Transcript Finally, he learned that if you gave up worldly possessions (fame

Flashback
1. What are the two river valleys in the Indian
subcontinent?
2. It is Election Day, but Julie has a major headache.
She knows that going home will make her feel
better, but she believes voting is more important.
She votes. What Chinese philosophy is Julie
practicing?
3. The world’s highest mountain is located in the
Himalayas. What is it called?
4. What is a monsoon and why is it significant to the
Hinduism
• http://teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?title=The_
Story_of_Hinduism&video_id=353
• What did you get from the video?
Hinduism
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3rd largest religion in the World
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Believed that deities controlled
forces of nature
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Brahman was their universal spirit
• Believed in reincarnation & that
you would have many lives before
you were united with Brahman.
Hinduism
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Dharma - If you did your
duty & you were happy
about doing it, then this
would help you to be
reincarnated into a better
caste system.
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Karma - If you were good
then good things would
happen and if you were
bad then bad things
would happen to you.
Buddhism
• http://www.videopediaworld.com/video/9494/P
re-History-Buddhism-in-India
• What did you get from this video?
Buddhism
Ordinary Hindus wanted a simpler life. They also felt that
Hindu priest were more concerned about their temples
/ceremonies then peoples needs
Prince Siddhartha Gautama - had everything (wealth, good
looks, beautiful wife, son). Saw suffering all around him. He
wanted to find out how his peoples suffering could be cured.
Meditated for 49 days and almost died from starvation.
Buddhism
Finally, he learned that if you gave up
worldly possessions (fame, money)
sorrow would vanish.
Spent 40 years traveling and sharing his
teachings.
He became known as the Buddha - which
means “the enlightened one”.
Dalai Lama - Leader who headed the
government, people believed he was
Buddha reincarnated.