Sun, Moon and Stars
In Religious Rituals
By Ella Middleton

PI AND HINDUISM

• "The universe makes sense to me through Hindu eyes"
• Pi was born into a Hindu family
• "I feel at home in a Hindu temple"
• (Martel, 53) (Martel, 52)

HINDUISM AND THE SUN

• Hindu's refer to the sun as a King
• Sandhyavandanam is a ritual to worship the sun
• The sun is known as a visible form of God

PI AND THE SUN

• "My family lived by one star alone: the sun."
• Used the sun to tell the time
• "The sun distresses you like a crowd.."
• Used the sun to dry out his food
• (Martel, 214) (Martel, 239)

PI AND CHRISTIANITY

• Pi talks to God while on the lifeboat
• Asks his family to be baptized
• "The Christ is expressive- He suffers"
• I was 14 years old... When I met Jesus Christ"
• (Martel, 51)      (Martel, 55)

CHRISTIANITY AND THE STARS

• Star of Bethlehem
• Wisemen followed the star to find Jesus

PI AND ISLAM

• "It is a beautiful religion of brotherhood and devotion"
• Pi asks for a prayer rug
• "I loved my prayer rug"
• (Martel, 67) (Martel, 84)
• Pi prays 5 times a day while on the boat

ISLAM AND THE MOON

• The Hilal is the symbol of Islam
• Pray 5 times a day at a set time
• Use moon to tell when Islamic months start and end