Hindu basics
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Hindu
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Origin
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Caste System
• Brahmins- The intellectual class
• Kshatriyas- The warrior class
• Vaishyas- The trader class
• Shudras- The service people.
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Reincarnation
• Kharma-
• Moksha-
“coming again into physical body”
This cycle of rebirth continues until one achieves liberation from worldly bondage (moksha). At the liberated stage a soul becomes godly and reincarnation stops.
The kind of body the soul enters into at death determined by one's actions (karma) in present life. A person's karma determines in what form he will reappear. He may come back in a higher (human) or lower (animal) life form. Good karma in the present life leads to a better next life and bad karma in the present life leads to a worst next life
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Scriptures• Vedas-
– Ramayana– Mahabharta
• Both are told in epic form. the former being the oldest and the latter the largest of the epics. Both glorify the principles of the Vedas in a simple way. The celebrated Bhagavad-Gita is a part of the great epic, Mahabharata.
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Vedas- • Rig- Veda• Sama-Veda• Yajur-Veda• Arthava-Veda• Upanishads- Reveal a shift to a more
internal and speculative Religion with the introduction of reincarnation and the importance of Moksha
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Brahma
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Vishnu
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Shiva
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Rama
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Krishna
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Hinduism Simplified : Summary
5 Principles • God exists; One absolute, Om. One trinity:
Brahma, Vishnu Mahesh. Several divine forms.
• Divine nature of human beings • Oneness of existence through love • Harmony of all religions • Knowledge of 3 Gs : Ganga (sacred river),
Gita (sacred script), Gayatri (sacred enchant)
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10 Disciplines (10 Commandments)
• Satya (Truth) • Ahimsa (Non violence) • Brahmacharya (Celibacy, non adultery) • Asteya (Non stealing or desire to possess) • Aparigraha (Do not bribe or get corrupted by accepting gifts) • Shauch (Cleanliness) • Santosh (Contentment) • Swadhyaya (Reading of scriptures) • Tapas (Austerity, penance-practice) • Ishwarpranidhan (Regular prayers)
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Worldview Questions• What is ultimate reality?
• What is a human being?
• What happens to a person at death?
• How do we know anything at all?
• How do we know what is right and wrong?
• What is the meaning of history?