Hinduism & caste

Hinduism

Religion

Three Largest Religion Groups

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Perhaps most of us have heard of Christianity, Islam & Buddhism, and we refer them as the word’s three largest religion groups.

HinduismHowever, Buddhism does not rank the third by population of believers. It is the Hinduism that has the third largest population of believers. 

Hinduism

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-------One of the Oldest religionBegan around 1500 BCE in India

NOT PolytheisticHinduism does include thousands of gods; HOWEVER, they believe they are all incarnations (forms) of ONE supreme spirit called Brahman

Brahman

Creator of universe &

heaven

Vishnu

Preserver of the universe

Shiva

Destroyer of universe

Death & Destruction

All these deities are but

Manifest forms (attributes

and functions) of theimpersonal Brahman

The Vedas

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This book is a collection of prayers, hymns, poems and rituals of The Hindu belief.

northern capital, Hanoi. 

Hindus consider cows sacred and

many Hindus are

vegetarians. It is illegal to

harm a cow in India.

Hinduism Beliefs

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Reincarnation When someone dies, the soul does not die with them. It is reincarnated into a new life. The type of life the person led before dying affects what type of life they get next. Karma The belief that your actions determine your fate.

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②

Hinduism Beliefs

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Caste System * Social structure where a person’s social class is inherited and cannot change during one’s life; * Each caste had its particular duty or set of obligations called dharma; * Traditionally, Hindus could only marry within same caste.

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① Brahmin

------------------------priests & wise men(Not Brahmans !)

Created from the god’s mouth---they are the highest group in Indian society

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Kshatriyas------------------------Created from the god’s arms--they became the rulers & the warriors

③ Vaishyas

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Created from the god’s legs---they

became the landowners, merchants, artisans & herders.

④ Shudras

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----Created from the god’s feet---they became the laborers, peasants & servants

⑤ Pariahs

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----The lowest “caste” of untouchables --People who do work that no one else would do.

question & thinking

Is the caste system explicitly a religious part of the Hindu

religion?-------------------------------------------

------• No!•

• HOWEVER, Hinduism played a large part in maintaining the rigid social structure

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- Cycle of birth and reincarnation

- Actions in this life determines your fate in the next life

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Around 1500 BCEIndia

Monotheistic

VedasGanges River and templesBrahmins

India

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Around 1500 BCEIndia

Monotheistic

ReincarnationKarmaCaste System