Parables

Hinduism

beliefs

• Reincarnation
• Vedas is holy book
• Good and bad karma

Parable

• Six Blind Men and the Elephant
• Six men touch different parts of elephant
• Each describe it
• They argue for each believes they're right

purpose of parable

• Provide a life lesson
• Tell a story
• Passed orally until written down

Literary Structure

• Against his broad and sturdy side
• At once began to bawl:
•  "God bless me! but the Elephant
• Is very like a wall!"
• *Rhyming Parable*

Christianity

Beliefs

• Jesus is Son of God
• He died on cross
• Holy book is Bible

parable

• The Lost Sheep
• Shepard leaves 99 sheep to go and find 1
• He rejoices more since he found lost sheep

Purpose of Parable

• Show how to act
• Tell a story
• Help in Jesus' teachings

Literary Structure

• Organized in verses
• Tells story then deeper meaning after
• Story not poem

Similarities

• One God
• Parables used to tell story & deeper meaning
• Has a holy book

Bibliography

• Saxe, John G. "Six Blind Men and the Elephant." About.com Hinduism. About.com, 2014. Web. 19 June 2014. .
• "Luke 15." BibleGateway.com: A Searchable Online Bible in over 100 Versions and 50 Languages. Holy Bible, 2011. Web. 19 June 2014. .
• "Hindu Beliefs." Religion, World Religions, Comparative Religion - Just the Facts on the World's Religions. ReligionFacts, 2014. Web. 19 June 2014. .