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HINDUISM

HINDUISM. Contents. The origin of Hinduism & meaning Religion areas Why is Hinduism a major world religion? Character of Hindu The Gods of Hinduism Symbol. The origin of Hinduism. The principles of the Vedas. Hinduism is often referred to

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HINDUISM

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  1. HINDUISM

  2. Contents • The origin of Hinduism & meaning • Religion areas • Why is Hinduism a major world religion? • Character of Hindu • The Gods of Hinduism • Symbol

  3. The origin of Hinduism • The principles of the Vedas. • Hinduism is often referred to as Sanātana Dharma (a Sanskrit phrase meaning "the eternal law") • An eternal quest for Truth and Truth is God.

  4. Religion areas • Hinduism is the world's third largest religion, after Christianity and Islam.

  5. Religion areas • Hinduism exists primarily in India and Nepal.

  6. Source: Ash, Russell. The Top 10 of Everything, DK Publishing, Inc.: New York (1997), pg. 160-161; Adherents.com. This list of countries is taken directly from the Ash book, except for Indonesia, whose large population of Balinese Hindus were inadvertently left off of Ash's list.

  7. Why is Hinduism a major world religion? • Not merely by virtue of its many followers but also because of its profound influence on many other religions • Hinduism the mother of all religions

  8. Characteristic of Hindu • Hinduism can be retroactive to the Indus culture of BC 2000 and includes Brahman which was formed  after the invasion of Irish during the BC 2,000 to BC 1,500 • In the narrow meaning, the Brahman • It doesn't have any specific religious head or formation and includes various kind of  myth, temples, legend and ceremony systems.

  9. Characteristic of Hindu • Specific ideology of Hindu : transmigration, karma, the way of deliverance, taking a serious view of moral activities and devoted religion.  • Already begin to show in ancient (Upanishad) and it is especially expressed when it reached to the (Mahabharata).

  10. Characteristic of Hindu • This kind of ideology had influenced in cultivating  moralism of India • on the other hand, it also became one of the courses to disturb the development of society • Hinduism degree does not eat beef and abstains from fish and meat at sacredness.

  11. The Gods of Hinduism • Only one true "god" at the center of Hinduism : Brahman = the Ultimate Reality, and the World Soul. : Vishnu, Shiva

  12. Symbol

  13. Symbol • Aum : a symbol of Hindu faith • The symbol comes from Devnagiri, a script based on Sanskrit, from which many Indian and other languages have emerged.

  14. Symbol • Om is the universal name of the Lord. • the letters A (phonetically as in "around") U (phonetically as in "put") M (phonetically as in "mum"). : The three letters symbolize- the three states (waking, dreaming, and deep sleep),- the three deities (Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva), - the three Vedas (Rig, Yajur, and Sama), and - the three worlds (Bhuh, Bhuvah, Suvah).

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