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BELIEF SYSTEMS: Hinduism

BELIEF SYSTEMS: Hinduism. Polytheistic: - Vishnu, Brahman, Shiva Sacred Writings: - Upanishads, Gita, Ramayana, Mahabharata Dharma & Karma - - ->Reincarnation (Duties) + Judgement ---> Next Life Nirvana. BELIEF SYSTEMS: Hinduism.

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BELIEF SYSTEMS: Hinduism

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  1. BELIEF SYSTEMS: Hinduism • Polytheistic: - Vishnu, Brahman, Shiva • Sacred Writings:- Upanishads, Gita, Ramayana, Mahabharata • Dharma & Karma - - ->Reincarnation(Duties) + Judgement ---> Next Life • Nirvana

  2. BELIEF SYSTEMS: Hinduism • IMPACT:- Caste system - Sacred objects: - Ganges River - cow (don’t eat beef)- Sepoy Mutiny- Conflict in Partition of India- Kashmir

  3. HINDUISM – the caste system

  4. RELIGION 3 – Brahma, Shiva, Vishnu polytheism India Ganges River Aryan civilization Circa 4000 – 3000 BC

  5. RELIGION VedasMahabharataRamayanaBhavagad Gita Brahman Home. Temple , Street side Shrine Everyday Holi… spring… … Good over Evil

  6. Nothingfrom the cow- Most followersare oftenvegetarians This has affected… McDonalds … in India

  7. Dharma … duties Karma … fate / judgment Reincarnation – rebirth - body cremated at death to release the soul Nirvana – supreme state of happiness Caste system … social class – rigid NO social mobility … affects WHO you may associate with … very strong in rural areas+ reflection of the pollution of your soul

  8. Segregated by caste… strong in villages ... Less in cities 320 – 550 AD .. Gupta Empire = Golden Age 1500s & 1600s … Mughal [ Mogul ] Empire “Muslim” = Islam 1857 – Sepoy Mutiny … British vs. Hindus & Muslims 1947 … southern Asia Independence …India – Hindu nation .. Pakistan – Muslim nation

  9. Which of the following is a belief of those who practice Hinduism? • Everyone should have the same social status. • People should pray five times a day. • The soul can be reincarnated. • Material wealth is a sign of the blessing of the gods.

  10. Which of the following is a belief of those who practice Hinduism? • Everyone should have the same social status. • People should pray five times a day. • The soul can be reincarnated. • Material wealth is a sign of the blessing of the gods.

  11. Which characteristic of Ancient Indian society is best illustrated by the caste system?1. social mobility 2. rigid class system 3. interdependence 4. cultural diffusion

  12. Which characteristic of Ancient Indian society is best illustrated by the caste system?1. social mobility 2. rigid class system 3. interdependence 4. cultural diffusion … once you are born into a class … you are stuck in it until you die, your body is cremated, … you are judged (karma), based on how well you fulfilled your dharma (duties)

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