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• Focus Question:
How are religion and culture connected in India?
Use SPECIFIC examples from what you learned today.
FQ – “How are religion
and culture connected
in India?”
Basics of Hinduism
• religion of the majority of people in India
and Nepal (80%)
• over 900 million people practice Hinduism
• oldest living religion – origins Indus/Aryan
• closely linked to other Indian religions like
Jainism, Buddhism, and Sikhism
• no single founder, no single holy book, and
no commonly agreed set of teachings
A central part of Indian culture!
How does a Hindu Creation Myth
compare to others we have seen?
 Watch the Hindu creation myth:
http://bigmyth.com/myths/english/2_hindu_full.htm
 What similarities and differences do you see
between the Hindu myth and the myths of the
Middle East (Mesopotamia, Egypt, O.T.)?
 What might the myth tell us about the religion of
Hinduism?
What are Hindu beliefs
about God?
• Many Hindus believe in a supreme spiritual
force, Brahman, the “universal soul”.
• Brahman is one, but has many incarnations.
- Many Hindus believe that all the gods are
different aspects (forms) of Brahman.
• “God is one – but wise men know it by many names.”
- Every living being has a soul that is part of
Brahman.
• Polytheism or Monotheism?
What do other Hindu
gods look like?
 Describe another Hindu god:
 What do Hindu gods remind you of?
Hindu “trinity”:
Other Hindu Gods
What do other Hindu
gods look like?
 Describe another Hindu god:
 What do Hindu gods remind you of?
Hindu “trinity”:
Hindu
“Trinity”
Identify
the
symbols
and their
meanings!
Brahma
“creator”
Vishnu
Shiva
“preserver” “destroyer”
Brahma
“creator”
Vishnu
Shiva
“preserver” “destroyer”
Primary Source: the Soul
 Hindus believe every living thing has a soul, “Atman”.
 debate over whether the soul is separate from or a
part of Brahman
 Read the excerpt “Isha”, from The Upanishads (a
Hindu holy book). Think deep…. Describe the “self”
(soul, Atman):
 If you were to draw a picture/symbol to
represent the “self”, what would it be?
Beliefs about Life
• Hindus believe in reincarnation: a cycle of
birth, death, and rebirth, governed by karma.
• karma: Hindus believe that the soul is reborn
based on your behavior in your previous life,
“consequences”.
– You can be reborn in human, god, or animal form.
• moksha: your GOAL = freedom from the cycle
of reincarnation, become one with the universe
(Brahman)
Caste System
caste = fixed
social class you
are born into
jati - occupation
varnas - religion
Brahmins
“Priests and
Scholars”
*outlawed in
India today*
Kshatriyas
“rulers and warriors”
KARMA
Vaisyas
“farmers and merchants”
Sudras
“laborers, crafts workers, servants”
Dulits/Pariahs  Untouchables “impure” jobs
Caste System
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HyCQ
DIwHlXY
Beliefs about Life cont.
• Read “Hindu Beliefs” in the readings packet and
answer the questions..
“My karma ran over
my dogma…”
What goes around,
comes around!
Holy Books: The Vedas
 one of many Hindu
holy books
 written from 1500 600 BCE in Sanskrit
 included in the Vedas:
Other Hindu Holy Books

hymns and poems

religious prayers

magical spells

lists of the gods
and goddesses
Sanskrit Writing
• ancient language in Hindu
holy books read by Brahmin
(priests)
- “language of the gods”
• no longer spoken today, but
many Indian languages are
based on Sanskrit
• English and Sanskrit are
even related!
http://www.pbs.org/thestoryofindia/gallery/photos/2.html#sanskrit
What are some Hindu
festivals/celebrations?
• Ganges River:
• Holi:
• Diwali:
Hindu Festivals
What are some Hindu
festivals/celebrations?
• Ganges River:
• Holi:
• Diwali:
What do Hindu places of
worship look like?
• puja = worship
– may take place in a temple or at home
with a family shrine
– many families have their own deities
that they like best
– no strict rules about when you go to
temple, dedicated to different gods
also, may bring offerings
What do Hindu places of
worship look like?
Hindu Symbols
• Choose one of the “Hindu Symbols” to draw and
describe its significance.
Compare/Contrast Chart
• Use #8 and #9 to fill in the #7 add on
“Hinduism/Buddhism Compare and Contrast
Chart”.