RE: HinduismWednesday 29th April 2020

Hindu Values

Term outline- What we are doing this half termThis half term in RE we are looking at a World Religion, Hinduism. You may have already learnt about Hinduism which will help you as we explore the religion even more.Week one- What do we already know about Hinduism?Week two- What can we learn about Hindu values?Week three- What is Karma and how does it affect the life of a Hindu?Week four- Is a Mandir just a place to pray?Week five- Why is a Pilgrimage important to many Hindus?Week six- What does it mean to be a Hindi?

Wednesday

On a new page write today’s date and LOWednesday 29th April 2020LO: Understand the meaning of Ahumsa

Key Vocabularyvalue, Ahumsa, suffering,

Value

What does this word mean?Have a think or tell someone at home

Value- there are three ways we can define value• Personal values: values by an individual. For example, some people

regard family as their most important values, and structure their lives so that they can spend more time with their family. Other people might value success instead, and give less time to their families in order to achieve their goals.

• Moral values: values that help determine what is morally right or wrong, e.g. freedom, fairness, equality, etc, well-being.

• Aesthetic values: values associated with the evaluation of artwork or beauty.

Think

What is something you value? This could be something you hold to be true or important to you as a person.

Hindu Values

Many Hindus follow the values of honesty, family, non-violence (people not animals) and respect as taught in Hindu scripture.

Think

What do you think is good? You might say something like: being kind to people What links can you see between what you think and what Hindus think?

Ahinsa

Ahimsa means non-violence. Hindus try to practice ahimsa in their lives and believe that it is wrong to show violence towards other living

things.

Hindus believe that violence will cause bad karma.Hindus believe that ahimsa will bring good karma.

Explain why Hindus might not cause suffering to animals.

Think

What do Hindus believe Ahimsa means?

Explain what kinds of things Hindus would or would not do in their lives to promote ahimsa (non-violence). Brainstorm some ideas in your book.

They could decide to:

They might not be involved in:

Think

Can Hindus follow Ahimsa if they eat meat?

Draw a picture that might represent he meaning of Gandhi's teaching on Ahimsa

“True ahimsa should mean a complete freedom from ill-will and anger and hate and an overflowing love for all.”

Great work Year Four. Before our next lesson think about this question. What is good and bad luck?