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Hinduis m. What do Hindus believe?. Hindus believe that there is one Supreme Being that created everything. Main gods and goddess they are Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva, Saraswati, parvati, Lakshmi. Brahman is the energy everywhere. Some Hindus believe in rebirth. Brahman = Hindu word god.

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Hinduis m

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  1. Hinduism

  2. What do Hindus believe? • Hindus believe that there is one Supreme Being that created everything. • Main gods and goddess they are Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva, Saraswati, parvati, Lakshmi. • Brahman is the energy everywhere. • Some Hindus believe in rebirth. • Brahman = Hindu word god. • Brahman is every where and everything.

  3. What major holiday celebrations • Diwali = most important festival • Takes place end of Sept/Oct • Navrati takes place in Sept/Oct • Hoil takes place in spring • Raksha Bandhan takes place in July/Aug

  4. What sacred books do they study? • The Mahabharata • -Talks about the long struggle of 5 princely brothers • -brothers fought to regain kingdom back from the Kauravas ( Evil cuz's) • -its a sacred text • -most famous for a chapter called the BhagadGita also known as the song of the king • That BhagadGita Chapter • -most famous for a chapter called the BhagadGita also known as the song of the king • -lots of Hindus use this as something to refer to for how they should act during their day • -a quote from it is "Fix thy mind on me; be devoted to me' sacrifice unto me; bow down to me; having thus united thy whole self with me; taking me as the supreme god thoshalt come to me.“ • Vedas • -earliest known wittings • -written in hyprs and prayers • -1st Veda= Rigveda= written down in 1300 B.C.E

  5. What sacred books do they study? (Continued) • Ramayana • -tells a story of the god Rama • -Rama gives up kingdom b.c his dad wanted him to • -he wanders India with his wife Sita and bro. Lakshman • -Sita= kidnapped by Ravana / Rama calls Hanuman to kill Ravana &win back Sita

  6. What holidays do the celebrate? • Lord Gashena’s B-day • -takes place in August or September for the last 4 days • Divali/Diwali • -Festival of lights • -Symbolizes good winning over evil • -Thank diff. gods b.c diff gods killed diff. bad guys • -5 days in October or November • -Fireworks, Lamps in homes, ppl share sweets, have feasts and ware new cloths

  7. The Gods of Hinduism

  8. How did it start? • No one really knows how it started • No founder, no single sacred book • Assumed started with Indus Valley civil. in NW India • Began approx. 500 yrs. ago • Gradually developed over 100 years in India -spread to other parts of world

  9. Connected with Indian History • 1500 b.c.= India invaded by Aryans(asianppl) • Aryans brought own religions+beliefs • Hindu influenced by Aryans • Hindu confused of own religions • Diff range of Hindu belief branched out

  10. Reincarnation • Body dies, soul reborn • May reborn in animal, plant or human • Soul never dies • Do not remember past life • Reincarnation/being reborn process repeats over + over

  11. Laws of Karma determine next reincarnation • Lived good life=born into higher state - e.g. king • Lived bad life=born into lower state -e.g. worm • Do bad things = punish in next life • Everything happening in in current life = result of past life -e.g. homeless Hinduist blames karma from past life

  12. Goal of every Hindu • Break out of reincarnation cycle • If soul perfected = cycle broken • Perfect soul reaches state of MOKSHA -MOKSHA= state of happiness, perfectness of soul, no emotion • Then soul is absorbed by Supreme Being

  13. Holi :D • Holi • Start of India’s hot season • Exchange sweets • Throw colourd water and powder at each other • Bonfire lit Holi eve

  14. Vishnu • Shiva • Rama • Krishna • Vishnu worshiped by Rama & Krishna • One god (many forms) • One goddess • Lakshmi • Parvati • Durga • Ambaji • Kali The Gods and Goddess’s

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