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The Circle of LifeHINDUISM
The largest religion in India today.
• Your are born. You live many years. You meet people. And yet, you know them all.
• You feel as if you have done everything before
• You remember things you never did or ever saw.
• You die…. and the process begins over and over and over again.
IMAGINE…….
Over a billion people believe this happens everyday!
ORIGINS OF HINDUISM
• Aryan beliefs were held in the Vedas• Their priests were called
Brahmans• Wrote new texts about the
Vedas• The Vedas, Vedic texts, &
Upanishads and the Bhagaad-Gita merged with other beliefs to form the basis of Hinduism• It is polytheistic• Believes in Reincarnation
• Oldest scriptures in the world• Word means “knowledge”- those scriptures that
we aquire knowledge form are Vedas• There are four Vedas:
• Rigveda: hymns that praise the gods; describes how to live a proper life
• Samveda: musical form- Sa, Re, Ga, Ma, Pa, Dha, Ni, Sa
• Yajurveda: scriptures used in pujas & Yagnas
• Artharvaveda: preach non-violence
VEDAS
• They are Hindu scriptures that tell about the nature of God, reality, and the individual soul. • The word 'Upanishad' literally means
“sitting down beside” • refers to the practice of disciples (or
students) sit on the ground next to the guru (spiritual teacher) while he teaches.
UPANISHADS
• Long poem that teaches:
• Reincarnation
• Respect for creation
• Respect for life
• That you have a soul that is separate
and distinct from your physical body
BHAGAAD-GITA
Reincarnation is the belief that after you die, you are reborn as a new life form. You could be reborn as a person, animal, bug, plants… And then you live & die again. And then you are born again….. Live….die….rebirth…again and again and again… get the picture? The cycle keeps going and goinguntil the soul reaches a state of Nirvana & reunites with Brahman, the Universal soul.
REIN………WHAT?????
Born/
reborn
Grow up
Live
Get old
Die
The Circle of
Life
Remember…. Hinduism is a polytheistic religion
MANY GODS
Brahma is the creator
Vishnu is the preserver (think duct
tape)
Creation story 2:41
MANY GODS
Shiva is the destroyer Kamadhenu is the
cow- grants wishes Yama is god of death & the underworld
CASTE SYSTEM
According to Vedas, there are four main varnas in Aryan society:• Brahmin
s• Kshatriy
as• Vaisyas• Sudras
Crash course (6 min)
• The Brahman (priest) was his mouth,
• Of both his arms was the Rajanya (warriors & Kings) made;
• His thighs became the Vaisya (merchants),
• From his feet the Sudra (laborer) was produced.
ORIGINS OF CASTE
WHAT IS THE CASTE SYSTEM?
Caste is that division of human society whose basis is occupation, ability and birth.Your caste determines:• Who is suitable for you to marry (arranged
marriages)• What food you eat• How you dress• What job you have• Where you live• Who you socialize with
• also, what caste you potentially will be reborn into in your next life.
“UNTOUCHABLES” CASTE SYSTEM
KARMA
Karma: the cause /effect nature of what happens in life
Dharma: the idea of a person’s duty & need to fulfill that duty
• Moksha is the highest goal to achieve for all Hindu
• It is the Sanskrit word for “liberation”- meaning the process of being reincarnated through the castes till you are united with Brahma.
• This is achieved by one of three ways:
1. Works
2. Knowledge
3. devotion
MOKSHA (SALVATION)
Origins Founder Principles Diffusion
Developed in what is now India over the course of several centuries.
No traceable point or person for beginning
Holy books: Vedas, Upanishads, & Bhagaad-Gita
None • World’s largest polytheistic religion
• Universal deity known as Brahman
• Reincarnation- belief in a cycle of life, death, & rebirth, till Nirvana is reached
• Karma-right action
• Dharma- ethics & duties in life to achieve good karma
• Moksha- 3 ways to achieve: works, knowledge, or devotion
Spread throughout the Indian subcontinent and, eventually Southeast Asia through trade, education, and the teaching of priests.
Hinduism coexisted with Buddhism in Southeast Asia, but ultimately lost its influence