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HinduismEmily and Beth (Alex and Georgia)


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Starter…

Discuss and write down 3 thingsthat you already know about

Diwali


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!acts about "induism• #riginated in $orthern %ndia& roughly '

years ago and is now the worlds oldestexisting religion

• %t is *ery di++erent +rom other religions as ithas no +ounder

• %t also has no single teacher or ,ro,hets• -heir main symbol is the Aum -he Aum is the

sound heard dee,est in meditation

• -he name "indu comes +rom the name o+ theri*er %ndus

• %t is not a single religion as it ,ractices a*ariety o+ di++erent religious grou,s which alloriginate in %ndia


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Belie+s• !irstly& its more o+ ,ractice than a belie+ %ts

about what you do& not what you belie*e

• Belie+ in a uni*ersal soul& called Brahman

• "indus belie*e that a ,art o+ Brahman is ine*eryone& this is called the Atman

• -hey also belie*e in reincarnation. where yoursoul can be re/born into a human body& animalor ,lant

• -he way it is 0decided how you will bereincarnated is 1arma

• 2oksha is known as the 0s,iritual goal or 0+reedom and it is what all "indus are aiming+or ntil is it reached reincarnation willcontinue


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' goals…-here are ' goals that all "indus try to reach

• 2oksha 4 release o+ the soul +romreincarnation 5ou can reach 2oksha byac6uiring knowledge through yoga and

meditation (de*otion to God)• Dharma 4 code +or leading your li+e 7es,ect

+or elders etc…

• Artha 4 ,ursuit o+ material gain by law+ulmeans

• 1arma 4 through de*otion and ,ure acts youreincarnate to a higher le*el


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"indu Gods

"indus only belie*e in one God 4 Brahman

"owe*er& most "indus also consider themsel*esto ha*e a ,ersonal God& one they ,ray to mostdays -hese ,ersonal Gods are sent to hel, ,eo,le

+ind the uni*ersal God (Brahman)

-he 3 most im,ortant +orms o+ Brahman are8/ Brahma (-he 9reator)/ :ishnu (-he ;reser*er)/ Shi*a (-he Destroyer)

#ther Gods include8 Saraswathi&


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"indu Gods


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Aum =#m>

-he scared symbol re,resents a sacred sound

%t is considered the greatest o+ all mantras %tre,resents se*eral im,ortant triads8/ -he three worlds

(Earth& Atmos,here and "ea*en)/ -he three ma?or "indu Gods(Brahma& :ishnu and Shi*a)/ -he three sacred :edic scri,tures(7g& 5a?ur and Sama)

%t embodies the essence o+the entire uni*erse


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;lace o+ worshi,2ost "indus worshi, (,u?a) e*ery day at homeand ha*e shrine there

A shrine can be anything +rom a room& a smallaltar or sim,ly ,ictures or statues

Building o+ communal worshi, is called 2andir("indu -em,le)

-em,les are dedicated to di++erent Gods and arethe +ocus o+ religious li+e

2ost ancient sacred texts o+ "indu religion arewritten in Sanskrit and called :edas

$ot ?ust one sacred book but se*eral scri,tures


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Basic ,ractices

• 3 basic practices:

1. Worship (called ;u?a)

•. -his is an integral ,art o+ the +aith ;u?a are o++eringsthat are usually made to re,resent Gods

•. 2. Cremation

•. -he dead are burnt not buried

•. 3. Compliance with the rules of caste system

•. 9aste system/ 0a di*ision o+ society to ,reser*esociety& similar to society in ancient Egy,tian timesEach grou, had rules o+ conduct to be obeyed


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Scholars

Soldiers and

@arriors

;ro+essionals and2erchants


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;ilgrimage

;ilgrimage is *ery im,ortant to "indus;o,ular

,ilgrimage ,laces are ri*ers& tem,les& mountainsand other sacred sites in %ndia -his is becausethese sites are ,laces where the Gods may ha*ea,,eared or become a,,arent in the world


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:ideo 9li,s

Story o+ Diwali (3CC')htt,s8wwwyoutubecomwatch*,,FnSo/HE

"ow Diwali is celebrated in 2odern Britainhtt,s8wwwyoutubecomwatch*#1/FGiGhh1
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