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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.
①
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.
③
① Brahmin
------------------------priests & wise men(Not Brahmans !)
Created from the god’s mouth---they are the highest group in Indian society
②
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