What is Hinduism? - Henry County School...
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HINDUISM"Truth is one, paths are many"
Om / Aum
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When founded
5000 years ago, (~3000 BC)
1 AD
2010 AD3000 BC
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Where founded?
India
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MONO or POLY-THEISTIC
Here is the confusing part!
Monotheistic (one god)
All parts of life (living & nonliving) are thought to be part of Brahman
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All these gods are but different forms of the
Brahman
BRAHMA the creator god
GANESHA
remover of obstacles
SHIVAgod of destruction
LAKSHMIgoddess of luck
SARASWATI goddess of wisdom
Nataraj
God of the dance of creation
Vishnu the preserver god
Durgaprotectress
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What do Hindus believe?Samsara- process of death, life, and rebirth
Reincarnation – soul is reborn into another body after death (until the soul lives a life good enough to be united with Brahman)
Karma – good and bad actions done during one’s life (affect you life after death)
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Life
Death
Birth
Moksha
samsara
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Samsara
Wheel of life
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What do Hindus believe?
CASTE
SYSTEM -inherited social classes
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Sacred TextsShruti (“heard”) – oldest, most authoritative:
Four Vedas (“truth”) – myths,
rituals, chantsUpanishads - metaphysical speculation
Smriti (“remembered”) – the Great Indian Epics:RamayanaMahabharata (includes Bhagavad-Gita)
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HOLY PLACES:
All rivers especially the GANGES river
Falling from its source
of Vishnu’s feet onto
Shiva’s head and out
from his hair, the water
of the Ganges is sacred
enough to purify all sins.
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Holy People
No known founderHinduism was developed before there
were written records, so we can’t trace it
back to one person
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Countries where Hinduism is
practiced…
India
Nepal
Sri Lanka
Bangladesh
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And we too are forms of God!
“We are not human beingshaving spiritual experiences;
We are spiritual beingshaving a human experience!”
“That art Thou”Hinduism is about recognizing the all occurrence of the holy