Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Cult image" in English language version.
... what is seen and known is no longer the original transient physical thing coming to pass either temporally or locally but the static metaphysical eidos or intelligible 'look' a physical thing has about it, the conceptual form known by the mind's eye and of which the physical thing is now only a particular instance.
The Platonic Forms become, in fact, thoughts of the Divine Mind ...
... the divine originals, the Forms or Ideas ... the divine world of Forms or Ideas ...
Hinduism also teaches us that all forms of worship are acceptable to God. We may use idols; we may go to temples; we may recite set prayers; we may offer a simple form of worship with flowers and a lamp; or we may perform an elaborate puja with set rituals; we may sing bhajans or join a kirtan session or we can just close our eyes and meditate upon the light within us.
