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• Focus Question:
How are religion and culture connected in India?
Use SPECIFIC examples from what you learned today.
FQ – “How are religion
and culture connected
in India?”
Basics of Hinduism
• religion of the majority of people in India
and Nepal (80%)
• over 900 million people practice Hinduism
• oldest living religion – origins Indus/Aryan
• closely linked to other Indian religions like
Jainism, Buddhism, and Sikhism
• no single founder, no single holy book, and
no commonly agreed set of teachings
A central part of Indian culture!
How does a Hindu Creation Myth
compare to others we have seen?
Watch the Hindu creation myth:
http://bigmyth.com/myths/english/2_hindu_full.htm
What similarities and differences do you see
between the Hindu myth and the myths of the
Middle East (Mesopotamia, Egypt, O.T.)?
What might the myth tell us about the religion of
Hinduism?
What are Hindu beliefs
about God?
• Many Hindus believe in a supreme spiritual
force, Brahman, the “universal soul”.
• Brahman is one, but has many incarnations.
- Many Hindus believe that all the gods are
different aspects (forms) of Brahman.
• “God is one – but wise men know it by many names.”
- Every living being has a soul that is part of
Brahman.
• Polytheism or Monotheism?
What do other Hindu
gods look like?
Describe another Hindu god:
What do Hindu gods remind you of?
Hindu “trinity”:
Other Hindu Gods
What do other Hindu
gods look like?
Describe another Hindu god:
What do Hindu gods remind you of?
Hindu “trinity”:
Hindu
“Trinity”
Identify
the
symbols
and their
meanings!
Brahma
“creator”
Vishnu
Shiva
“preserver” “destroyer”
Brahma
“creator”
Vishnu
Shiva
“preserver” “destroyer”
Primary Source: the Soul
Hindus believe every living thing has a soul, “Atman”.
debate over whether the soul is separate from or a
part of Brahman
Read the excerpt “Isha”, from The Upanishads (a
Hindu holy book). Think deep…. Describe the “self”
(soul, Atman):
If you were to draw a picture/symbol to
represent the “self”, what would it be?
Beliefs about Life
• Hindus believe in reincarnation: a cycle of
birth, death, and rebirth, governed by karma.
• karma: Hindus believe that the soul is reborn
based on your behavior in your previous life,
“consequences”.
– You can be reborn in human, god, or animal form.
• moksha: your GOAL = freedom from the cycle
of reincarnation, become one with the universe
(Brahman)
Caste System
caste = fixed
social class you
are born into
jati - occupation
varnas - religion
Brahmins
“Priests and
Scholars”
*outlawed in
India today*
Kshatriyas
“rulers and warriors”
KARMA
Vaisyas
“farmers and merchants”
Sudras
“laborers, crafts workers, servants”
Dulits/Pariahs Untouchables “impure” jobs
Caste System
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HyCQ
DIwHlXY
Beliefs about Life cont.
• Read “Hindu Beliefs” in the readings packet and
answer the questions..
“My karma ran over
my dogma…”
What goes around,
comes around!
Holy Books: The Vedas
one of many Hindu
holy books
written from 1500 600 BCE in Sanskrit
included in the Vedas:
Other Hindu Holy Books
hymns and poems
religious prayers
magical spells
lists of the gods
and goddesses
Sanskrit Writing
• ancient language in Hindu
holy books read by Brahmin
(priests)
- “language of the gods”
• no longer spoken today, but
many Indian languages are
based on Sanskrit
• English and Sanskrit are
even related!
http://www.pbs.org/thestoryofindia/gallery/photos/2.html#sanskrit
What are some Hindu
festivals/celebrations?
• Ganges River:
• Holi:
• Diwali:
Hindu Festivals
What are some Hindu
festivals/celebrations?
• Ganges River:
• Holi:
• Diwali:
What do Hindu places of
worship look like?
• puja = worship
– may take place in a temple or at home
with a family shrine
– many families have their own deities
that they like best
– no strict rules about when you go to
temple, dedicated to different gods
also, may bring offerings
What do Hindu places of
worship look like?
Hindu Symbols
• Choose one of the “Hindu Symbols” to draw and
describe its significance.
Compare/Contrast Chart
• Use #8 and #9 to fill in the #7 add on
“Hinduism/Buddhism Compare and Contrast
Chart”.