GodsBrahma- creator of reality

Vishnu- aka Krisha preserver of creations

Shiva- destroyer

22 minor gods

Basic Beliefs

Brahma

Liberation from karmic cycle of death and rebirth

Particular shrine to a certain god

Daily Practice

Puja- ritual done in home every day

Yoga

Shrauta- complex ritual of sacrafice

Rituals

Threading ceremony-upper caste boys

Vivaha- marriage ceremony

-Misiri

-Mehndi

-Special Pujas

-Ashirwaad

-Datar

Death ritual

-Griha

Rites of passage= most common Samskars- birth rituals

-Garbhadana-Punsavana-Simantonnyana -Jatakarma

Women in Hinduism

Be respectful

Household affairs

Dress/decorate herself

Control greed

Follow vratas (vows)

Love, protect, nurture children

Not educated

Protected by fatherProtected by husbandProtected by eldest

son

Major Texts & Books of Faith

Four books of Veda

Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism

Extremely ancient

Valuable in the study of linguistics

Missionary Work/ Outreach

Little missionary work

Converted chiefs

Invasions

Diffusion

• Origin= post-Gupta India • Diffusion Northward

Highlights

-Nepal• Diffusion Southward

Highlights

-Champa (Southern Vietnam)

-Cambodia

-Indonesia

Major Contacts

Buddhism and Hinduism

Rivalry existed for a long time

Influenced each other

Both emphasize nature, role of Karma, compassion, nonviolence, several gods

Both developed in India

Some Buddhism texts came from the Vedas

Major Quotes“We meditate on the transcendental glory of

the Deity Supreme,who is inside the heart of the earth,

inside the life of the sky, and inside the soul of the heaven.

May He stimulate and illumine our minds.”

-The Gayatri Mantra

“Among the wealthy, compassionate men claim the richest wealth,

For material wealth is possessed by even contemptible men.

 Find and follow the good path and be ruled by compassion.

For if the various ways are examined, compassion will prove the means to liberation.”

 - Tirukkural 25: 241-242

 

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