Transcript World Religions

TITLE:
Eastern Religions
Hinduism & Buddhism
Name
Date
Hour
Hinduism
Hinduism - India Caste System
Buddhism
Hinduism
• Polytheistic – Many gods
– Brahma-the creator
– Vishnu-the preserver
– Shiva-the destroyer
• Third largest religion– 1 billion followers mainly in India & Nepal
• Religious texts: Vedas = Sanskrit sacred texts
of Hinduism
• Oldest of the practiced religions- C. 5000BCE
• Protected Animal – Cow- may not be harmed
– Many Hindus are vegetarians due to belief in
reincarnation.
Hinduism
• Beliefs: Vary, but include
reincarnation and karma
– Reincarnation
• Belief that the soul is born
again and again
• Ones status is determined
by their karma
– Karma
• Literal translation is actions
• The moral law of “cause and effect”
• The total sum of the positive and
negative actions of one’s life
Caste Hierarchy: a system that separates
groups of people by inherited rank or
profession
Hindu believe that you are born into a caste
level by REINCARNATION
(Good behavior = move up)
Caste System is a Social Structure
Historically India’s answer for filling all ‘jobs’
and that society member worked hard.
Jobs and Social classes were permanent
you were born in to a level and you stayed
until death (reincarnation).
In 1950’s was made Illegal in India but still uses the
Caste System and predominant in the rural areas of India
Caste Hierarchy: Directions
Draw this pyramid and the boxes on your paper.
Caste Hierarchy/Pyramid
BRAHMINS >
Priests and Teachers
Caste
Hierarchy/Pyramid
Kshatriyas > Warriors/
Government leaders
Caste
Hierarchy/Pyramid
Vaisyas > Merchants,
traders
Caste
Hierarchy/Pyramid
Sudras > Farmers,
manual laborers, artisans
Untouchables/Dalits
Untouchables
•No caste at all (Their souls are considered too impure)
•Clean streets, toilets
•Can never be part of the Caste system
(not even w/reincarnation)
•No privileges
Caste Hierarchy/Pyramid
BRAHMINS Priests and Teachers
Less People
Kshatriyas - Warriors/ Government
Vaisyas - Merchants, traders
Sudras - Farmers, manual laborers, artisans
More People
UNTOUCHABLES!
Must:
RULES TO CASTE SYSTEM
Take a job from your caste
Marry w/in same caste
Socialize w/in your caste
No social mobility w/in your lifetime, only from reincarnation
Brahma
Vishnu
Shiva
Buddhism
• Founded c. 500 BCE by Siddhartha
Gautama- born in Nepal
• Became known as the Buddha
– “Enlightened One”
• The Buddha taught his followers how
to avoid sorrow and escape the
suffering of life and rebirth
• Nirvana—The escape of suffering
Buddhism, cont…
• c 250 BCE-250CE: Buddhism spread
throughout Asia from India
• Buddhism is not widely practiced in India
• Buddhism is very important in
– Sri Lanka
– China
– Japan
– South-East Asia
– Thailand is 95% Buddhist
8 Fold Path
The Buddha, Indian Perspective
Chinese “Laughing” Buddha
Cambodian Buddha
Japanese Buddha
End
Color and label your world map so it becomes a
World Religion map.
DOGSTAIL YOU MAP
Pay attention to where each religion is located. Why is it there? How
did it get there?