Transcript 37 Hinduism Complete PowerPoint

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FQ – “How does
Hinduism influence
ancient and present day
Indian culture?”
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!
Aryan Migration
 warriors  horse-drawn chariots
Primary Source
 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 and Egypt)?
 What might the myth tell us about the religion of
Hinduism?
Beliefs about God
• Most Hindus believe in a supreme spiritual
force, Brahman, the “universal soul”.
• Brahman is one, but has many incarnations.
– Many Hindus believe that all the Hindu gods
are different aspects (forms) of Brahman.
• “God is one – but wise men know it by many names.”
– Each living being has a soul, Atman.
• debate over whether the soul is separate from or
a part of Brahmin
• Polytheism or Monotheism?
Primary Source
 Read the excerpt from “Isha”, chapter two of
The Upanishads (a Hindu holy book).
 Describe the “self” (soul, Atman):
 If you were to draw a picture to symbolize the
“self”, what would it look like?
Other Hindu Gods
Hindu
“Trinity”
Identify
the
symbols
and their
meanings!
symbols
Brahma
“creator”
Vishnu
Shiva
“preserver” “destroyer”
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Question: What is reincarnation?
Answer: cycle of birth, death,
and rebirth found in Hinduism and
Buddhism
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
Hindu Beliefs
• Read “Hindu Beliefs” and answer the questions.
“My karma ran over
my dogma…”
What goes around,
comes around!
Caste System
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
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Holy Scriptures: The Vedas
 one Hindu holy book
 written from 1500
BCE-600 BCE in
Sanskrit
 included in the Vedas:
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
Hindu Festivals
• Ganges River:
• Holi:
• Diwali:
Hindu Festivals
Hindu Symbols
• Choose one of the “Hindu Symbols” to draw and
describe its significance.
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The Vedic Age
The foundations for
Hinduism were established
– and a huge piece of
Indian culture!