #5 · answered by edcaimo 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well the red dot for hindus means they are married, right? We have a similar practice with wearing rings on certain fingers.
2007-01-08 14:01:09 · answer #6 · answered by Roman Soldier 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I always thought that Hindus (at least the women) used a red dot to show that they were married. I could have sworn my teacher (who was a Hindu woman) said that that was the reason.
2007-01-08 14:01:33 · answer #7 · answered by sister steph 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
There are various marks various people have put on their heads in various religions through history... Catholics put ashes on their forehead during "Ash Wednesday", etc. Don't read too much into it. The Bible is a book full of stories which are NOT to be taken literally in any reality, even the Magisterium of the Catholic Church claims this... despite the fact that they, too, cafeteria approach their own faith on what they believe and not.
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2007-01-08 14:05:34 · answer #8 · answered by vinslave 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The mark on thier forhead is called a Bindi and it means theyre married, PS Hindus predate christianity so dont even go there.
2007-01-08 14:04:13 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
where in the bible?
Revelations? probably.
anyways that red dot is nothing to do with a red dot that indu woman wears
2007-01-08 14:05:10 · answer #10 · answered by JUST ME 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋