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Hindu Belief in God

Hindu Belief in God. Learning Intentions for this unit. Copy out terms about belief in God Understand what Hindus believe about God Watch the video and take notes about what Hindus believe about God Begin investigation. One God in many forms. Monotheist – believer in one God.

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Hindu Belief in God

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  1. Hindu Belief in God

  2. Learning Intentions for this unit • Copy out terms about belief in God • Understand what Hindus believe about God • Watch the video and take notes about what Hindus believe about God • Begin investigation

  3. One God in many forms • Monotheist – believer in one God

  4. Polytheist –believer in many gods

  5. Pantheist – someone who believes God is in all things

  6. Atheist – someone who believes God does not exist

  7. What do you think ? • What do you think about the idea of God? Try to think about why you hold the ideas you do. Discuss it with your group, write down your findings and be prepared to report back to the rest of the class.

  8. Which term would you apply to Hindus and why ?

  9. Although there are many gods within Hinduism and they might appear to be polytheists, Hindus are monotheists. All of these gods are aspects of one God.

  10. Hindu Beliefs about God BRAHMAN – One God in many forms BRAHMA VISHNU SHIVA CREATOR PRESERVER DESTROYER THE TRIMURTI – 3 aspects of life AVATAR – God in human form- e.g. Krishna, Jesus AMBAJI – female aspect of God e.g. Parvati , Lakshmi

  11. Hindu Beliefs about God You are now going to watch a film about the Hindu belief in God. You should write down the main points of the video under your title: Hindu Beliefs About God – Video Notes

  12. The Ramayana The different stories about the gods all try to give different messages to humans – either about the nature of God or how humans ought to behave. One such story is the Ramayana

  13. The Ramayana This is the story which is celebrated at Divali – the most popular festival in Hinduism Divali is a festival of light. http://www.hindunet.org/ramayana/ What do you think the moral of this story could be about? Discuss it with your neighbour and write down your findings

  14. Investigation – Successful Learning You have now examined two main aspects of Hindu belief and you are now going to choose two areas within Hinduism to investigate. Your teacher will give you more information on this. This is an opportunity for you to choose your own areas of learning and to successfully research areas that interest you

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