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Hinduism

Hinduism . Standard 1.1 E.Q. What are the key concepts of Hinduism? . Hinduism Evolves Over a Centuries . Hinduism became a religious belief over a long period of time. . Origins and Beliefs .

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Hinduism

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  1. Hinduism Standard 1.1 E.Q. What are the key concepts of Hinduism?

  2. Hinduism Evolves Over a Centuries • Hinduism became a religious belief over a long period of time.

  3. Origins and Beliefs • Hinduism shares a common worldview focusing on liberating the soul from the illusions disappointments, and mistake of everyday existence. • Moksha: a state of perfect understanding of all things.

  4. Origins and Beliefs • Reincarnation: Individuals soul or spirit is born again and again until Moksha is achieved. • Karma: Good or bad deeds. Follows from one reincarnation to another. • Karma influences specific life circumstances, such as the caste one is born into, one’s state of health, wealthy or poverty, etc.

  5. Hinduism Changes and Develops • Three Key Gods to Make up Brahman (Collective world soul that united all individual souls) • Brahma: The Creator • Vishnu: The Protector • Shiva: The Destroyer • The Hindus today are free to choose the deity they worship or to choose none at all. • Most are based on family tradition of what they choose.

  6. Hinduism Changes and Develops • Three paths to achieve moksha • Path of thinking (Brahma): Knowledge • Path of Right Action (Vishnu): Good Deeds • Path of Religious Devotion (Shiva): Religious Practices

  7. Hinduism and Society • Karma greatly impacts the caste System. • If born in an upper – caste, good karma was earned in a former life. • Typically only makes in the top three varnas could hope to achieve moksha. • Today, Beliefs of Hinduism and its caste structure dominate every aspect of a person’s life.

  8. New Religions Arise • Mahavira was the founder of Jainism • Jainism: a religious belief that everything in the universe has a soul and therefore should not be harmed. • Jain Monks carry the doctrine of non – violence to its logical conclusion • Typically working in trade.

  9. Jainism Today • Today known to be the wealthiest communities in India. • Preach tolerance of all religions, which results little effort to convert followers of other faiths.

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