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Hinduism
Ms. Carlyle Anderson
Junior reporter
Reader-
This is a brief scrapbook I have compiled on the various
parts of Hinduism (the gods, Ganges River, Vedas, etc.),
in hopes that it will be some help in learning the basics of
this amazing religion. Enjoy! =)
<Ms.Carlyle Anderson>
HINDU GODS &
GODDESSES
Hinduism is a polytheistic religion, meaning it worships
many gods; unlike Christianity, which has only one.
There are about 7 deities in total: Shiva(god),
Hanuman(god), Saraswati(goddess),
Lakshmi(goddess), Ganesha(god), and Krishna(god)
& Radha(gopi).
HANUMAN
"The Monkey King"
A symbol of strength and devotion .
SHIVA
"The Destroyer"
The source of both
good and evil.
LAKSHMI
Goddess of beauty, wealth, and
prosparity, and a common household
deity(bestowing good fortune and wellbeing on the family).
SARASWATI
Goddess of knowledge, music, and the
arts; the deity who can bestow wisdom and
drive out ignorance.
GANESHA (GANAPATI)
Lord of beginnings and remover of obstacles. A
symbol of strength and wisdom.
KRISHNA AND RADHA
Krishna: the incarnation of Hindu god
Vishnu; Radha: his favorite gopi (milkmaid)
THE GANGES
RIVER
The ganges river is named
after the goddess Ganga,
who lived up in the heavens.
Hindu mithology states that
a human king, Bhagiratha, prayed to
the god Brahma to have her decend to
earth so that he could cleanse and
release the souls of his ancestors
who had been
condemned to wander the nether-world. She
threatened to destroy earth, so was released
in small streams by the god Shiva.
THE VEDAS
The Vedas, Hinduism's oldest
and most sacred texts, were
composed between 15oo and 600
BC. They are a collection of
hymns and rituals used to perform
Vedic ceremonies; and form the
foundation of the religion of
Hinduism. They are made up of
four different
books; the oldest being the RigVeda, a collection of over 1,000
hymns invoking the gods of war
and fire, respectively. The others
books are: Atharva-Veda(myths,
verses, spells, & prayers), YajurVeda(details on Vedic sacrifice),
and Sama-Veda(liturgical chants)
THE MAHABHARATA, "The great
talk of the Bharatas", is a major epic in
ancient indian literature. It is composed of 18
books(nearly 100,000 verses); and over 800
years, has come to be known as THE story
of india.
SANSKRIT (ANCIENT
LANGUAGE)
Sanskrit is an ancient Indo-Eropean
language, dating back to almost 1,5oo BC.
It was intoduced to India by people who
called themselves the Ayrians, and shows
an interestingly close similarity to Latin and
Greek. At this day and age, it is only
used/spoken for religious and ceremonial
purposes, although the language has
survived an extremely long time.
IMAGE
CITATIONS:
Raja Ravi Varma. "lithograph of hanuman fetching the mountain" Photograph.
en.wikipedia.org. 27 Feb 2013(modified) Web. 27 Feb 2013.
"Lord Shiva Prayers" Photograph. Bhajans Kirtans
Prayers. Web. 27 Feb 2013.
"The LakshmiGoddessofWealth shrine" Photograph.
www.nshrine.com . Web. 27 Feb 2013.
"Saraswati Puja 2013" Photograph. Bengalis In Chicago. Web. 27
Feb 2013.
IMAGE
CITATIONS:
"Shri Ganesha" Photograph. www.adishakti.org. Web. 27 Feb
2013.
"Radha Krishna Pictures" Photograph. www.hdwallpaperspics.com.
Web. 27 Feb 2013.
Photograph. indiatheancientdiamond.blogspot.com. Web. 27
Feb 2013.
IMAGE
CITATIONS:
"Hindu woman bathing in the Ganges River" Photograph.
www.pbs.org. Web. 27 Feb 2013.
"Mahabharata (holy book of Hindu's)" Photograph.
www.astylecourse.com. Web. 27 Feb 2013.
Photograph. banu.com. Web. 27 Feb 2013
"Ganges River" Photograph. www.travelandescape.ca. Web. 27
Feb, 2013
IMAGE CITATIONS:
"Rigveda (padapatha) manuscript in Devanagari, early 19th century"
Photograph. en.wikipedia.org. Web. 28 Feb 2013.
WEBSITE CITATIONS:
www.pbs.org/thestoryofindia
Thank you for reading this Scrapbook Guide To
Hinduism =). For more information, please visit
country.india/must-go-on-trips.earth *
*(made up site. In other words, go take a trip to the country itself.)