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Pump-Up (Hinduism)
 Discuss what you know about reincarnation and
karma.
Pump-Up (Buddhism)
 Buddhists believe that desire causes suffering. Do you
agree or disagree with this? Why or why not?
 What would it take for you to give up all of your
possessions, and leave your home and family?
Pump-up (Both)
 What purpose do religions serve for the people who
follow them?
Today’s Vocabulary
 Polytheism
 Belief in more than one god.
 Moksha
 A state of perfect understanding of all things in Hinduism.
 Reincarnation
 Rebirth.
Today’s Vocabulary
 Karma
 Good or bad deeds that influence your next life.
 Caste System
 Refers to the social class and job that Hindus hold.
 Nirvana
 The state of perfect peace and harmony (enlightenment) in
Buddhism.
Origin of Hinduism
 Oldest religion.
 Founder unknown.
 Mix between Assyrian
and Indian religions.
 The Vedas is the
Hindu sacred book.
Hindu Gods
 Polytheistic
 Brahma
 The creator
 Vishnu
 The protector
 Shiva
 The destroyer
Goal of Hinduism
 Goal of Hindus is to achieve
moksha.
 One achieves moksha when they
understand the relationship
between the individual soul
(atman) and its connection to
the world soul (brahman).
 Moksha cannot be achieved in
one life time.
 Reincarnation
 Karma affects your next life.
Hindu Life
 Karma affects which caste system
you are born into.
 The higher in the caste, the closer
you are to achieving moksha.
 To receive good karma, one must
follow the following steps:
 Yoga
 Devotion
 Dharma
 Laws of your caste.
Origin of Buddhism
 Founder:
 Siddhartha Gautama
 Why:
 Saw religion as the only way to end life’s
suffering.
 How:
 Kept evil spirits away even when they
tempted him to give up his meditations.
 Afterwards he believed that he
understood the cause and cure for
suffering.

Took the name Buddha, meaning
“enlightened one.”
Buddhist Beliefs
 4 Noble Truths:
 Life is filled with suffering and
sorrow.
 The cause of all suffering is people’s
selfish desire.
 The way to end all suffering is to
end all desires.
 The way to overcome such desires
is to follow the Eightfold Path.
Goal of Buddhism
 To achieve nirvana.
 One must follow the eightfold path to achieve nirvana.
Buddhist Life
 Nirvana cannot be achieved in
one lifetime.
 Reincarnation.
 Buddhist rejected the Hindu
traditions of:
 The caste systems
 Many gods
Buddhism Spreads
 Rejection of the caste system
allowed more people to follow
Buddha.
 Admitted women who served
as nuns.
 Follow the teachings of
Buddha in the Tripitaka.
Reflection
 Explain the main beliefs of Hinduism and Buddhism.