Transcript What is Hinduism?

Warm-up for 03.23.12
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fill in causes, effects, and solutions for the
next 5 minutes.
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SS7G12 The student will analyze the diverse
cultures of the people who live in Southern
and Eastern Asia.
b. Compare and contrast the prominent
religions in Southern and Eastern Asia:
Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, Shintoism and
the philosophy of Confucianism.
In other words, its religion time!!!
Om / Aum
HINDUISM
"Truth is one, paths are many"
When founded
4000-5000 years ago,
(around 3000-2000 BC)
3000 BC
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Where
founded?
India
Holy People
No known founder
Sacred Texts
Shruti (“heard”) – oldest, most authoritative:
Four Vedas (“truth”) – myths,
rituals, chants
Upanishads - metaphysical speculation
Smriti (“remembered”) – the Great Indian Epics:
Ramayana
Mahabharata (includes Bhagavad-Gita)
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
Who do Hindus worship? –
the major gods
Brahman, the creator god
All these gods are but
different forms of the
Brahman
Jeremy Lin
Peter Parker
Who do Hindus worship? –
the major gods of the Hindu Pantheon
Vishnu, the preserver god
Incarnates as ten avatars (descents) including:
Rama (featured in the Ramayana)
Krishna (featured in the Mahabharata)
(Each shown with his consort, Sita and Radha, respectively)
Who do Hindus worship? –
the major gods of the Hindu Pantheon
Shiva
god of destruction
(the transformer)
Nataraj
lord of the dance of
creation…
and with his wife, Parvati, and
son Ganesha (the elephant headed
remover of obstacles)
What about the goddesses?
Devi – the feminine divine
Saraswati
goddess of wisdom, consort
of Brahman
What about the goddesses?
Devi – the feminine divine
Lakshmi, goddess of good
fortune, consort
of Vishnu
What about the goddesses?
Devi – the feminine divine
Parvati
divine mother, wife of
Shiva
What about the goddesses?
Devi – the feminine divine
Durga, protectress
Kali, destroyer of demons
Plus about 330 million other deities
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)
Birth
Life
samsara
Death
Moksha
Samsara
Wheel of life
What do Hindus believe?
CASTE SYSTEM - inherited social
classes
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.
Countries where Hinduism is
practiced…
India
Nepal
Sri Lanka
Bangladesh
Religion Members by Percentage
Worldwide
Christianity 2.1 billion 33.0%
Islam 1.5 billion 22%
Hinduism 900 million 14%
Buddhism 376 million 6%
Sikhism 23 million 0.36%
Judaism 14 million 0.22%
Bahaism 7 million 0.1%
Confucianism 6.3 million 0.1%
Jainism 4.2 million 0.1%
Shintoism 4 million 0.1%
NOTES: As of 2005
And we too are forms of God!
“We are not human beings
having spiritual experiences;
We are spiritual beings
having a human experience!”
“That art Thou”
Hinduism is about recognizing the all occurrence of the holy